Big Joe Turner

Also known as Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., Joe Turner, Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr.

American singer (1911–1985)

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Big Joe Turner is indexed among the 410 entries in Vinony's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame collection.

Within Vinony's link graph, Big Joe Turner is referenced by 805 other articles, and connects out to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bill Haley and Harry Edison.

It sits within the topics 1911 births, 1985 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

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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 Turner1956
Rhythm and Blues Revue — Self1955

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1911
Active to: 1985

Discography

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Listeners: 198,903
Total plays: 1,089,618

Key facts

Also known as: Joe Turner, Lou Willie Turner
Born: Joseph Vernon Turner Jr. , ( 1911-05-18 ) May 18, 1911, Kansas City, Missouri , U.S.
Died: November 24, 1985 (1985-11-24) (aged 74), Inglewood, California , U.S.
Genres: Jump blues swing R&B rock and roll
Occupation: Singer
Years active: 1920s–1980s
Labels: Atlantic London National Vocalion Decca Pablo Rhino

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Turner
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Kansas City
Place of death: Inglewood
Occupation: recording artist
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Genre: blues
Instrument: bass
Record label: Atlantic Records
Image: Big Joe Turner Rock and Roll Revue Apollo Theater 1955.jpg

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Commons category: Big Joe Turner
date of birth: 1911-05-18
date of death: 1985-11-24
ethnic group: African Americans
birth name: Joseph Vernon Turner
pseudonym: Big Joe Turner
name in native language: Joe Turner
nickname: Big Joe
start of work period: 1920-00-00
copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.

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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. 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.'" According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "rock and roll would have never happened without him." AllMusic called Turner "the premier blues shouter of the postwar era".

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