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Big Joe Turner

Blues
Jazz
Rock'n'roll
The "Boss of the Blues", Big Joe Turner's booming, gravelly voice and larger than life personality made him one of the most important US rhythm and blues stars of the 1940s and 1950s and a pioneer of early rock'n'roll. Born in Kansas City in 1911, Joseph Vernon Turner Jr lost his father in a train accident when he was just four and grew up singing on street corners and in church. His partnership with boogie piano player Pete Johnson took him from working as a cook and bartender to Carnegie Hall, where they performed as part of John Hammond's legendary From Spirituals To Swing con...
Songs
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Shake, Rattle and RollBig Joe Turner

Rocks in My Bed

3:01

Flip Flop and Fly
Flip Flop and FlyBig Joe Turner

The Boss Of The Blues

2:48

Honey Hush
Honey HushBig Joe Turner

Honey Hush / Crawdad Hole

2:44

Corrine Corrina
Corrine CorrinaBig Joe Turner

The Boss Of The Blues

2:56

Good Morning Blues
Good Morning BluesCount Basie and Big Joe Turner

The Bosses

4:33

In the Evening
In the EveningBig Joe Turner

Nothing But The Blues, Vol. 4

8:13

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