Retro rocket

Annie May Wong’s belting out Rocket 88 to a thick, swirling mess of cheroot smoke and sweating, gyrating bodies and spilled booze on the floor. The joint is truly jumping. I push my way through but this huge bearded Korean sailor kitted out in a gingham dress, pearls and suspenders, steps in front of me and places his massive hand on my chest and says, "Fancy a dance, mate?" 

A driving blues beat and hot jumpin' dives all feature in my re-imagined Bangkok, the setting for Zen City, Iso. Why Rocket 88? It's widely considered to be the very first rock and roll record.  

Here's the story:

 

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-first-rock-n-roll-record/