Jackie Brenston

Jackie Brenston was an American singer and saxophonist who, with Ike Turner's band, recorded the first version of "Rocket 88" in 1951.

24 August 1930

Born on the same birth date (24 August 1930): Roger McCluskey

Born on the same birth day (24 August): Alexander II of Scotland • Benoît Brunet • Charles Snead Houston • Enrique Llanes • J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist) • James Tiptree Jr. • Kevin Dunn • Malcolm Cowley • Mary Burchell • Mason Williams • Meg Munn • René Lévesque • Rocky Johnson • Sikander Bakht • Wynonie Harris

Born in the same month (August 1930): Aase Foss Abrahamsen • Ben Gazzara • Bernard Manning • Earl Weaver • Jacques Parizeau • James Komack • Jerry Tarkanian • Joe Solomon • Kanagaratnam Sriskandan • Lionel Bart • Neil Armstrong • Peter Randall (British Army soldier) • Veljo Tormis