Today is Joe Turner's birthday. He would've been 97.
Brooks Robinson, Bertrand Russell, and yours truly were also born on May 18th. So, in celebration of this cosmic moment - as we say here in Fluville - back to the shellac.
Download:
"Honey Hush" mp3
by Joe Turner, 1953.
with Lee Allen and Fats Domino
available on Joe Turner/Rockin' the Blues
"Crawdad Hole" mp3
by Joe Turner, 1953.
with Lee Allen and Fats Domino
available on Joe Turner/Rockin' the Blues
"Trouble In Mind" mp3
by Joe Turner, 1957.
available on Joe Turner/Rockin' the Blues
"I Need A Girl" mp3
by Joe Turner, 1957.
available on Joe Turner/Rockin' the Blues
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BONUS
two additional Joe Turner tracks re-posted HERE
The best of birthday's, Ted. At least we're still younger than Keef.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. With the same stars as Big Joe rolling like a Big Wheel, you'll have a good day, sir.
ReplyDeleteCrazy -- I picked up a Joe Turner CD yesterday at the kid's school flea market. Had no idea.
ReplyDeleteThe stars are aligned.
Happy b-day.
thank you friends.
ReplyDeleteNice post mate. My son has Autism and there's something about Fifties r'n'b - and especially Atlantic r'n'b - that floats his boat. He plays Big Joe endlessly and it never fails to bring a grin to a weary mush - both his and mine.
ReplyDeleteI've formed a blog - 50 Albums You Don't Own And Should (1959 to 2009). Big Joe's "Rockin' The Blues" on Atlantic is the 1959 choice - a total sweetheart of an album.
Check it out - and again - nice to mention this criminally forgotten giant of music.