Rocket 88

Band, GB
Rock, Jazz and Blues

Rocket 88 is the name of a United Kingdom-based boogie-woogie band formed in the late 1970s by Ian "Stu" Stewart, Charlie Watts, Alexis Korner and Dick Morrissey.The band is named after the 1949 Pete Johnson instrumental "Rocket 88 Boogie" and is also the title of their 1981 live album, recorded by the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. The first known use of the phrase "Rocket 88" was for the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 car introduced by General Motors in 1949.

Members

	Jack Bruce voc, b 1943-2014 GB
	Ian Stewart p, org 1938-1985 GB
	Alexis Korner voc, g 1928-1984 GB
	Charlie Watts dr *1941 GB
	Dick Morrissey ts, fl 1940-2000 GB
	Colin Smith tr 1934-2004 GB
	Bob Hall p *1942 GB

Popular Tracks

Rocket Man on Don't Look Back by Rocket 88

Rocket 88 - Live Version-Rotation Club Hanpver W. Germany on Rocket 88 by Rocket 88

Devil Riding in My Car on Don't Look Back by Rocket 88

Waiting for the Call - Live Version-Rotation Club Hanpver W. Germany on Rocket 88 by Rocket 88

Girl Trouble on Don't Look Back by Rocket 88

Stock Car Betty on Don't Look Back by Rocket 88

St. Louis Blues - Live Version-Rotation Club Hanpver W. Germany on Rocket 88 by Rocket 88

Roll 'Em Pete - Live Version-Rotation Club Hanpver W. Germany on Rocket 88 by Rocket 88

Swindon Swing - Live Version-Rotation Club Hanpver W. Germany on Rocket 88 by Rocket 88

White Line Fever on Don't Look Back by Rocket 88

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Rock Around	Rocket 88	1994	Album
Rocket 88	Rocket 88	1981	Album

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