Person Open DS/UK/16233 Turner; Big Joe (1911-1985); American blues shouter Turner Big Joe 1911-1985 American blues shouter Male Born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr.

Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., 18 May 1911 – 24 November 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." While he had his greatest fame during the 1950s with his rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", Turner's career as a performer endured from the 1920s into the 1980s. Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, with the Hall lauding him as "the brawny voiced 'Boss of the Blues'". International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 5/9/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 e635ae42-2a06-4723-a2dd-70d90b0b8195