Jackie Brenston

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1930-08-15

Active to

1979-12-15

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

13,788

Total plays

41,727

Jackie Brenston (Clarksdale, Mississippi, 15 August 1930 – 15 December 1979) was an American rhythm & blues singer, saxophonist and songwriter who recorded, with Ike Turner's band, the first version of the proto-rock and roll song “Rocket 88”. Returning to Clarksdale from army service in 1947, Brenston learned to play the tenor saxophone, linking up with Ike Turner in 1950 as sax player and occasional singer in his band. The local success of Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm prompted B. <a href

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its conceptualization and operationalization

   · 2017 · cited 9,801x

2. Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans

   · 2016 · cited 9,063x

3. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

   · 2016 · cited 4,417x

4. Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

   · 2015 · cited 4,268x

5. Cardiac Resynchronization in Chronic Heart Failure

   · 2002 · cited 4,075x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Clarksdale

Place of death

Memphis

Occupation

singer

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Genre

rhythm and blues

Instrument

voice

Record label

Chess Records

Significant event

2008 Universal Studios fire

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