Rocket 88

Summary

Rocket 88 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rocket 88's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Rocket 88's composer is recorded as Jackie Brenston^[4].
• Rocket 88's genre is rhythm and blues^[5].
• Rocket 88's based on is recorded as Cadillac Boogie^[6].
• Rocket 88 was produced by Sam Phillips^[7].
• Among the performers on Rocket 88 was Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats^[8].
• Rocket 88 was performed by Bill Haley and The Saddlemen^[9].
• Rocket 88's record label is recorded as Chess Records^[10].
• Rocket 88's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Rocket 88 was released on 1951^[12].
• Rocket 88's lyricist is recorded as Jackie Brenston^[13].
• Rocket 88's catalog is recorded as GEMA Repertoire^[14].
• Rocket 88's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rocket 88'}^[15].
• Rocket 88's has characteristic is recorded as derivative work^[16].
• Rocket 88's form of creative work is recorded as song^[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats^[8] and Bill Haley and The Saddlemen^[9]. Rocket 88 was produced by Sam Phillips^[7].

Publication

Rocket 88 was released on 1951^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Its genre is rhythm and blues^[5].

Why It Matters

Rocket 88 ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]