Jackie Brenston
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Jackie Brenston was an American singer and saxophonist who, with Ike Turner's band, recorded the first version of the rock-and-roll song "Rocket 88" in 1951.
Brenston (right) with Ike Turner
Ike Turner
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Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.
Turner in 1971
Ike Turner's birthplace and childhood home at 304 Washington Avenue in the Riverton neighborhood of Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Sun Studio at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, where in 1951 Turner and the Kings of Rhythm recorded "Rocket 88", one of the first rock and roll records. Turner would later work at the studio as in-house producer for Sam Phillips.
Ike & Tina Turner arriving at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 1971