Even cooler that,in … Even cooler that,in this video,you have the luscious 1950s legend and bondage model Bettie Page !!! One of the most photographed women in the world,and the original : ‘ Girl next Door !!! ‘ Add in the ‘ Rocket 88 !!! ‘
The first real rock … The first real rock n roll record!Ike Turner is one of the greatest. He sure was always nice to the fans, met him many times in 60’s & 70’s.
In the (amazing) … In the (amazing) book “Bringing It All Back Home” by Ian Clayton he talks about how it fell off the truck – the speaker that is – and filled it full of paper
The song was based … The song was based on the 1947 song “Cadillac Boogie” by Jimmy Liggins.[2] It was also preceded and influenced by Pete Johnson’s “Rocket 88 Boogie” Parts 1 and 2, an instrumental, originally recorded for the Los Angeles-based Swing Time Records label in 1949.
@sunaru5
Woah, be … @sunaru5
Woah, be careful that sunaru, because I have heard somewhere that the title “The King of Rock and Roll” is actually a shared title that belongs to not one but 6 musicians:
Elviswas not a … Elviswas not a thief, in that time covers was very frequent..he was the medium for the appreciation of rock’n'roll in American society of ‘50..his talent was exploited by the music industry and RCA to reach the white masses
Widely acknowledged as the first “rock and roll” song.
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Even cooler that,in …
Even cooler that,in this video,you have the luscious 1950s legend and bondage model Bettie Page !!! One of the most photographed women in the world,and the original : ‘ Girl next Door !!! ‘ Add in the ‘ Rocket 88 !!! ‘
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
A poetic gem for …
A poetic gem for its time. Ike took a car companies name and tastefully makes it sexy !!
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Wonderful…You go …
Wonderful…You go IKE…
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
TRUE ROCK! Common …
TRUE ROCK! Common baby have some CAKE!
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
The first real rock …
The first real rock n roll record!Ike Turner is one of the greatest. He sure was always nice to the fans, met him many times in 60’s & 70’s.
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Oldsmobile made the …
Oldsmobile made the 88.
What a tune.#1 cruisin sound
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
@fredriknorand
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@fredriknorand
Oldsmobile made it in 1951 and that was one HOT engine when It came out
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
who made the 88?
who made the 88?
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
First distorted …
First distorted guitar sound right here.
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Say what you will …
Say what you will about Ike, but he was a talented mofo!
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Great number – 1st …
Great number – 1st rock song? Who knows???
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Five stars for …
Five stars for Betty Page!
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
In the (amazing) …
In the (amazing) book “Bringing It All Back Home” by Ian Clayton he talks about how it fell off the truck – the speaker that is – and filled it full of paper
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
dude hate to break …
dude hate to break your bubble but Betty is dead
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Nah he dropped it …
Nah he dropped it carrying it from the car to the studio, but was asked to use it
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Bill Haley
Bill Haley
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Betty Page. Still …
Betty Page. Still alive, Can’t say that about the Car. Super song
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
I heard rain got in …
I heard rain got in the amp
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Little Richard has …
Little Richard has given credit to Ike in previous interviews…
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Rocket 88
Rock …
Rocket 88
Rock around the Clock
Johnny B Goode
Hands down 3 of, if not the most important/ significant songs in the history of early Rock and Roll
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Wow, whats with the …
Wow, whats with the beatiful lady?
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
The song was based …
The song was based on the 1947 song “Cadillac Boogie” by Jimmy Liggins.[2] It was also preceded and influenced by Pete Johnson’s “Rocket 88 Boogie” Parts 1 and 2, an instrumental, originally recorded for the Los Angeles-based Swing Time Records label in 1949.
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
all white people …
all white people over the world discovered rock because of elvis
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
@sunaru5
Woah, be …
@sunaru5
Woah, be careful that sunaru, because I have heard somewhere that the title “The King of Rock and Roll” is actually a shared title that belongs to not one but 6 musicians:
Chuck Berry
Bill Haley
Elvis Presley
Fats Domino
Alan Freed
Little Richard
Well, that’s what I heard anyway
February 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Elviswas not a …
Elviswas not a thief, in that time covers was very frequent..he was the medium for the appreciation of rock’n'roll in American society of ‘50..his talent was exploited by the music industry and RCA to reach the white masses