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Example of a 1955 two-door Oldsmobile Holiday 88. One of the central props in the movie is the car that W.W. drives. In the film, it is described as a special 1955 "Golden Anniversary" Oldsmobile Rocket 88, of which only 50 were purportedly made. It is a four-door sedan painted gold with black hood and side accents and chrome trim.
"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 .
Rocket Driver Theatrical release poster Directed by Sriram Ananthashankar Written by Sriram Ananthashankar Akshay Poolla Prasanth S Produced by Anirudh Vallabh Starring Vishvath Sunaina Naga Vishal Cinematography Regimel Surya Thomas Edited by Iniyavan Pandiyan Music by Kaushik Krish Production company Stories By The Shore Release date 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) Country India Language Tamil ...
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Release date Artist Label & Cat No. US R&B Notes "Rocket 88" Apr 1951 Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats Chess 1458 1 Recorded by Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm Recorded at Memphis Recording Service in March 1951 "Come Back To Where You Belong" — "My Real Gone Rocket" Oct 1951 Chess 1469 — "Tuckered Out" — "Canton, Mississippi Breakdown"
The birth date on his headstone, August 24, 1928, is the same date on his army enlistment records. However, in 1974, Brenston stated that he was born on August 24, 1927. His obituary in the Clarksdale Press Register gave his birth date as August 15, 1930, a date endorsed by researchers Bob Eagle and Eric S. LeBlanc. [2]
According to the end credits of the movie, these songs were also used: 1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, 1 Beer (John Lee Hooker) Earth Angel (The Penguins) Be-Bop-a-Lula (Gene Vincent) Rocket 88 (Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats) Hold me, thrill me, kiss me (performed by prom band) See ya later Alligator (performed by prom band) Graduation Day (The Four ...
Rocket Gibraltar is a 1988 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis Cameron, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy, Sinead Cusack, John Glover, Bill Pullman, Kevin Spacey and Macaulay Culkin in his film debut.