Best Of Joe Turner

1. J.T. Blues

2. Things That I Used to Do

3. Corrine, Corrina

4. Juke Joint Blues

5. Too Late, Too Late

6. How Long, How Long Blues

7. Hey Little Girl

8. Every Day I Have the Blues

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Average customer rating: Big Joe Turner best hits Big, Big Joe Big Joe Turner, the premier shouter of early rock & roll Jump blues legend, a cut or two above the greats Fine introduction if a little skimpy

The Very Best of Big Joe Turner Big Joe Turner Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Blues | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker The Best of Ruth Brown The Best of Louis Jordan Clyde McPhatter - Greatest Hits Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings ASIN: B00000346I Release Date: 1998-02-03

Tracks:

1. Chains Of Love
2. Sweet Sixteen
3. Honey Hush
4. TV Mama
5. Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop
6. Shake, Rattle And Roll
7. Well All Right
8. Flip Flop And Fly
9. Hide And Seek
10. Midnight Cannonball
11. The Chicken And The Hawk (Up, Up And Away)
12. Boogie Woogie Country Girl
13. Corrinen Corrina
14. You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)
15. Midnight Special Train
16. Tomorrow Night

Album Description

With a booming voice that shook up the blues scene and inspired the birth of rock 'n' roll, Big Joe Turner cut many of his greatest sides for Atlantic, the very best of which are lovingly collected here. This fine single-disc compilation collects 16 of Big Joe's biggest R&B singles and album tracks for Atlantic, spanning 1951-1959. Big Joe looms large in musical history, and this Best Of CD is evidence of why he came to be called the Boss of the Blues!

Customer Reviews:

Big Joe Turner best hits.......2006-11-10

This CD is in the top 5 of the hundreda that I own.

Big, Big Joe.......2006-01-31

Big Joe Turner for me, is more than just a "blues shouter". Granted, he had been shouting the blues since the late 1930's, about 12-14 years before he recoreded the material heard here. But after a listening of his records it becomes clear that the period chronicalled here (1951-1959) is by far his most essential.

By the late forties, as the liner notes (by Billy Vera) of this superb Rhino collection say, Joe was losing his audience. As the fifties began Joe found himself (in the same boat as Sinatra I might add) moving to a new label, and evolving musically. The first single released from Joe's sessions at the Soul House, Atlantic Records (home to Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, The Drifters and later Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Solomon Burke etc) was Chains Of Love. Chains Of Love (and Sweet Sixteen) being slow, moody, blues masterpieces give this album a brooding opening.

Then however, the mood changes slightly. Honey Hush begins a string of jump blues hits that are often refered to as "proto-rock and roll...an apt term: all tracks through to number 11 were recorded before Elvis's 'Heartbreak Hotel', and really do pepper the early years of the 1950's with the birth of rock 'n' roll. Big Joe's 'Shake, Rattle & Roll' is a fine example. This new style Joe developed throughout the rest of the '50's with the stunning dancefloor hits heard here.

Overall, Joe is an overlooked originator, someone who along with Ray Charles (Mess Around, It Should've Been Me, I Got A Woman etc) started the R&B side of rock 'n' roll, leaving of course, the country side to Elvis Presley, Bill Haley and so on. Joe's music is some of the best made in the golden '50's. A must have for any nostalgia lover, or any lover rock 'n' roll. Joe was rock 'n' rolls first star, and the more people that know it, hear it, love it...the better.

Big Joe Turner, the premier shouter of early rock & roll.......2005-01-09

Big Joe Turner was the premier blues shouter of the postwar era and did everything from boogie-woogie and jump blues to the first wave of rock & roll. Even those who have never heard Turner sing have heard "Shake, Rattle & Roll," which was specifically written for him by Charles Calhoun (Jesse Stone), but you probably heard the sanitized version that was popularized by Bill Haley and the Comets. On "The Very Best of Big Joe Turner" you get to hear the original version, with its big bounce and raunchy lyrics. You will also learn why you should associate the name Big Joe Turner with the idea of screaming rock & roll songs.

