Joe Turner

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.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 71 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	600	10-in.	4/19/1951	The chill is on	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	601	10-in.	4/19/1951	After my laughter came tears	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist
Atlantic	602	10-in.	4/19/1951	Bump miss Susie	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist
Atlantic	603	10-in.	4/19/1951	Chains of love	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist
Atlantic	786	10-in.	1/20/1952	I'll never stop loving you	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist
Atlantic	787	10-in.	1/20/1952	Sweet sixteen	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist
Atlantic	789	10-in.	1/20/1952	Don't you cry	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist
Atlantic	790	10-in.	1/20/1952	Poor lover's blues	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	906	10-in.	9/23/1952	Still in love	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist
Atlantic	907	10-in.	9/23/1952	Baby, I still want you	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist
Atlantic	1073	10-in.	5/12/1953	Honey hush	Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	1074	10-in.	5/12/1953	Crawdad hole	Allen Lee ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	1126	10-in.	10/7/1953	Ti-ri-lee	Blues Kings ; Joe Turner	vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	1127	10-in.	10/7/1953	Oke-she-moke-she-pop	Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group) ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	1128	10-in.	10/7/1953	Tv mama	Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group) ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	1209	10-in.	2/15/1954	Shake, rattle and roll	Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group)	vocalist
Atlantic	1212	10-in.	2/5/1954	Well all right	Blues Kings ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	1220	10-in.	12/3/1953	You know i love you	Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	1225	10-in.	12/3/1953	Married woman	Blues Kings ; Joe Turner	vocalist
Atlantic	1226	10-in.	12/3/1953	Midnight cannonball	Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner)	vocalist
Atlantic	1424	10-in.	1/28/1955	Morning, noon and night	Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner)	vocalist
Atlantic	1426	10-in.	1/28/1955	Hide and seek	Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner)	vocalist
Atlantic	1427	10-in.	1/28/1955	Flip, flop and fly	Blues Kings ; Joe Turner	vocalist, songwriter
Atlantic	1687	10-in.	11/3/1955	The chicken and the hawk (up, up and away)	Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner)	vocalist
Atlantic	1688	10-in.	11/3/1955	Boogie woogie country girl	Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls	vocalist

(Results 1-25 of 71 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Turner, Joe," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342.

Turner, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342.

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