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Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus , " Rock and roll would have never happened without him".
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.
Sep 14, 2013 · This one features Big Joe Turner with the Paul Williams Orchestra doing his famous track Shake, Rattle & Roll. All footage from this series fell into the public domain in 1985 due to lack of...
Oct 16, 2014 · Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle, & Roll (Live) Music video by Big Joe Turner performing Shake, Rattle, & Roll (Live).
Big Joe Turner. Legendary blues shouter whose career spanned jazz, R&B, blues, and early rock & roll without altering his outsized style. Read Full Biography.
Turner, a Kansas City born-and-bred blues shouter, had already more than earned the appellation the Boss of the Blues when he found himself the harbinger of a new sound and style.
Oct 22, 2012 · Big Joe Turner's hardest-hitting singles have been collected on a new compilation, titled Big Joe Turner Rocks. Here's how it would work, night after night in Kansas City. The...
