▁sessions ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁New born ▁gave ▁guitar ▁less ons ▁to ▁How lin ' ▁Wolf ▁and ▁was ▁friends ▁with ▁El vis ▁Pres ley , ▁who ▁frequ ented ▁his ▁gig ▁at ▁the ▁Plant ation ▁Inn ▁Club ▁two ▁night s ▁a ▁week . ▁ ▁Pres ley ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁eat ▁at ▁the ▁New born s ' ▁house ▁and ▁brow se ▁their ▁music ▁store ▁for ▁g ospel ▁records . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁left ▁West ▁M emph is ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁to ▁tour ▁with ▁Jack ie ▁B ren ston ▁as ▁the ▁" Delta ▁C ats " ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁record ▁" R ocket ▁ 8 8 ". ▁It ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁record ▁ever ▁recorded , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Billboard ▁number ▁one ▁record ▁for ▁Ch ess ▁Records . ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁he ▁played ▁with ▁Earl ▁H ines ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁he ▁tou red ▁with ▁Lion el ▁Ham pton , ▁Jimmy ▁For rest , ▁Wild ▁Bill ▁Davis , ▁Al ▁Grey , ▁and ▁Fred die ▁Ro ach , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁M emph is ▁jazz ▁l umin aries ▁including ▁Book er ▁Little , ▁George ▁Cole man . ▁Frank ▁St roz ier , ▁and ▁Louis ▁Smith . ▁ ▁New born ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁Ray ▁Charles , ▁Count ▁Bas ie , ▁H ank ▁C raw ford ▁and ▁David ▁" F at head " ▁New man . ▁Since ▁the ▁