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"Rocket 88" (originally stylized as Rocket "88") is a song that was first recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, in March 1951. The recording was credited to " Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats"; while Brenston did provide the vocals, the band was actually Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm .
Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout.An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.
Jackie Brenston (August 24, 1928 or 1930 [note 1] – December 15, 1979) was an American singer and saxophonist who, with Ike Turner's band, recorded the first version of "Rocket 88" in 1951. Biography
American songwriter, musician and bandleader Ike Turner released his first composition, "Rocket 88" in 1951.The single was credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, who were actually Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm.
In March 1951, Ike Turner and his band the Kings of Rhythm entered Sam Phillips' Memphis Recording Service, where they recorded several songs including the No. 1 R&B hit often regarded as the first rock 'n' roll record, "Rocket 88," featuring Jackie Brenston on vocals with the band credited as the Delta Cats.
Rocket 88" is a 1951 rhythm and blues song recorded by "Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats"; the "Delta Cats" were actually Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm. Rocket 88 may also refer to: Oldsmobile 88 models with a Rocket V8 engine; Rocket 88 (band), British boogie-woogie band active in the late 1970s and early 1980s
Willie Kizart (January 4, 1932 – September 2, 1998) was an American electric blues guitarist best known for being a member of Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in the 1950s. . Kizart played guitar on "Rocket 88" in 1951, which is considered by some accounts to be the first rock and roll r
1951: "Rocket 88" / "Come Back To Where You Belong" (Chess 1458) – recorded at Sam Phillips' studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 3 or 5, 1951 by Ike Turner and his band, The Kings of Rhythm (with his saxophonist and occasional singer Jackie Brenston, being credited on the record's label [Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats] as the writer ...