Blues singer Joe Turner rehearsing with his band ahead of his concert on November 17, 1970. Commentary from reporter Nikki ...

Providing an essential link between the blues and rock 'n' roll, Big Joe Turner is best remembered for his classic 1954 hit "Shake, Rattle and Roll," one of the pioneering songs of rock 'n' roll.

Big Joe Turner's hardest-hitting singles have been collected on a new compilation, titled Big Joe Turner Rocks. Here's how it would work, night after night in Kansas City. The band onstage would ...

Big Joe Turner was sort of an ad hoc mentor for you and Phil; what kind of effect did he have on you? When we saw Big Joe Turner for the first time, he was at the tail end of his prime ...

It looks like Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas have come a long way since their ... Having a little family time in the Texas sunset tonight before a big Austin show tomorrow. 🤘” ...

Sophie Turner isn’t letting her divorce from estranged husband Joe Jonas get her down ... while the latter resides in the Big Apple to sort out all of the details of the split.

The grandfather of rock and roll hails from right here in Kansas City. “Big” Joe Turner is a Kansas City native who spent his youth following around jazz singers and getting paid 50 cents a ...

Jimmy Nelson, a California protege of Big Joe Turner, was 32 when his "T99 Blues" became a No. 1 R&B single in 1951. He never had another hit, but he continued to record, perform and compose.

Switchin' In The Kitchen; Nobody In Mind; Until The Real Thing Comes Along; I Get The Blues When It Rains; Rebecca; When I Was Young; Don't You Make Me High; Time After Time; Pennies From Heaven; Here ...

Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American singer from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never ...

Big Joe Turner was a blues shouter from Kansas City, Mo., who stood at 6-foot 2, weighed 300 pounds and was fundamental to the development of rock 'n' roll. He was the first to record Shake, Rattle ...