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Joe Lynn Turner

1951 - Today

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Joe Lynn Turner (born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, August 2, 1951) is an American singer best known for his work with Rainbow, Deep Purple, and Yngwie Malmsteen. Turner joined Rainbow in the early 1980s, performing on the albums Difficult to Cure (1981), Straight Between the Eyes (1982), and Bent Out of Shape (1983). Following Rainbow's disbandment, Turner collaborated with Yngwie Malmsteen on the studio album Odyssey (1988) and the live album Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad (1989). In 1989, he became a member of Deep Purple, contributing to the album Slaves and Masters (1990) and toured with the band on a world tour in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Lynn Turner is the 339th most popular singer (up from 341st in 2019), the 2,251st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,984th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Joe Lynn Turner ranks 339 out of 4,381. Before him are Fabrizio De André, Nelly, Busta Rhymes, Fancy, Carole King, and Antonio Cesti. After him are Ruslana, MF Doom, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Eartha Kitt, Eric Adams, and DJ Khaled.

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Among people born in 1951, Joe Lynn Turner ranks 94. Before him are Javier Marías, Sydne Rome, Shigemi Ishii, Dana Rosemary Scallon, Frank Wilczek, and Kate Atkinson. After him are Roger Myerson, Horst Hrubesch, Šaban Šaulić, Bob Geldof, Lazarus You Heung-sik, and Mamoru Oshii.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Lynn Turner ranks 2,251 out of 20,380. Before him are H. Robert Horvitz (1947), Cindy Crawford (1966), Don Budge (1915), Jerry Stiller (1927), Hunter S. Thompson (1937), and Alfred Stieglitz (1864). After him are Clarissa Pinkola Estés (1945), Roger Myerson (1951), Harvey Milk (1930), James Earl Ray (1928), Ralph Macchio (1961), and Eartha Kitt (1927).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Joe Lynn Turner ranks 117. Before him are Jack Jones (1938), Mahalia Jackson (1911), Cissy Houston (1933), Nelly (1974), Busta Rhymes (1972), and Carole King (1942). After him are Eartha Kitt (1927), Eric Adams (1952), DJ Khaled (1975), Chris Brown (1989), Hank Williams Jr. (1949), and Joey Ramone (1951).

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