Rocket 88 (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Rocket 88" in English language version.

Last modified: 03:03:08, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

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33books.google.com

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32theguardian.com

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22billboard.com

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22web.archive.org

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22worldradiohistory.com

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11newspapers.com

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11rollingstone.com

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11americanantiquarian.org

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11minneapolisfed.org

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11faroutmagazine.co.uk

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11motortrend.com

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11edsullivan.com

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allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

Hamilton, Andrew. "Jackie Brenston: 'Rocket 88' – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
Dahl, Bill. "Jackie Brenston: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

americanantiquarian.org (Global: 1,217^th place; English: 526^th place)

1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

Graff, Gary (April 18, 2018). "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Songs for the First Time, Including 'Born to Be Wild' & 'Louie Louie'". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
"The Notorious B.I.G., The Chicks, Green Day & More Selected for National Recording Registry (Full List)". Billboard. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

blues.org (Global: low place; English: 8,173^rd place)

O'Neal, Jim (November 10, 2016). "Hall of Fame Inductees: Rocket '88' – Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (Chess, 1951)". The Blues Foundation. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
"Rocket '88' - Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (Chess, 1951)". Retrieved June 9, 2021.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Hall, Mitchell K. (2005). Crossroads: American Popular Culture and the Vietnam Generation. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780742544444.
Bergsman, Steve (2 July 2019). I Put a Spell on You: The Bizarre Life of Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Feral House. ISBN 9781627310918.
Weinstein 2015, p. 34. Weinstein, Deena (2015). Rock'n America: A Social and Cultural History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442600188.

edsullivan.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Artists, Bill Haley & His Comets". Ed Sullivan. June 14, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

faroutmagazine.co.uk (Global: 2,502^nd place; English: 1,522^nd place)

"Listen to the first rock and roll song ever recorded". Faroutmagazine.com. 13 November 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

grammy.com (Global: 357^th place; English: 285^th place)

"Grammy Hall of Fame". The Recording Academy Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

minneapolisfed.org (Global: 2,255^th place; English: 1,024^th place)

1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

mississippi.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Mississippi Blues Trail Reaches 200th Marker with 'Rocket 88'". Mississippi Development Authority. November 9, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

motortrend.com (Global: 2,018^th place; English: 1,106^th place)

"Did Rock 'n' Roll Really Begin With a Song About a Car?". MotorTrend.com. 25 March 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

newspapers.com (Global: 24^th place; English: 12^th place)

Sims, Lydel (March 28, 1951). "Rocket Becomes Flying Disc, Spins Toward Record Glory". The Commercial Appeal. p. 1.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

Kaye, Elizabeth (February 13, 1986). "Sam Phillips: The Rolling Stone Interview". Rolling Stone.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

"When was rock'n'roll really born?". The Guardian. April 16, 2004.
Petridis, Alexis (April 16, 2004). "When was rock'n'roll really born?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.

time.com (Global: 84^th place; English: 63^rd place)

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Farley, Christopher John (July 6, 2004). "Elvis Rocks. But He's Not the First". Time. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
"Elvis Rocks but He's Not the First". Time. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Farley, Christopher John (July 6, 2004). "Elvis Rocks. But He's Not the First". Time. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
"Elvis Rocks but He's Not the First". Time. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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Petridis, Alexis (April 16, 2004). "When was rock'n'roll really born?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.

worldradiohistory.com (Global: 127^th place; English: 68^th place)

"Best Selling R&B Records / Most Played Juke Box R&B Records" (PDF). Billboard. June 23, 1951. p. 33.
"Most Played R&B Juke Box Records" (PDF). Billboard. July 7, 1951. p. 28.