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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...
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Shake, Rattle and RollBig Joe Turner
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In the EveningBig Joe Turner
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LucilleBig Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, Sonny Stitt and Joe Turner
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Christmas Date BoogieBig Joe Turner
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Flip Flop and FlyBig Joe Turner
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TV MamaBig Joe Turner
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Shake, Rattle and RollBig Joe Turner

Rocks in My Bed

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In the EveningBig Joe Turner

Nothing But The Blues, Vol. 4

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LucilleBig Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, Sonny Stitt and Joe Turner

Rocks in My Bed

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Christmas Date BoogieBig Joe Turner

Mark Lamarr's Rhythm & Blues Christmas

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Flip Flop and FlyBig Joe Turner

The Boss Of The Blues

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TV MamaBig Joe Turner

Rockin' the Blues

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