"Rocket 88" was really the first ever rock & roll song that was composed and released in 1951 long before Billy Haley & The Comets released "Rock Around the Clock", Elvis Presley, and more. This tune (as the video states) is a combination of rhythm & blues, blues, and jazz.
Songs featured in this video:
Rocket "88" - Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
So Fine - Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Caldonia - Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
That's All Right - Arthur Crudup
Rock Around The Block - Giorgio Di Campo (background)
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