Joe Turner

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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, songwriter

Notes: Known as Big Joe Turner.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 71 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	1884	10-in.	2/24/1956	Corrine, Corrina	Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	1885	10-in.	2/24/1956	Lipstick, powder and paint	Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	1886	10-in.	2/24/1956	Rock a while	Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	2219	10-in.	11/20/1956	After a while	Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group)	vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	2220	10-in.	11/20/1956	Midnight special train	Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group)	songwriter, vocalist
Atlantic	2221	10-in.	11/20/1956	Red sails in the sunset	Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group)	vocalist
Atlantic	2222	10-in.	11/20/1956	Feeling happy	Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group)	songwriter, vocalist
Atlantic	2533	10-in.	5/13/1957	Trouble in mind	Choker Campbell ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	2535	10-in.	5/13/1957	World of trouble	Choker Campbell ; Joe Turner	songwriter, vocalist
Atlantic	2536	10-in.	5/13/1957	Love roller coaster	Choker Campbell ; Joe Turner	vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	2537	10-in.	5/13/1957	I need a girl	Choker Campbell ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	2802	10-in.	10/2/1957	Teen age letter	Jesse Stone Band ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	2803	10-in.	10/2/1957	Wee baby blues	Jesse Stone Band ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	2930	10-in.	1/22/1958	Jump for joy	Howard Biggs' Orchestra ; Joe Turner	vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	2931	10-in.	1/22/1958	Blues in the night	Howard Biggs' Orchestra ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Decca	68333	10-in.	11/11/1940	Piney Brown blues	Pete Johnson's Band ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Decca	68394	10-in.	11/26/1940	Doggin' the dog	Joe Turner	vocalist
Decca	68395	10-in.	11/26/1940	Careless love	Joe Turner	vocalist
Decca	68396	10-in.	11/26/1940	Jumpin' down blues	Joe Turner	vocalist
Decca	68397	10-in.	11/26/1940	Rainy day blues	Joe Turner	vocalist
Decca	68605	10-in.	1/21/1941	Wee baby blues	Art Tatum and his Band	vocalist
Decca	68607	10-in.	1/21/1941	Last goodbye blues	Art Tatum and his Band	vocalist
Decca	68608	10-in.	1/21/1941	Battery bounce	Art Tatum and his Band	vocalist
Decca	69356	10-in.	6/13/1941	Lucille	Art Tatum and his Band	vocalist
Decca	69357	10-in.	6/13/1941	Rock me Mama	Art Tatum and his Band	vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 71 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Turner, Joe," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342.

Turner, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342.

"Turner, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.