With this issue from Rhino Records, part of their series of reissuing classic blues and R&B material from the vaults at Atlantic Records. What Rhino did was take a dozen tracks from Atlantic's "Big Joe Turner's Greatest Hits" and add another four tracks, "TV Mama" and "Midnight Cannonball," both of which were written by Turner, and "You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)" and "Tomorrow Night." The common denominator on those tracks is that they are more rock & roll than R&B, which is just fine with me. The choice tracks are the rocker "Honey Hush," the aforementioned original version of "Shake, Rattle & Roll," "Flip, Flop and Fly" (which supposedly has leftover verses from "Shake, Rattle & Roll"), "The Chicken and the Hawk (Up, Up and Away)" and "Corrine Corrina," which has been done by everybody from Red Nichols to Dean Martin. But then you will discover that the more you know about the early days of rock & roll the more you will realize you have heard covers of some of these songs by the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.

Also, because this is Rhino, we are once again talking excellent liner notes, compiled this time around by Billy Vera. The only complaint is that the cover picture of Big Joe Turner is actually the smallest picture of the singer I have seen to date. Irony abounds. The only reason not to give this album five stars is because there are Big Joe Turner collections that have more than 16 tracks on them, but I really like the selection here because my primary interest is in rockabilly and the early days of rock & roll more than the blues and R&B you get with some of the other collections, which are five star albums in their own rights. Most of these songs were produced by Atlantic's Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler, which explains why there is a definitive sound here. If you check out the 1956 film "Shake, Rattle & Rock" you can catch Turner lip-synching a couple of his hits, along with Fats Domino and the music of Frédéric Chopin.

Jump blues legend, a cut or two above the greats.......2004-06-26

Big Joe Tuner was as hep as heck! This dude was singing back in the early 40's when the bozos he was competing with on the rock charts in the late 50's were born! Turner is a cut above(or 10 cuts above) the rock competitors, who were influenced by him anyway(most of them listened to Turner on the radio as kids). Turner was mature and knowing in his songs and rocks hard on tunes like Flip, Flop & Fly, and gives Haley a run for his money of Shake, Rattle & Roll. A blues shouther heavily influenced by r&b, who pioneered rock'n'roll. These are Turner's hits and best songs from the 50's like TV Mama and The Chicken & The Hawk. Every cut a gem and full of energy and pep. Turner was timeless, and I'm sure very happy to be so popular this late in his career, or should I say his second career as a rock'n'roller. A great cd of GREAT jump blues.

Fine introduction if a little skimpy.......2004-04-10

For years, Atlantic had a great CD simply called "Greatest Hits," now OOP but easy to find (and still listed on Amazon.com). Rhino has replaced that CD with this one, "The Very Best of Big Joe Turner." Here are the differences:

1. "Oke-She-Monke-She-Pop" on this CD is the original single/45 version, the first time it's ever been used for a CD. "Greatest Hits" uses an earlier, slower version (and makes the mistake of listing the session date and credits of the single/45 version).

2. "Boogie Woogie Country Girl" has an extra 20 seconds at the end (it basically fades out 20 seconds later than the version on the "Greatest Hits" CD). I'm not sure if this is how it's supposed to be, but it's a good thing to have.

3. A complete set of liner notes by Billy Vera. Well-written and informative, the "Greatest Hits" CD had none. Furthermore, songwriting credits have been corrected - real names replace pseudonyms and songs originally credited to Big Joe Turner's wife are now credited to him (he is the actual writer, but for various reasons gave credit to his wife).

4. "Honey Hush" is slower and has a lower pitch (not-quite-half-a-semitone lower) than the "Greatest Hits" CD. This may or may not be correct.

5. Though 9 great tracks from the "Greatest Hits" CD do not appear here in any form or version, you do get 4 very good tracks that don't appear on the "Greatest Hits" CD. Still, that only leaves 16 on this disc with over a half-an-hour to spare. They could have easily squeezed 25 to 28 classic tracks on one CD.

6. There's less tape hiss than the "Greatest Hits" CD possibly from better source tapes, but like many Atlantic R&B CD's mastered by Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot, the sound is even brighter and harder from a treble and upper midrange boost. These recordings were pretty bright to begin with, and now they sound really harsh. The sound is also more bottom heavy and a lot louder than the "Greatest Hits" CD.

