Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911-05-18
- Died
- 1985-11-24
- Works
- 0
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Film & TV
Acting · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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." His 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…
Known for
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 — Self2004
- Gunsmoke Blues — Self2004
- Bluesy Entertainment: Live — Self2003
- Piano Blues — Self (archive footage)2003
- The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story — Self1979
- Roots — The Singer1977
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- Shake, Rattle and Rock! — Big Joe Turner