Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston (March 5, 1951) is considered by some historians to be the first rock & roll song.
It spent 18 weeks on the charts and 2 weeks at number 1. In this broadcast, we continue with the musical career of Jackie Brenston. Here are some of his other songs:
– Come Back Where You Belong
– Independent Woman
– Make My Love Come Down
– My Real Gone Rocket
– I Want to See My Baby
– My Baby Left Town
– Fat Meat is Greasy
– Jackie’s Chewing Gum
– Hi Ho Baby
– Leo the Louse
– Blues Got Me Again
– Starvation
– You Won’t Be Coming Back
– 88 Boogie
– Gonna Wait for My Chance
– What Can It Be
– The Mistreater
– Much Later
– Trouble Up the Road
– You Ain’t the One