ok, so I'm listening to THE COMPLETE WOODSTOCK TAPES and I wondering who is the piano player on ROCKET 88..... kinda enjoy Charlie and company on this one. Any help out there? thanks.

Stu. The piano player on the original Rocket 88 was Ike Turner.

Yeah Rocket 88 cut by Jackie Brenston at Sun studio 5 March 1951....one of the first Rock & Roll records.......



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thanks Carnaby! Long live Stu!!

Isn't there some discussion as to Rocket 88 being THE first rock-n-roll song?

Yep Vox that's why I wrote ....One of the first



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Yes, Rocket 88 is usually considered the first rock n roll song. Before that, there are links to Chuck Berry's music all over the place in the recordings of Louis Jordan. But there are recordings of black music in the Twenties where you can find the beginnings of rock n roll. Probably before the Twenties, but there are no recordings, of course.

I like Ike Turner & King of Rhythm's version from "Here and Now".

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That may have been the best album to come out that year...outstanding record. I think David Byrne's "look into the eyeball" & Jaggers last effort also came out that year. Sadly Byrne/Turner don't sell millions of records, so they get no consideration for such awards...than again...the grammys have sucked ever since I can remember so it's no big surprise.

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> Yeah Rocket 88 cut by Jackie Brenston at Sun
> studio 5 March 1951....one of the first Rock &
> Roll records.......
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Yep, there was a real study about the first rock and roll song ever. Rocket 88 was voted the 1st. Ike claims he wrote it in the car on the way to the studio.

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