Joe Turner
Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American singer from Kansas City, Missouri. 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. 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'". |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 18, 1911 (Kansas City), Died November 24, 1985 (Inglewood)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1964
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
Notes: Known as Big Joe Turner.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-31 of 31 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | DLA 2865 | 10-in. | 1/28/1942 | Blues in the night | Joe Turner | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2866 | 10-in. | 1/28/1942 | Cry baby blues | Joe Turner | vocalist | ||
| Decca | C 25230 | 10-in. | 10/30/1944 | It's the same old story | Joe Turner | vocalist | ||
| Decca | C 25231 | 10-in. | 10/30/1944 | Rebecca | Joe Turner | vocalist | ||
| Decca | C 25232 | 10/30/1944 | Little bittie gal's blues | Joe Turner | vocalist | |||
| Decca | C 25233 | 10/30/1944 | I got a gal for every day in the week | Joe Turner | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Turner, Joe," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342.
Turner, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342.
"Turner, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Big Joe Turner
Discogs: Joe Turner
Allmusic: Joe Turner
Grove: Joe Turner
IMDb: Joe Turner
Britannica: Joe Turner
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Turner, Joe, 1911-1985 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81146968
Wikidata: Big Joe Turner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q358350
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46947966
MusicBrainz: Big Joe Turner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b123ba15-c4a5-4281-8117-2e57f8f02496
ISNI: 0000 0000 6640 5554 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000066405554
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