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Imperial Records, Pt. 2 - 1950-51Imperial Records was a major player among the indie labels of the late 1940s and the entirety of the 1950s.
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Ike Turner One of Rhythm & Blues greatest innovators was also one of its most notorious personalities. Ike Turner was born in the same place that the blues was born, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta in Clarksdale in 1931. He learned boogie woogie piano was the legendary Pinetop Perkins and soon taught himself how to play guitar. His band, The Kings Of Rhythm, recorded what some would come to name as the first Rock n Roll Record with Rocket 88 in 1951. The Chess label called them Jackie Bren
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