ROCKET 88 - JOHNNY MARS & OAKLAND BOOGIE
I know that most folks would say that there's nothing better than the original by Jackie Brenston & Ike Turner's 'Kings Of Rhythm' - so please don't castigate me for THIS one being my personal favourite version of "Rocket 88". Harmonica player Johnny Mars recorded several renditions over time, but I simply get off on the rumbling sound he achieved here for an LP called "Johnny Mars & The Oakland Boogie" in 1976. That was also the name he collectively gave the London musicians accompanying him on that occasion: Bob Hall - piano Pat Grover - guitar Paul Riley - bass John Hunt - drums So even if for you nothing can come close to the original - please enjoy anyway!
About Johnny Mars
US electric blues vocalist, harmonica player, band leader (born in Laurens, South Carolina, December 7, 1942). Has led own bands and worked with Magic Sam, Earl Hooker, B.B. King, Jesse Fuller, Spencer Davis and Ian Gillan. Began playing clubs in the late 50's, recorded for Mercury as member of the group Burning Bush. By the mid 1960s, now as Johnny Mars Band, he toured with Magic Sam and shared billings with Earl Hooker, B.B. King and Jesse Fuller. In 1972 Mars' band toured UK, recorded with l...
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