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Big Joe Turner (18 May 1911 - 24 Nov 1985)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (64)

Official

Album

  1. The Boss of the Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz 23 Jul 1956 (as Joe Turner)
  2. Rock & Roll 1957 (as Joe Turner)
  3. Rockin’ The Blues 1958
  4. Big Joe Is Here 1959 (as Joe Turner)
  5. Big Joe Rides Again Jun 1960
  6. Things That I Used To Do 1977 (as Joe Turner)
  7. Life Ain't Easy 1994
  8. In the Evening 1995 (as Joe Turner)
  9. Rocks in My Bed 2000
  10. The Midnight Special 2002 (as Joe Turner)
  11. Blues Café presents Big Joe Turner 2002
  12. Boss Man's Blues 17 Aug 2006
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Album - Compilation

  1. The Best Of Joe Turner 1962 (as Joe Turner)
  2. His Greatest Recordings 1971 (as Joe Turner)
  3. Great Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 4 1973
  4. Have No Fear, Big Joe Turner Is Here 1977
  5. Early Big Joe (1940-1944) 1980 (as 'Big' Joe Turner)
  6. Jumpin’ With Joe 1984
  7. Bigger Than Ever 1984
  8. Jumpin’ Tonight 1985
  9. Rhythm & Blues Years 1986
  10. Greatest Hits 1990
  11. The Blues Boss 1990
  12. The Complete 1940 - 1944 1990 (as Joe Turner)
  13. Volume 1: I've Been To Kansas City 1990
  14. The Best of Joe Turner 15 Jan 1992
  15. Shake, Rattle and Roll 1992
  16. Jumpin' With Joe: The Complete Aladdin & Imperial Recordings 1993
  17. Big, Bad & Blue: The Big Joe Turner Anthology 01 Feb 1994
  18. Shoutin' The Blues 1994
  19. The Blues Collection: Big Joe Turner, Roll ’em 1995
  20. Volume 1 - 1938-1940 Complete Edition 1997
  21. The Chronological Classics: Joe Turner 1941-1946 1997 (as Joe Turner)
  22. The Very Best of Big Joe Turner 03 Feb 1998
  23. The Chronological Classics: Joe Turner 1946-1947 1998 (as Joe Turner)
  24. The Chronological Classics: Joe Turner 1947-1948 1999 (as Joe Turner)
  25. Joe Turner / Rockin' the Blues 2000
  26. The Chronological Classics: Joe Turner 1949-1950 2001 (as Joe Turner)
  27. Story To Tell (1944-1950) 2001
  28. Sun Risin' Blues 2002
  29. Big Joe Is Here / Big Joe Rides Again 2002
  30. All the Classic Hits 1938-1952 10 Mar 2003
  31. Shake, Rattle & Roll 2003
  32. Blues Archive: Big Joe Turner 2004
  33. Shout, Rattle and Roll 11 Jul 2005
  34. The Platinum Collection 2007
  35. The Definitive Blues Collection 2007
  36. The Essential Recordings 01 Sep 2009
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Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. Blues Legends: Big Joe Turner - The Blues Collection 05 Jan 2007
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Bootleg

Other - Live

  1. Live: Shake, Rattle and Roll With Mike Bloomfield on Guitar 1993
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Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Big Joe Turner & Orchestra original, eponymous
  2. Big Joe Turner & His Blues Kings original, eponymous
  3. Joe Turner and His Memphis Men
  4. Joe Turner and His Band eponymous
  5. Joe Turner with Pete Johnson’s Orchestra lead vocals

Married

  1. Lou Willie Turner

Recordings by (651)

