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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 88 was a United Kingdom-based boogie-woogie band formed in the late 1970s by Ian "Stu" Stewart, Charlie Watts, Alexis Korner and Dick Morrissey. [ 1 ] The band is named after the 1948 Pete Johnson instrumental " Rocket 88 Boogie" and is also the title of their 1981 live album, recorded by the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio .
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Mitch Woods (born April 3, 1951, Brooklyn, New York [2]) is an American modern day boogie-woogie, [1] jump blues and jazz pianist and singer. [1] Since the early 1980s he has been touring and recording with his band, the Rocket 88s. [3]
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Rocket 88 is an album recorded live in Germany in 1981 by the boogie-woogie band Rocket 88.
Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78.
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.