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Originally posted by sycamore on 5/17/2002
Johnny Johnson is the granddaddy of rock and roll...although there are many argued as such.
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You know, I completely forgot about this...and I HAVE heard this before.
From Ike Turner's induction
plaque at the St. Louis Walk of Fame: "His band's 1951 single 'Rocket 88' is often regarded as the first rock & roll record."