  1. It's the Same Old Story ?:?? (1944)
  2. Rebecca ?:?? (1944)
  3. Johnson and Turner Blues 3:01 (1945) studio, 1945-02-02: National NSC-35
  4. It's a Low Down Dirty Shame 2:32 (Jan 1950)
  5. Nobody in Mind 2:25 (Jan 1950)
  6. Shake, Rattle and Roll 2:59 (Apr 1954)
  7. You Know I Love You 3:08 (Apr 1954)
  8. Piney Brown Blues ?:?? (Dec 1955)
  9. I Got a Gal for Every Day of the Week ?:?? (Dec 1955)
  10. Shake, Rattle & Roll 2:54 (1955)
  11. Flip, Flop & Fly 2:42 (1955)
  12. In the Evenin' When the Sun Goes Down 4:49 (1955)
  13. How Long Blues 5:47 (23 Jul 1956)
  14. Cherry red 3:25 (23 Jul 1956)
  15. Roll 'em Pete 3:45 (23 Jul 1956)
  16. I Want a Little Girl 4:19 (23 Jul 1956)
  17. Low Down Dog 3:42 (23 Jul 1956)
  18. Wee Baby Blues 7:18 (23 Jul 1956)
  19. You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) 4:14 (23 Jul 1956)
  20. Morning Glories 2:13 (23 Jul 1956)
  21. St. Louis Blues 4:20 (23 Jul 1956)
  22. Shake, Rattle & Roll 2:57 (1956)
  23. Hide & Seek 2:37 (1956)
  24. Flip, Flop & Fly 2:45 (1956)
  25. Feeling Happy 2:36 (1957)
  26. Well All Right 2:26 (1957)
  27. The Chicken and the Hawk 2:33 (1957)
  28. Boogie Woogie Country Girl 2:38 (1957)
  29. Honey Hush 2:19 (1957)
  30. Corrine Corrina 2:52 (1957)
  31. Midnight Special Train 2:35 (1957)
  32. Hide and Seek 2:37 (1957)
  33. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop 2:59 (1957)
  34. Crawdad Hole 2:32 (1957)
  35. Sweet Sixteen 2:47 (1957)
  36. Chains of Love 3:16 (1957)
  37. (We’re Gonna) Jump for Joy 2:05 (1958)
  38. Teen Age Letter 2:24 (1958)
  39. Love Roller Coaster 1:52 (1958)
  40. Lipstick Powder and Paint 2:23 (1958)
  41. Morning Noon and Night 2:39 (1958)
  42. I Need a Girl 1:57 (1958)
  43. Red Sails in the Sunset 2:08 (1958)
  44. Blues in the Night 2:19 (1958)
  45. After a While 2:34 (1958)
  46. World of Trouble 2:23 (1958)
  47. Trouble in Mind 2:19 (1958)
  48. TV Mama 2:45 (1958)
  49. Still in Love 2:56 (1958)
  50. Wee Baby Blues 2:16 (1959) mono
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On Recordings (50)

Vocals

  1. Cherry Red ?:?? Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys (Jul 1939) lead vocals
  2. Baby Look at You 3:02 Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys (Jul 1939) lead vocals
  3. Joe Turner Blues ?:?? Benny Carter and His Orchestra (1941)
  4. Johnson and Turner Blues 3:01 Big Joe Turner (1945)
  5. Watch That Jive 2:58 Big Joe Turner with Pete Johnson’s All-Stars (1945)
  6. Wee Baby Blues 7:18 Big Joe Turner (23 Jul 1956)
  7. Morning Glories 2:13 Big Joe Turner (23 Jul 1956)
  8. Cherry Red 3:25 Big Joe Turner (23 Jul 1956)
  9. I Want a Little Girl 4:19 Big Joe Turner (23 Jul 1956)
  10. Low Down Dog 3:42 Big Joe Turner (23 Jul 1956)
  11. St. Louis Blues 4:20 Big Joe Turner (23 Jul 1956)
  12. Roll 'em Pete 3:45 Big Joe Turner (23 Jul 1956)
  13. You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) 4:14 Big Joe Turner (23 Jul 1956)
  14. How Long Blues 5:47 Big Joe Turner (23 Jul 1956)
  15. Crawdad Hole 2:32 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  16. Feeling Happy 2:36 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  17. Well All Right 2:26 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  18. Honey Hush 2:19 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  19. The Chicken and the Hawk 2:33 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  20. Boogie Woogie Country Girl 2:38 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  21. Chains of Love 3:16 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  22. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop 2:59 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  23. Hide and Seek 2:37 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  24. Corrine Corrina 2:52 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  25. Midnight Special Train 2:35 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  26. Sweet Sixteen 2:47 Big Joe Turner (1957)
  27. Trouble in Mind 2:19 Big Joe Turner (1958)
  28. World of Trouble 2:23 Big Joe Turner (1958)
  29. I Need a Girl 1:57 Big Joe Turner (1958)
  30. Love Roller Coaster 1:52 Big Joe Turner (1958)
  31. I'll Never Stop Loving You 3:19 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  32. Married Woman 2:48 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  33. Wee Baby Blues 2:16 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  34. After My Laughter Came Tears 3:15 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  35. Bump Miss Susie 2:24 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  36. Rock a While 2:00 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  37. Don't You Cry 2:28 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  38. The Chill Is On 2:43 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  39. Baby I Still Want You 2:45 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  40. Midnight Cannonball 2:28 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  41. Poor Lover's Blues 2:40 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  42. Ti-Ri-Lee 2:55 Big Joe Turner (1959)
  43. I Get the Blues When It Rains 2:55 Big Joe Turner (Jun 1960)
  44. Rebecca 7:05 Big Joe Turner (Jun 1960)
  45. Here Comes Your Iceman 3:52 Big Joe Turner (Jun 1960)
  46. Until the Real Thing Comes Along 3:26 Big Joe Turner (Jun 1960)
  47. Time After Time 3:53 Big Joe Turner (Jun 1960)
  48. Switchin' in the Kitchen 3:36 Big Joe Turner (Jun 1960)
  49. Nobody in Mind 3:41 Big Joe Turner (Jun 1960)
  50. Don't You Make Me High 2:55 Big Joe Turner (Jun 1960)

