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This is a music mix like nothing you’ve even heard (unless you’ve been here before). It’s created by radio professionals who went beyond the “oldies” mentality to provide a blend of the best music from the dawn of rock & roll right though today. You’ll hear greatest hits as well as some gems you might never have heard before from the biggest rock stars of all time.
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1951: Ever think that Ike Turner just may have invented rock & roll? It was on this day that Ike and his band, recording under the name Jackie Brenston and His Kings of Rhythm, recorded “Rocket 88” for Sam Phillips at his Memphis Recording Service (the same place Sam would name Sun Studios a few year later).
That record is now considered by many scholars to be the first rock & roll record.
1966: As you sit down to watch the Grammys this year, remember this. On this day in 1966 a novelty record called “Winchester Cathedral” was released by the New Vaudeville Band. Not only did that record top the charts, it would go on to win the Grammy as “Best Contemporary Recording.” Grammys voters thought it was a better selection than the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations,” which were nominated, but lost.
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