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Big Joe Turner

1911 - 1985

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Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him". 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Big Joe Turner is the 1,285th most popular musician (down from 1,176th in 2019), the 6,628th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,745th in 2019) and the 464th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Big Joe Turner ranks 1,285 out of 3,175. Before him are Antonio Janigro, Sven Väth, Noodles, John Mellencamp, Vladimir Spivakov, and Geoff Emerick. After him are Alexander Gradsky, Wage Rudolf Supratman, Frankie Laine, Lennie Tristano, Hank Mobley, and Barney Kessel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Big Joe Turner ranks 240. Before him are Saalumarada Thimmakka, Michel Pécheux, Kick Smit, Matthias Kaburek, Marie Braun, and Max Gluckman. After him are Alberto Galateo, Leslie Graham, Luis Reyes, Jean Shiley, Edgar Sanabria, and Stan Kenton. Among people deceased in 1985, Big Joe Turner ranks 170. Before him are Ludo Coeck, Karl Zischek, Josip Primožič, C. B. van Niel, Michel Pécheux, and Yrjö Nikkanen. After him are Alexander Mikulin, Jules Vandooren, Olav Sunde, Natalio Perinetti, Brian Horrocks, and Laura Ashley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Big Joe Turner ranks 6,629 out of 20,380. Before him are William H. Dana (1930), Bob Schul (1937), Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823), Carol Alt (1960), John Hejduk (1929), and Diane Disney Miller (1933). After him are Adele Goldberg (1945), Maria Canals-Barrera (1966), Frederick Moloney (1882), Jeff Corey (1914), Mary Ellen Trainor (1952), and Stephen Schneider (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Big Joe Turner ranks 464. Before him are Thurston Moore (1958), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Albert Collins (1932), Julius Katchen (1926), Noodles (1963), and John Mellencamp (1951). After him are Frankie Laine (1913), Lennie Tristano (1919), Hank Mobley (1930), Barney Kessel (1923), Mark Isham (1951), and Gary Rossington (1951).

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