Big Joe Turner

Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner
	Turner performing, 1973
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Vernon Turner Jr.
Also known as	Joe Turner; Lou Willie Turner
Born	May 18, 1911; Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	November 24, 1985 (aged 74); Inglewood, California, U.S.
Genres	Jump blues; swing; R&B; rock and roll;
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1920s–1980s
Labels	Atlantic; London; National; Vocalion; Decca; Pablo; Rhino;

Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter 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'". AllMusic called Turner "the premier blues shouter of the postwar era".

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