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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.
Widely acknowledged as the first "rock and roll" song.
In short, the 88 was the first American car to combine a relatively smaller, lighter body with a powerful V8 engine. Something Chrysler didn't do until six years later.
Sometimes cited as the ‘first’ rock ‘n roll record, this performing group was actually Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm, with which Brenston was singer and saxop...
The first rock’n’roll record was ‘Rocket 88’, recorded by Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
Rocket 88 Ike Turner and Jackie Brenston with Lyrics
In 1950, the new Hydra Matic Drive V-8 Oldsmobile “88” was also called “Futurmatic” and advertised as “the lowest-priced car with ‘rocket’ engine.” Considered one of the fastest cars at the time, the “Rocket 88” became the inspiration for the song.
When introduced, the 1949 Olds Rocket 88 was one of the first power-war OHV V8-powered cars. It sported a large V8 that carried a lighter body, the key formula that would define the term ‘muscle car’ later on. It would spend its first very early years winning road races.
Widely acknowledged as the first "rock and roll" song.
In 1951, he and his band, The Kings Of Rhythm, loaded up a car whose make and model has been lost to history and headed for the Memphis Recording Service at 706 Union Avenue to show its owner, Sam Phillips, what they had cooked up. Only there was a problem with the amp.