So not a bad introduction. If you're not a fan of Joe Turner or early r&b in general but want at least a little Joe Turner to round out your collection, this isn't a bad buy. Still, if you can find the old "Greatest Hits" CD, I'd pick that. It's not perfect, but in the long run, it will be more satisfying.

Average customer rating: Rockin' Big Joe!

The Best of Joe Turner: The Boss of the Blues Joe Turner Manufacturer: Blues Forever ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Goin' to Chicago: The Best of Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie and His Orchestra ASIN: B00080EVMA Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

1. B & O Blues - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
2. Wine-O-Baby Boogie - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
3. Old Piney Brown's Gone - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
4. Baby, Won't You Marry Me - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
5. Radar Blues - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
6. Tell Me Pretty Baby - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
7. Troubles Blues - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
8. Christmas Date Boogie - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
9. Johnson and Turner Blues - Pete Johnson, , Joe Turner
10. S.K. Blues, Pt. 1 - Pete Johnson, , Joe Turner
11. S.K. Blues, Pt. 2 - Pete Johnson, , Joe Turner
12. Watch That Jive - Pete Johnson, , Joe Turner
13. Wee Baby Blues - Art Tatum
14. Last Goodbye Blues - Art Tatum
15. Lucille - Art Tatum
16. Rock Me, Mama - Art Tatum
17. Corrine, Corrina - Art Tatum
18. Lonesome Graveyard - Art Tatum

Customer Reviews:

Rockin' Big Joe!.......2007-05-20

Big Joe was at his peak in the 40's and these recordings are fine examples of his style. The first tracks were recorded in the late 40's with Pete Johnson's band and they absolutely rock. Pounding boogie piano and riffing saxaphones set up a great background for Joes blues shouting. The other songs feature the great Art Tatum on piano and were recorded in the early 40's. All of it's pure Big Joe and a wonderful value for your money.

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The Best of Joe Turner Big Joe Turner Manufacturer: Pablo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music West Coast Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Stride Piano | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Boogie-Woogie | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000XLY Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. J.T. Blues
2. Things That I Used To Do
3. Corrine, Corrina
4. Juke Joint Blues
5. Too Late, Too Late
6. How Long, How Long Blues
7. Hey Little Girl
8. Everyday I Have The Blues
9. Bossa Bags - Milt Jackson And Big Brass

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Guitar Rock (1990 Time-Life Music 2 CD Set) Lynyrd Skynyrd , Rod Stewart with The Faces , Eric Clapton , Bachman-Turner Overdrive , The Allman Brothers Band , Stephen Stills , Brownsville Station , Grand Funk Railroad , The Jimi Hendrix Experience , and Rick Derringer Manufacturer: Time Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000S2Y40W

Product Description

Very rare first "Guitar Rock" release from Time-Life Music in 1990 titled "Guitar Rock". 2 CD set with 38 songs. Track list: CD ONE: Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Experience/Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company/Bang a Gong (Get It On) - T.Rex/You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive/All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople/You Really Got Me - Kinks/The Bitch Is Back - Elton John/China Grove - Doobie Brothers/We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad/I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton/Hot Blooded - Foreigner/Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer/Maggie May - Rod Stewart/Mississippi Queen - Mountain/Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd/I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four/Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers Band/Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton/Layla - Derek & Dominoes CD TWO: I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band) - Moody Blues/(I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart & Faces/Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple/After Midnight - Eric Clapton/Radar Love - Golden Earring/Smokin' in the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station/I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window - Joe Cocker/Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills/Whipping Post - Allman Brothers Band/American Woman - Guess Who/Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream/On the Road Again - Canned Heat/All Right Now - Free/Heart Full Of Soul - Yardbirds/Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive/Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh/Funk No. 49 - James Gang/Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

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The Best of Joe Turner: The Boss of the Blues Joe Turner Manufacturer: Blues Forever ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005UVTR Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

