Biography

Jackie Brenston (August 24, 1928 or 1930 – December 15, 1979) was an American R&B singer and saxophonist, who recorded, with Ike Turner's band, the first version of the pioneering rock-and-roll song "Rocket 88".

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#	Song	Languages	Released	Views
1	Rocket 88 Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2015	596
2	Rocket 88 We're Gonna Rock: We're Gonna Roll	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2005	106
3	Rocket 88 The History of Rhythm and Blues 1942-1952	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2012	97
4	Rocket 88 Great Rock N' Roll Roots	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2008	96
5	Rocket 88 The King of Distortion Meets the Red Line Rebels	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2013	89
6	Rocket 88 Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 1	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2008	79
7	Rocket 88 The Pop Years: The 50s	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2011	79
8	Rocket 88 The R&B No. 1's of the '50s	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2013	68
9	Rocket 88 Nowhere Boy	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2010	64
10	Rocket 88 Ronnie on the Radio: The Ronnie Wood Show	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2011	59

All album song lyrics by Jackie Brenston

#	Song	Released	Views
1	The Pop Years: The 50s	2011	7.194
2	Lemon Popsicles and Strawberry Milkshakes [10 Disc Box Set]	2011	7.104
3	Radio Radio, Vol. 2	2009	3.004
4	The R&B No. 1's of the '50s	2013	2.774
5	The Rock 'N' Roll Explosion: 120 Hits That Rocked the World	2007	1.971
6	The First Rock and Roll Record	2011	1.235
7	Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll	2015	1.039
8	Rock 'N' Roll Roots: The First Recordings	2005	1.024
9	We're Gonna Rock: We're Gonna Roll	2005	994
10	The Chess Story	2006	943
11	Ronnie on the Radio: The Ronnie Wood Show	2011	829
12	Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess Records	2005	693
13	Elvis Presley: The Searcher [Original Soundtrack]		669
14	75 Pumpin' Piano Greats	2008	637
15	Great Rock N' Roll Roots	2008	582
16	Sun 60th Anniversary	2012	517
17	Memphis, Vol. 3: Recordings from the Legendary Sun Studios	2014	449
18	That Kat Sure Could Play!: The Singles 1951-1957	2011	424
19	We're Gonna Rock We're Gonna Roll: It's Only Rock 'N' Roll	2005	403
20	Nowhere Boy	2010	356
21	Hits of the 50s: On the Sentimental Side	2005	344
22	Fever: A Rhythm & Blues Trilogy	2011	249
23	The King of Distortion Meets the Red Line Rebels	2013	247
24	American R'n'B No. 1 Hits, Vol. 2	2011	238
25	The History of Rhythm and Blues 1942-1952	2012	230
26	So Begann der Rock 'N' Roll	2008	205
27	Elvis Presley: The Searcher [Original Soundtrack] [Deluxe]	2018	193
28	28 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1951	2005	174
29	Big Box of Link Wray and More Kings of Distortion	2014	152
30	Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 1	2008	127
31	So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics	2014	116
32	The Sun Blues Box: Blues, R&B and Gospel Music in Memphis	2013	115
33	Just Go Wild over Rock 'n' Roll	2017	37
34	Chess Pieces: The Very Best of Chess Records	2005	21
35	Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From the Blues	2017	19