Willie Kizart (January 4, 1932 – September 2, 1998) was an American electric blues guitarist best known for being a member of Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in the 1950s.
During the drive to the studio, Kizart's amplifier was damaged on Highway 61 after being dropped from the car's trunk when the band got a flat tire.
The amplifier was stuffed with wadded newspapers to keep the speaker cone in place, which unintentionally created a distorted sound during the recording of "Rocket 88.
[8] Following the success of the record, Brenston left the band to pursue a solo career and Turner disbanded the Kings of Rhythm for a few years.
Turner moved over from playing piano to guitar in order to accommodate Wilson, taking lessons from Kizart to improve.