Credited as (76)

  1. Big Joe Turner
  2. Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner
  3. Buck Clayton & Big Joe Turner
  4. Elmore James & Big Joe Turner
  5. Joe Turner
  6. Joe Turner with Pee Wee Crayton and Sonny Stitt
  7. Wynonie Harris & Joe Turner
  8. Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson
  9. The Art Tatum Sextet featuring Big Joe Turner
  10. Joe Turner (with The Cookies)
  11. Big Joe Turner feat. Jay McShann
  12. Wynonie Harris and Joe Turner
  13. Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson Trio
  14. Big Vernon
  15. Joe Turner with Pete Johnson
  16. Big Joe Turner with Wild Bill Moore's Lucky Seven Band
  17. Big Joe Turner & Roomful of Blues
  18. Big Joe Turner, Axel Zwingenberger & Torsten Zwingenberger
  19. Big Joe Turner with the Varsity Seven
  20. Joe Turner with The Freddie Slack Trio
  21. Joe Turner & Pete Johnson
  22. Varsity Seven & Joe Turner
  23. Wynonie Harris feat. Big Joe Turner
  24. “Big” Joe Turner
  25. Joe Turner with Vann "Piano Man" Walls & His Orchestra
  26. Joe Turner and his Blues Kings
  27. Count Basie & Big Joe Turner
  28. Count Basie feat. Joe Turner
  29. Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, Big Joe Turner
  30. Joe Turner and Pete Johnson
  31. Joe Turner - Pete Johnson with The Blues Band
  32. Pete Johnson & Big Joe Turner
  33. Big Jo Turner
  34. Big Joe Turner with Count Basie & His Orchestra
  35. Big Joe Turner with Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings
  36. Big Joe Turner & Axel Zwingenberger
  37. Big Joe Turner & Art Tatum
  38. Joe Turner / Pete Johnson
  39. Wynonie Harris and Big Joe Turner
  40. Pete Johnson / Joe Turner
  41. Big Joe Turner & The Comets
  42. Art Tatum & Big Joe Turner
  43. Big Joe Turner with the Flennoy Trio
  44. Big Joe Turner with Pete Johnson
  45. Joe Turner with Pete Johnson’s Orchestra
  46. T‐Bone Walker, ‘Big’ Joe Turner, Otis Spann, George “Harmonica” Smith, Paul Humphrey, Ernie Watts, Arthur Wright & Ron Brown
  47. Fats Domino
  48. Fats Domino / Joe Turner / Smiley Lewis
  49. Dootsie Williams Orchestra with Big Joe Turner
  50. Dootsie Williams & Rhythm Kings with Big Joe Turner
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Works (30)

Wrote

  1. Goinʼ Away Blues
  2. Roll ’em Pete
  3. Baby, Look at You
  4. Lovinʼ Mama Blues
  5. Cherry Red
  6. TV Mama
  7. Wine-O-Baby Boogie
  8. Sally Suzas
  9. Baby, Won’t You Marry Me
  10. Blues for Joe Turner (feat. Joe Turner)
  11. Honey Rush
  12. Jumpin' at the Jubilee
  13. Blues on Central Avenue
  14. Sun Risin’ Blues
  15. Wee Baby Blues

Composed

  1. (We're Gonna) Jump for Joy
  2. Sally Zu-Zaz
  3. The Chill Is On
  4. Feeling Happy
  5. Old Count Basie Is Gone
  6. Johnson and Turner Blues
  7. Watch That Jive
  8. Christmas Date Boogie
  9. Honey Hush

Lyrics

  1. The Chill Is On
  2. Feeling Happy
  3. Honey Hush
  4. Sally Zu-Zaz
  5. Piney Brown Blues
  6. Christmas Date Boogie

Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13900606v
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134543408
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/big_joe_turner
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-13240/big-joe-turner/lyrics.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/311742

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000060726

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0877413/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/46947966

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q358350

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/1469

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/5335

Biographies

  1. https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/big_joe_turner.htm

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Big_Joe_Turner%2C_Hamburg_1974_(Heinrich_Klaffs_Collection_86).jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/b123ba15-c4a5-4281-8117-2e57f8f02496