Jackie Brenston was an American singer and saxophonist who, with Ike Turner's band, recorded the first version of the rock-and-roll song "Rocket 88" in 1951.
14 Facts About Jackie Brenston
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However, in 1974, Jackie Brenston stated that he was born on August 24,1927.
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Jackie Brenston had a troubled youth and often ran away from home.
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Jackie Brenston claimed he served more than three years in the 82nd Airborne, but records show that he enlisted on January 19,1946, and was released on December 18,1946.
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King to recommend them to studio owner Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee, where the band made several recordings in early March 1951, including "Rocket 88" on which Jackie Brenston sang lead and was credited with writing.
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Jackie Brenston later said that the song was not particularly original; "they had simply borrowed from another jump blues about an automobile, Jimmy Liggins' "Cadillac Boogie" ".
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The exception was Jackie Brenston, who sold the rights to Phillips for $910.
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Jackie Brenston later went on to perform in Lowell Fulson's band for two years.
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Jackie Brenston returned to play in Turner's band in 1955.
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In 1958, Jackie Brenston played saxophone in the Cobra session with Turner which produced the singles "Double Trouble" and "All Your Love " by Otis Rush.
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Jackie Brenston's final recording session was in Chicago with Earl Hooker's band in 1963, and released on Mel London's Mel-Lon label, but alcoholism took a toll on his career.
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In spite of brief fame from "Rocket 88", Jackie Brenston did not achieve success in his career.
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Jackie Brenston finally quit music, became a truck driver and died forgotten in 1979.
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Jackie Brenston had a significant influence on Bill Haley and the Comets.