Monumental musical anniversary: Rocket 88 was recorded exactly 75 years ago today

[Eric B]

https://youtu.be/buIcKKLeJgo?si=Xxupjrr2-fJdQZoM

 

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I guess I don’t know how to embed videos. Oh well. I know this is one of the few communities on the web that doesn’t need a YT video to know what Rocket 88 is. 

Edited yesterday at 02:18 PM by Eric B

[Dan Gould]

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[Rabshakeh]

I never quite understood why Rocket 88 is considered early rock and roll. To my ears it sounds fairly squarely R&B. I guess the lyrics are about driving around getting teenage kicks.