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During his career, Turner was part of the transition from big bands to jump blues to rhythm and blues to rock and roll. He was a master of traditional blues verses , and at Kansas City jam sessions he could swap choruses with instrumental soloists for hours.
Big Joe Turner, the quintessential shouter of the blues, crossed many boundaries with his spirited, free-swinging vocal excursions. He was a king of the jump blues genre, a boogie woogie belter, progenitor of rhythm & blues and rock ‘n’ roll, and a respected performer in jazz circles.
Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., conocido como Big Joe Turner (Kansas City, 18 de mayo de 1911 - Inglewood, 24 de noviembre de 1985) fue un cantante de blues y pionero del rock and roll estadounidense.
14 de may. de 2024 · Big Joe Turner (born May 18, 1911, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.—died November 24, 1985, Inglewood, California) was an American blues singer, or “shouter,” whose music included jazz, rhythm and blues, and boogie-woogie. He has been credited as a progenitor of jump blues and of early rock and roll.
1 de jun. de 2018 · En la película Last of the Blues Devils (1979), una reunión de cantantes de Blues de Kansas City de los años 30 y 40, interpretan sus temas. Se ganó una nominación a los Grammy por su álbum Blues Train (1982) editado por Muse y grabado por el grupo de Nueva Inglaterra, Roomful of Blues.
The Boss of the Blues is a 1956 album by the American singer Big Joe Turner. Originally released on the Atlantic label, the album has been reissued many times on cassette and CD by Atlantic, Rhino and Collectables.
Singing the Blues (also reissued as Roll 'Em) is an album by blues vocalist Joe Turner recorded in 1967 and originally released by the BluesWay label. [1] [2] [3] Reception. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Backed by some top studio players of the era the 56-year old classic blues singer shows that he was still in prime form.
