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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. [3] According to songwriter Doc Pomus , " Rock and roll would have never happened without him".
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.
Big Joe Turner was a blues singer and pianist who was known for his powerful voice and energetic stage presence. He influenced many other artists, including Elvis Presley, and his songs are still played on the radio today.
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.
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...
Oct 16, 2014 · Music video by Big Joe Turner performing Shake, Rattle, & Roll (Live).
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.
Aug 1, 1999 · Big Joe Turner was a blues shouter from Kansas City, Mo., who stood at 6-foot 2, weighed 300 pounds and was fundamental to the development of rock 'n' roll. He was the first to record Shake, Rattle and Roll in 1954.
May 18, 2013 · A sudden pop star at age 43, the mighty Turner—a mountain of a man with vocal power to match his girth—had already been singing the pants off the blues for decades.
Big Joe Turner, the quintessential shouter of the blues, crossed many boundaries with his spirited, free-swinging vocal excursions. He was a king of the jump blues genre, a boogie woogie belter, progenitor of rhythm & blues and rock ‘n’ roll, and a respected performer in jazz circles.
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