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March 2, 2021

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The birth of rock and roll

Seventy years ago, Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm band recorded what many music historians consider to be the first rock ‘n’ roll record: Turner’s composition, “Rocket 88” – an ode to a make of Oldsmobile popular among young people at the time.

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