Coincidentally, the first Rock n Roll song, “Rocket 88” by Ike Turner & Jackie Brenston was first recorded in the same building that Bessie Smith died in — now the Riverside Motel in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

“If you didn’t play ‘Boogie Chillen’ at that time, people probably look at you and wonder what was wrong with you.” – B.B. King

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