Determining the first actual rock & roll record is a truly impossible task. But you can't go too far wrong citing Jackie Brenston's 1951 Chess waxing of "Rocket 88," a seminal piece of rock's fascinating history with all the prerequisite elements firmly in place: practically indecipherable lyrics about cars, booze, and women; Raymond Hill's booting tenor sax, and a churning, beat-heavy rhythmic ...more
- Ike Turner
- Classic Early Sides 1952-1957
- Sax (Baritone)
- Jackie Brenston
- Mistreater
- Author
- Jackie Brenston
- Mistreater
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jackie Brenston
- Mistreater
- Vocals




























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