1911
Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (died 1985)
Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (died 1985)
Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (died 1985)
Big Joe Turner
American blues singer (1911–1985)
- Born
- 1911
Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. Turner's greatest fame was due to his rock and roll recordings in the 1950s, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", but his career as a performer endured from the 1920s into the 1980s.