benji hooper
This is really a surprise for me! I know B.B.King already many years as one of the best blues singers, but this is pure, raw, exciting, solid Rhythm and Blues from 1952, in the beginning of his career. It is almost Rock ‘n’ Roll, which came up in the period 1954 to 1956, mainly thanks to Elvis, Bill Haley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry. It is comparable with another historical record, “Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (in fact, Ike Turner and his Rhythm Kings), recorded in 1951, called by Sam Phillips “the first Rock ‘n’ Roll record”. In both recordings, Ike Turner plays the piano, very powerful.