Rocket 88 --Ike Turner and the Rhythm Kings---1951

[panader0]

Some say it was the first rock and roll song.

[MichMan]

1. Great great song; one of the best of all time

A friends band played this a few decades ago and it was the first time I ever heard it. Loved it ever since !

[panader0]

2. I need to get our sax player loosened up a bit.

He's only been on the horn for two years or so. He's a flute guy.
But this is where I'd like him to go.

[brush]

3. Thank you. I've also heard it is the first rock and roll song.

You can hear what was going on back then on the music scene—Chuck Berry, Elvis, Little Richard, Fats Domino.

Louis Jordan was a precursor of them all.

[Brother Buzz]

4. One could make the argument Jump Blues was the genuine precursor to Rock & Roll....

and Louis Jordan was one of the best of the Jump Blues artists.

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5. How would you classify Big Joe Turner?

[Brother Buzz]

6. One of the best

Chris Strachwitz (Arhoolie Records) thinks he's the granddaddy of jump blues, and Boy howdy, you should see Chris' eyes light up when he's talking about Big Joe Turner in the film, This Ain't No Mouse Music!

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7. I'm a fan of Big Joe. Saw him once in Brooklyn at the tail end of his career.

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Never heard of that film. Will try to find it.

[Brother Buzz]

8. Well then, you will certainly enjoy this 1960 Joe Turner interview with Chris Strachwitz

https://arhoolie.org/18-minutes-with-big-joe-williams/

Do chase down a copy of This Ain't No Mouse Music, you won't be disappointed.

Here's a decent tease from the film (plus some cool bonus stuff):