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Big Joe Turner | |
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 Turner performing, 1973 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Vernon Turner Jr. |
| Also known as | Joe Turner Lou Willie Turner |
| Born | May 18, 1911 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1985 (aged 74) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1920s–1980s |
| Labels | |
Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri.[3] According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him". Turner's greatest fame was due to his rock and roll recordings in the 1950s, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", but his career as a performer endured from the 1920s into the 1980s.[4]
Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, with the Hall lauding him as "the brawny voiced 'Boss of the Blues'".[4] AllMusic called Turner "the premier blues shouter of the postwar era".[3]
- ^ "Big Joe Turner". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Scott Yanow. "The Boss of the Blues - Big Joe Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
AMGwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Big Joe Turner". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 30, 2013.