BONUS ROKET288 - AN OVERVIEW

The 1951 single properly blends R&B using a rock edge, allowing artists starting from Invoice Haley to Rufus Thomas to put their own spin about the sound. Yet the 1951 primary, executed by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats, exemplifies the gritty, do-it-you roots of rock, a mixture of Memphis and Chicago blues. Astoundingly, “Rocket 88” even f