• "Rocket 88" (originally stylized as Rocket "88") is a song that was first recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, in March 1951. The recording was credited to...
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    inspiring a popular 1950s slogan, "Make a Date with a Rocket 88", and also a song, "Rocket 88", often considered the first rock and roll record. Starting...
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  • Rocket 88 was a United Kingdom-based boogie-woogie band formed in the late 1970s by Ian "Stu" Stewart, Charlie Watts, Alexis Korner and Dick Morrissey...
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  • Turner and his Kings of Rhythm. Rocket 88 may also refer to: Oldsmobile 88 models with a Rocket V8 engine Rocket 88 (band), British boogie-woogie band...
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  • Phillips' studio in 1951; Rocket 88 was a 1980s United Kingdom band named for the song "88 Lines About 44 Women" by the band The Nails "88 Seconds in Greensboro"...
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    then formed the Kings of Rhythm as a teenager. His first recording, "Rocket 88" (credited to "Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats"), is considered a contender...
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  • Rocket 88 is an album recorded live in Germany in 1981 by the boogie-woogie band Rocket 88. The band had a casual line-up, and founder/producer/band-member...
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  • of the day. In 1951, Turner and his Kings of Rhythm recorded the song "Rocket 88" (credited to Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats), which is a contender...
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  • saxophonist who, with Ike Turner's band, recorded the first version of "Rocket 88" in 1951. Brenston was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Brenston's birth...
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    the first rock and roll single, Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats' "Rocket 88" was recorded there in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards...
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    this comment: "I don't think that 'Rocket 88' is rock 'n' roll. I think that 'Rocket 88' is R&B, but I think 'Rocket 88' is the cause of rock and roll existing"...
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  • comment but about Rocket 88: "I don't think that ‘Rocket 88’ is rock ‘n’ roll. I think that ‘Rocket 88’ is R&B, but I think ‘Rocket 88’ is the cause of...
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  • this comment: "I don't think that 'Rocket 88' is rock 'n' roll. I think that 'Rocket 88' is R&B, but I think 'Rocket 88' is the cause of rock and roll existing"...
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    Ronnie Wood: Gimme Some Neck (1979) – Drums On “Worry No More” Rocket 88Rocket 88 (1981) – Drums Ronnie Wood: 1234 (1981) – Drums On “Redeyes” De...
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    of Blues by The Blues Band, and was a founding member, with Watts, of Rocket 88. Stewart married Cynthia Dillane on 2 January 1967, together they had...
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    (1954) Oldsmobile F-88 (1954) Oldsmobile 88 Delta (1955) Oldsmobile Golden Rocket (1956) Oldsmobile F-88 Mark II (1957) Oldsmobile F-88 Mark III (1959) Oldsmobile...
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    driving. In 1949, General Motors introduced its 88 with the company's 303-cubic-inch (5 L) OHV Rocket V8 engine, which was previously available only in...
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    "Rocket 88: Tribute to Ike Turner – Mr. Groove Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. "Top LPs & Tape" (PDF). Billboard. March 15, 1975. p. 88. Wikimedia...
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    1979 – And About Time Too with Trevor Rabin 1980 – Wolf with Rocket 88 1981 – Rocket 88 with Soft Machine 1981 – Land of Cockayne with Robin Trower 1981...
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    (rocket family) Sputnik (rocket) Luna (rocket) Vostok (rocket family) Vostok-2 (rocket) Vostok-2M Vostok-K Vostok-L Polyot (rocket) Voskhod (rocket) Molniya...
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    bands, Bay Area pianist rockets to New Orleans and back, then around the world". San Francisco Chronicle. "Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88痴 Blues Profile". Mnblues...
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    Around the Clock", "See You Later, Alligator", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Rocket 88", "Skinny Minnie", and "Razzle Dazzle". Haley has sold over 60 million...
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  • paperback ed.). London: Rocket 88. ISBN 978-1-906615-95-6. Wardle, Ben (2022). Mark Hollis: A Perfect Silence (1st ed.). London: Rocket 88. ISBN 9781910978856...
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    cars to use real doors. Examples include the Hudson Hornet, Oldsmobile Rocket 88, Ford Galaxie, Plymouth Belvedere, Pontiac Catalina, and the Chevrolet...
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    recording a rockabilly version of Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm's "Rocket 88", one of the first rock and roll recordings, Haley changed his band's...
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    A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. ''bobbin/spool'', and so named for its shape) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using...
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    M72 LAW (redirect from 66 Kes 88)
    "flashes" down a tube to the rear of the rocket and ignites the propellant in the rocket motor. The rocket motor burns completely before leaving the...
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  • Phillips had scouted artists before 1952. In March 1951, Phillips produced "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, who were actually Ike Turner and...
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  • The 1987–88 NBA season was the Rockets' 21st season in the NBA and 17th season in the city of Houston. The Rockets finished fourth in the Midwest Division...
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    overhead valve V8 engine design, which was similar to the 1949 Oldsmobile "Rocket 88" V8 engine, which was an earlier GM success. Chevrolet's new 265-cubic-inch...
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