FRIDAY MUSIC: The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll, by JD

The first rock and roll song:

Rocket 88 (Original Version) - Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston

Widely acknowledged as the first “rock and roll” song. The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 was America’s fastest car at the time and cars have often been the subject of popular songs and pop culture in general. The song was written by a 19 year old Ike Turner, the same Ike Turner more famously associated with his wife Tina Turner. The song has been credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats but has also been credited to Ike Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm; in truth they were probably the same musicians.

And here is a brief history of the ‘birth’ of that first Rock ‘n’ Roll Song.