Tag: Big Joe Turner
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Big Joe Turner, Rhythm & Blues Years, 1986 on Atlantic
Although this compilation was put out by Atlantic in 1986 (Turner died in late 1985), the recordings come from the 1950s. Turner met the Erteguns at the Apollo Theater in 1951 and made five albums plus many singles and EPs on Atlantic during those years. Great 2xLP with a gatefold and liner notes including contributions…
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Joe Turner, Singing the Blues, 1967 on BluesWay / ABC
“Big” Joe Turner here with Buddy Lucas, Patti Bown, Wally Richardson, Thornel Schwartz, Bob Bushnell, Panama Francis, and Herbie Lovelle. This was his debut album on BluesWay though he was already ~30 years into his career. This then is Joe Turner with a voice a little more mellow than of yore, but still uniquely alive…
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Various Artists, Atlantic Blues:Guitar, 1986 on Atlantic
Great two-LP set of blues guitar greats recordings on Atlantic, including: Blind Willie McTell, Mississippi Fred McDowell, John Lee Hooker, Stick McGhee, Texas Johnny Brown, T-Bone Walker, Chuck Norris, Guitar Slim, Cornell Dupree, Big Joe Turner, Al King, Mickey Baker, Ike & Tina Turner, B.B. King, Albert King, John Hammond Jr, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.…