Big Joe Turner

About

Big Joe Turner (Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., Kansas City, Missouri, May 18, 1911 – Inglewood, California, November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter. Although he came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", Turner's career as a performer stretched from the 1920s into the 1980s. (for stride pianist Joseph H. Turner (3.11.07-21.7.90) > Joe Turner) Known variously as The Boss of the Blues

Top Tracks

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   Shake, Rattle and Roll

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   Shake, Rattle & Roll

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3. 3

   Roll 'Em Pete

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4. 4

   Honey Hush

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5. 5

   Shake Rattle and Roll

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6. 6

   Flip Flop and Fly

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7. 7

   Chains of Love

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   Flip, Flop and Fly

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