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During his career, Turner was part of the transition from big bands to jump blues to rhythm and blues to rock and roll. He was a master of traditional blues verses , and at Kansas City jam sessions he could swap choruses with instrumental soloists for hours.
Big Joe Turner (* 18. Mai 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri; † 24. November 1985 in Inglewood, Kalifornien; eigentlich Joseph Vernon Turner Jr.) war ein US-amerikanischer Boogie-Woogie -, Blues - und Rock-’n’-Roll -Sänger.
JahrTitel (a-side, B-side) Beide Seiten Sind ...Chart Position(us Pop [3])Chart Position(us R&b [4])1941Piney Brown Blues B-side 627 Stomp, von ...––1941Doggin’ the Dog b/w Rainy Day Blues––1941Somebody’s Got to Do b/w Ice Man––1941Careless Love b/w Jumpin’ Down the Blues ...––The Real Boss of the Blues (1969) Singing the Blues (also reissued as Roll 'Em ) is an album by blues vocalist Joe Turner recorded in 1967 and originally released by the BluesWay label.
14. Mai 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.
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Big joe Turner. Joseph Turner kam am 18. Mai 1911 in dem kleinen Ort Jackson bei Kansas City auf die Welt. In seiner Jugend mußte er sich aus einem brennenden Haus durch einen Sprung aus dem Fenster retten, wobei er sich beide Beine brach. Von diesem Sturz erholte er sich für lange Zeit nicht. Hinzu kam der frühe Tod seines Vaters.
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.
The premier blues shouter of the postwar era, Big Joe Turner’s roar could rattle the very foundation of any gin joint he sang within — and that’s without a microphone. Turner was a resilient figure in the history of blues — he effortlessly spanned boogie-woogie, jump blues, even the first wave of rock & roll, enjoying great success in ...
