Artist: Big Joe Turner

Aliases

Joe Turner
Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
Joe Turner and His Fly Cats
Joe Turner and his Blues Kings
Joe Turner with Chorus & Orchestra

Real name

Joseph Vernon Turner Jr.

Born

May 18, 1911

Died

November 24, 1985

Country

United States

Comments

Known as one of the blues shouters, Turner was a jump blues and R&B vocalist.

Performances

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
1	Boogie Woogie Country Girl	Big Joe Turner	1956	(9 artists)
2	Chains of Love	Joe Turner and his Blues Kings	1951	(7 artists)
3	Flip Flop and Fly	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings	February 1955	(28 artists)
4	Hide and Seek	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings	1955	(2 artists)
5	Honey Hush	Big Joe Turner	August 1953	(20 artists)
6	Lipstick, Powder and Paint	Joe Turner	1956	(6 artists)
7	Lucille	Joe Turner	1950	Michael Jerome Browne
8	My Gal's a Jockey	Joe Turner	1946	Jimmy Witherspoon
9	Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop	Joe Turner & his Blues Kings Feat. Elmore James	December 1953	Big Joe and The Dynaflows
10	Piney Brown Blues	Joe Turner and His Fly Cats	1941	(3 artists)
11	Rebecca	Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson Trio	1946	Otis Grand & The Dancekings
12	Roll 'Em Pete	Joe Turner & Pete Johnson	1939	(14 artists)
13	Shake, Rattle and Roll	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings	April 1954	(59 artists)
14	Sweet Sixteen	Joe Turner with Van (Piano Man) Walls and His Orchestra	1952	(11 artists)
15	Switchin' In the Kitchen	Big Joe Turner	August 1960	(3 artists)
16	Teenage Letter	Big Joe Turner	1957	(9 artists)
17	Wee Baby Blues	Joe Turner	1941	(7 artists)
18	You Know I Love You	Joe Turner and his Blues Kings	April 1954	Sleepy LaBeef

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
1	(We're Gonna) Jump for Joy	Joe Turner	1958	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
2	Blues in the Night	Joe Turner	1942	William Gillespie
3	Corrine Corrina	Joe Turner with Chorus & Orchestra	1956	Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman
4	Goin' to Chicago Blues	Joe Turner	1941	Count Basie and His Orchestra
5	How Long, How Long Blues	Joe Turner	1940	Leroy Carr - Ida Cox
6	I Can't Give You Anything but Love	Joe Turner	1979	Aida Ward and Willard McLean
7	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	Joe Turner	1979	Tony Bennett
8	I Want a Little Girl	Joe Turner	1956	McKinney's Cotton Pickers
9	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter	Joe Turner	1979	Fats Waller and His Rhythm
10	I've Got the World on a String	Joe Turner	1976	Aida Ward
11	Midnight Special Train	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings	December 1956	Dave Cutrell with McGinty's Oklahoma Cow Boy Band
12	Pennies From Heaven	Joe Turner	1976	Bing Crosby
13	S.K. Blues Pt. 1	Joe Turner	1945	Saunders King Rhythm
14	S.K. Blues Pt. 2	Joe Turner	1945	Saunders King Rhythm
15	Shake, Rattle and Roll	Joe Turner with Count Basie and his Orchestra	1989	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
16	Somebody's Got to Go	Big Joe Turner	1941	Lonnie Johnson
17	Summertime	Joe Turner	1976	Abbie Mitchell
18	Twenty-Nine Ways to My Baby's Door	Big Joe Turner	1973	Willie Dixon
19	You're Driving Me Crazy	Joe Turner	1956	Adele Astaire & Eddie Foy

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Big Joe Rides Again	Big Joe Turner	August 1960	Atlantic Records
2	Boss Man of the Blues	Big Joe Turner	1973	LMI
3	Boss of the Blues	Joe Turner	1956	Atlantic Records
4	Flip, Flop and Fly	Joe Turner with Count Basie and his Orchestra	1989	Pablo
5	In the Evening	Joe Turner	1976	Pablo
6	The Midnight Special	Joe Turner	1979	Pablo
7	Rockin' the Blues	Joe Turner	1958	Atlantic Records

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Blues in the Night	Joe Turner	1942	Decca
2	Chains of Love	Joe Turner and his Blues Kings	1951	Atlantic Records
3	Corrine, Corrina	Big Joe Turner	1956	Atlantic Records
4	Flip Flop and Fly	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings	February 1955	Atlantic Records
5	Hide And Seek	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings	1955	Atlantic Records
6	Honey Hush	Big Joe Turner	August 1953	Atlantic Records
7	How Long, How Long Blues	Joe Turner	1940	Varsity
8	Ice Man	Big Joe Turner	1941	Decca
9	It's the Same Old Story	Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson Trio	1946	Decca
10	Lipstick, Powder and Paint	Joe Turner	1956	Atlantic Records
11	Lucille	Joe Turner	1950	Imperial Records
12	Midnight Special Train	Joe Turner and His Blues Kings	December 1956	Atlantic Records
13	My Gal's a Jockey	Joe Turner	1946	National Records
14	Piney Brown Blues	Joe Turner and His Fly Cats	1941	Decca
15	Rocks in My Bed	Joe Turner	1941	Decca
16	Roll 'Em Pete	JoeTurner & Pete Johnson	1939	Vocalion
17	Shake, Rattle and Roll	Joe Turner and his Blues Kings	April 1954	Atlantic Records
18	S.K. Blues Pt. 1	Joe Turner	1945	National Records
19	Sweet Sixteen	Joe Turner with Van (Piano Man) Walls and His Orchestra	1952	Atlantic Records
20	Teenage Letter	Big Joe Turner	1957	Atlantic Records
21	TV Mama	Joe Turner and his Blues Kings	December 1953	Atlantic Records
22	Wee Baby Blues	Joe Turner	1941	Decca

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Thank You, Joe Turner! - A Tribute to Big Joe Turner	Rob Rio	2008	BOSS Productions

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4	The Honeydripper Pt.1 cover by Big Joe Turner and Count Basie	Add songs	djFLWB	0	2010-03-29 23:10:21 GMT by djFLWB
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