Jimmy Preston

Jimmy Preston
Alto sax blower Jimmy Preston is another one of the legion of postwar RB figures that can accurately be cited as a genuine forefather of rock roll. His chief claim to fame: the blistering 1949 smash "Rock the Joint," which inspired a groundbreaking cover by Bill Haley the Comets in 1952.

"Rock the Joint" wasn't Preston's first trip to the RB Top Ten. Earlier in 1949, he'd hit with "Hucklebuck Daddy." Both were cut for Ivin Ballen's Philadelphia-based Gotham logo. The scorching sax breaks on...
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