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Phillips licensed the recordings to Chess Records in Chicago, which released "Rocket 88" as by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats instead of Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm featuring Jackie Brenston. Turner blamed Phillips for this error. The record soon reached number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. It sold approximately half a million ...
The original version of the twelve-bar blues song was credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, which reached number one on the R&B charts. Brenston was Ike Turner's saxophonist and the Delta Cats were actually Turner's Kings of Rhythm back-up band, who rehearsed at the Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Brenston sang the lead ...
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Aug 26, 2009 · 277K views 14 years ago. Considered by many to be the very first Rock n Roll song. ...more.
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Oct 31, 2019 · Recorded at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studios, ‘Rocket 88’ was credited to Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats, but was actually the work of Ike Turner.
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Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - Rocket 88. Jackie Brenston was an American R&B singer and saxophonist, who recorded, with Ike Turner's band, the first version of the pioneering...
Learn about the history and controversy of 'Rocket '88', a blues and R&B single by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats, produced by Sam Phillips in 1951. The article also covers the band members, the song origin, and the impact of the record on rock 'n' roll.
