Artist: Big Joe Turner

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.
See also
Beale Street Blues
Joe Turner [1]

Performances

Originals

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

Covers

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

Songs written by

Original songs

Title up Written by Covered by
1 Wee Baby Blues Big Joe Turner, Pete Johnson (7 artists)
2 Roll 'Em Pete Big Joe Turner, Pete Johnson (14 artists)
3 Rebecca Big Joe Turner Otis Grand & The Dancekings
4 Piney Brown Blues Big Joe Turner, Pete Johnson (3 artists)
5 Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop Big Joe Turner Big Joe and The Dynaflows
6 My Gal's a Jockey Big Joe Turner, Pete Johnson Jimmy Witherspoon
7 Lucille Big Joe Turner Michael Jerome Browne
8 Honey Hush Big Joe Turner (20 artists)
9 Cherry Red Big Joe Turner, Pete Johnson (14 artists)

Releases

Audio album

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

Audio single

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

Tributes

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

Forum topics

Topic Board Started by Replies Last message
1 Midnight special covers Add songs janjaapvangalen 0 2007-03-23 13:14:15 GMT by janjaapvangalen
2 Artist: Joe Turner & Pete Johnson (Canary) Report Errors Isa 2 2009-09-19 14:44:17 GMT by Canary
3 Artist: Big Joe Turner (Bastien) Report Errors flip 1 2009-09-19 10:03:54 GMT by Bastien
4 You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) cover by Joe Turner Add songs djFLWB 1 2013-03-19 20:28:47 GMT by Limbabwe
5 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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