Big Joe Turner

Born: Joseph Vernon Turner - May 18, 1911 in Kansas City, MO
Died: Nov 24, 1985 in Inglewood, CA

Joe Turner, known as a blues shouter, and performed throughout the Mississippi Delta. The style of music performed by Big Joe Turner was a direct result of the dissolution of big bands, and swing bands after the 1940s. Blues shouters added surprising lyrics to lure everyday folks looking to have some fun! The fragmented bands formed when the big bands were no longer popular. The smaller bands had some extremely talented musicians. This style of popular music was an amalgamation of blues, jazz, big band, swing, and race music (which evolved into R & B).

• (1950) Jumpin' at the Jubilee
• (Excelsior OR-533 1950) I Don't Dig It
• (Freedom 1531 1950) Adam Bit the Apple
• (Imperial 5093 1950) Love My Baby
• (Atlantic 939 1951) Chains of Love / After My Laughter
• (Atlantic 949 1951) Bump Miss Suzie / The Chill Is On
• (Atlantic 1003 1953) Honey Hush / Crawdad Hole
• (Atlantic 1016 1953) TV Mama
  (w/ Elmore James gtr. recorded at Cosimo's)
• (Atlantic 1040 1954) Married Woman / Well All Right
• (Atlantic 1026 1954) Shake Rattle & Roll / You Know I Love
• (Atlantic 1053 1955) Flip, Flop and Fly / Ti-Ri-Lee
• (Atlantic 1080 1956) The Chicken & The Hawk / Morning, Noon and Night
• (Atlantic 1088 1956) Corrine, Corrina / Boogie Woogie Country Girl
• (Atlantic 1100 1956) Rock A While / Lipstick, Powder and Paint
• (Atlantic 1122 1956 Midnight Special
• (Atlantic 1167 1957) Teenage Letter
• (Atlantic 1184 1958) Jump for Joy