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

[JSngry]

I think we're long overdue for the last rock (and roll) record.

[miles65]

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

[John L]

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.

 

Edited 26 minutes ago by John L