Jackie Brenston was a sax player and singer, working with his band The Delta Cats. In 1951 he recorded, for Sam Phillips Sun Records in Memphis, the song “Rocket 88” which is widely credited as the ...

Ike Turner's legacy is a motley mixture of seminal music and sordid mayhem. His 1951 composition "Rocket 88," with Turner playing piano behind Jackie Brenston's vocals, is considered by many to be the ...

Originally released in 1951, “Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats was one of the most popular songs of the pre-Billboard Hot 100 era. Following its release, the single peaked at No. 1 on ...