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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Big_Joe_TurnerBig Joe Turner - Wikipedia

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   Big Joe Turner. 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".

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     BIG JOE TURNER. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop. Live 1954 Performance.

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     Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle, & Roll (Live)

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     BIG JOE TURNER. Shake, Rattle & Roll. Live 1954 Performance from Rhythm & Blues Revue

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Big-Joe-TurnerBig Joe Turner | Biography, Songs, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 14, 2024 · Big Joe Turner (born May 18, 1911, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.—died November 24, 1985, Inglewood, California) was an American blues singer, or “shouter,” whose music included jazz, rhythm and blues, and boogie-woogie. He has been credited as a progenitor of jump blues and of early rock and roll.

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4. www.rockhall.com › inductees › big-joe-turnerBig Joe Turner | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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   Inductee Doc Pomus said that rock and roll wouldn’t have happened without Big Joe Turner. Indeed, Turner’s mastery of every genre including blues, jazz, R&B and swing gave way to his uptempo party hits. But make no mistake—the timeless Big Joe Turner is bigger than any one genre, era or song.

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6. www.youtube.com › watchBig Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle, & Roll (Live) - YouTube

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   Oct 16, 2014 · Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle, & Roll (Live) BIGJOETURNERVEVO. 198 subscribers. Subscribed. 1K. 114K views 9 years ago. Music video by Big Joe Turner performing Shake, Rattle, & Roll...

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7. www.npr.org › 2012/10/22 › 163396468The Big Man Behind 'Shake, Rattle And Roll' - NPR

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   Oct 22, 2012 · Improbable as it seems, Big Joe Turner was a star, and he had star billing on the various rock 'n' roll revue tours he joined. He even appeared in a 1956 movie, Shake, Rattle and Rock, where...

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   Who is Big Joe Turner?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Big Joe Turner (born May 18, 1911, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.—died November 24, 1985, Inglewood, California) was an American blues singer, or “shouter,” whose music included jazz, rhythm and blues, and boogie-woogie.

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   What songs did Big Joe Turner sing?

   • Big Joe Turner, American blues singer, or ‘shouter,’ whose music included jazz, rhythm and blues, and boogie-woogie. He has been credited as a progenitor of jump blues and of early rock and roll. His hit songs included ‘Sweet 16,’ ‘Honey, Hush,’ ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll,’ and ‘Flip, Flop and Fly.’

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   What happened to Big Joe Turner?

   • But make no mistake—the timeless Big Joe Turner is bigger than any one genre, era or song. “Rock and roll would have never happened without him,” songwriter Doc Pomus remarked in Rolling Stone magazine on the occasion of Big Joe Turner’s death in 1985 at the age of seventy-four.

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   Is big Joe Turner a rock 'n' Roll Star?

   • He looked me straight in the eye and said, "Yes, it soitainly is." I gotta say: It soitainly was. Six feet tall, weighing in at 400 pounds and in his 40s when stardom hit him, Big Joe Turner is behind a load of rock 'n' roll hits. His hardest-hitting singles have been collected on a new compilation, titled Big Joe Turner Rocks.

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9. www.allaboutjazz.com › musicians › big-joe-turnerBig Joe Turner Musician - All About Jazz

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   Aug 1, 1999 · Big Joe Turner. “The Boss of the Blues”. Providing an essential link between the blues and rock 'n' roll, Big Joe Turner is best remembered for his classic 1954 hit "Shake, Rattle and Roll," one of the pioneering songs of rock 'n' roll. Although Turner enjoyed his greatest recorded success with Atlantic Records between 1951 and 1956, rock ...

10. www.youtube.com › playlistBig Joe Turner - Best of - 37 Masterpieces - YouTube

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    Big Joe Turner - Best of - 37 Masterpieces - YouTube. Subscribe to Jazz Everyday → http://bit.ly/1Ydc0dN ♫ Listen to full album on Youtube →...