One of the reasons why Rocket 88 gets so much attention was an accident.  One of the amplifiers blew out and created an unexpected distortion in the bass, which sounded like....Rock and Roll, or at least different than the song that they based it on: Jimmy Liggins' Cadillac Boogie.  

Nice haul, @Kevin Bresnahan!     

Clare Fischer - ONE - to get ready: FOUR to GO! (Revelation Records)

CDs Art Blakey - Chippin' In Ben Webster - Gentle Ben Gene Ammons - Legends of Acid Jazz Red Holloway - Legends of Acid Jazz Johnny Hammond Smith - Legends of Acid Jazz George Kawaguchi - Maiden Voyage - Music Of Herbie Hancock Various Artitsts - Melancholy - Boogie Woogie & Piano Classics (TOCJ-66006) A rare one! Jackie McLean - New Wine In Old Bottles Joe Newman & Zoot Sims - Locking Horns (Roulette) SHM-CD Dave Brubeck - My Favorite Things (Japan) Steve Kuhn with Joe Lovano - Mostly Coltrane Eddie Higgins - Moonlight Becomes You Eddie Higgins - If Dream Come True Junior Cook - On A Misty Night plus 2 CDs that I already have... I hate when this happens Gene Ammons - Soul Summit - This copy has a totally different cover from the CD I already have. Sonny Stitt - In Style - This is the cheesy 32Jazz plastic case version. I already have the Muse CD. LPs The Jazz Modes - The Most Happy Fella (Atlantic) Clare Fischer - ONE - to get ready: FOUR to GO! (Revelation Records)

I'm not saying Anita O'Day started Rock and Roll but she recorded Rock and Roll Blues in 1952.