Artist
Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats
Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats appears once in our Rhythm and Blues list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Rhythm and Blues
- Year
- 1951
- Highest placing
- No. 1 in Rhythm and Blues
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Rocket 88
1951 · Chess
Ranked No. 1 in Rhythm and Blues
Regularly called the first rock and roll record, which it is not — it is the best jump blues record, with a guitar amp that fell off a car roof and was recorded broken anyway.