Jackie Brenston
Singer, Composer
1930 – 1979
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Who was Jackie Brenston?
Jackie Brenston was an American R&B singer and saxophonist, who recorded, with Ike Turner's band, the first version of the proto-rock and roll song "Rocket 88".
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- Born
- Aug 15, 1930
Clarksdale - Also known as
- Brenston, Jackie
- Spouses
- Tina Turner
(1959 - )
- Tina Turner
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Clarksdale
- Died
- Dec 15, 1979
Memphis
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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