Browsing: Rock n’ Roll

One of the “Three Kings of the Blues” will be bestowed the great honor by high-profile fellow Texans who were influenced by his work.

34 years ago today, Elvis Presley passed away at merely 42. He was, in effect, the country’s first great rock star. But before that, he was a young man from the Mississippi Delta that just wanted to play blues.

Where did “Rock n’ Roll” come from? Is “Rocket ‘88” by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats the very first rock and roll record?