1. B & O Blues - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
2. Wine-O-Baby Boogie - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
3. Old Piney Brown's Gone - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
4. Baby, Won't You Marry Me - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
5. Radar Blues - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
6. Tell Me Pretty Baby - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
7. Troubles Blues - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
8. Christmas Date Boogie - Pete Johnson Orchestra, , Joe Turner
9. Johnson and Turner Blues - Pete Johnson, , Joe Turner
10. S.K. Blues, Pt. 1 - Pete Johnson, , Joe Turner
11. S.K. Blues, Pt. 2 - Pete Johnson, , Joe Turner
12. Watch That Jive - Pete Johnson, , Joe Turner
13. Wee Baby Blues - Art Tatum
14. Last Goodbye Blues - Art Tatum
15. Lucille - Art Tatum
16. Rock Me, Mama - Art Tatum
17. Corrine, Corrina - Art Tatum
18. Lonesome Graveyard - Art Tatum

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Best of Blues B.B. King, Memphis Slim, Buddy Guy, Joe Turner, Lightnin' Hopkins, etc. Vrious ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MC0B5A

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4 CD box set

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Johnny Otis Presents the Best of Rhythm & Blues - Volume 4 Louis Jordan , Johnny Otis , Big Joe Turner , Gatemouth Moore , Joe Liggins , Charles Brown , Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson , Pee Wee Crayton , Richard Berry , and Amos Milburn Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000B7S2NY

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Johnny Otis Presents the Best of Rhythm & Blues - Volume 4// 1. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan 2. Harlem Nocturne - Johnny Otis 3. Honey Hush - Big Joe Turner 4. I Ain't Mad at You, Pretty Baby - Gatemouth Moore 5. Honeydripper, Pt. 2 - Joe Liggins 6. Merry Christmas, Baby - Charles Brown 7. Kidney Stew Blues - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 8. Blues in the Ghetto - Pee Wee Crayton 9. Doin' It - Richard Berry 10. One Hour Past Midnight - Amos Milburn

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The Best of Blues Jubilees Dinah Washington , Joe Turner , and Jimmy Witherspoon Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000J7W5 Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

1. Cool Kind Papa - Dinah Washington
2. It Isn't Fair - Dinah Washington
3. Baby, Get Lost - Dinah Washington
4. I Wanna Be Loved - Dinah Washington
5. Fast Movin' Mama - Dinah Washington
6. Ain't Nobody's Business - Jimmy Witherspoon
7. No Rollin' Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon
8. Big Fine Girl - Jimmy Witherspoon
9. New Orleans Woman - Jimmy Witherspoon
10. I Gotta Gal - Jimmy Witherspoon
11. Million Dollar Secret - Helen Hunes
12. E Baba Le Ba - Helen Hunes
13. I'm Gonna Let Him Ride - Helen Hunes
14. If I Could Be WIth You - Helen Hunes
15. Flip, Flop And Fly - Joe Turner
16. Three O'Clock In The Morning - Joe Turner
17. Up, Up And Away - Joe Turner
18. Blues - Joe Turner

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Cool Rock Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes , Thompson Twins , Christopher Cross , Ashford & Simpson , REO Speedwagon , Marty Balin , Vangelis , Little River Band , Cutting Crew , and Mr. Mister Manufacturer: Mystic Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000MZW3VC

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Mystic Music presents COOL ROCK. 2 CD set released in 1995 with some of the best hits from the 80's. AS SEEN ON T.V. Disc 1 1. UP HERE YOU BELONG JOE CROCKER&JENNIFER WAMES 2. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME NAKED EYES 3. LEAN ON ME CLUB NOUVEAU 4. HOLD ME NOW THOMPSON TWINS 5. DON'T FORGET ME (WHEN I'M GONE) GLASS TIGER 6. LOVE T.K.O. TEDDY PENDERGRASS 7. JOANNA KOOL&THE GANG 8. THINK OF LAURA CHRISTOPHER CROSS 9. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW TIFFANY 10. BELIEVE IT OR NOT JOEY SCARBURY 11. IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE ROXETTE 12. TIME(CLOCK OF THE HEART) CULTURE CLUB 13. SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER THE MOTELS 14. SHE'S A BEAUTY THE TUBES 15. SOLID ASHFORD & SIMPSON 16. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO SERGIO MENDES 17. HOLD ON WILSON PHILIPS 18. BIGGEST PART OF ME AMBROSIA DISC 2 1. AFRICA TOTO 2. CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING REO SPEEDWAGON 3. LADY IN RED CHRIS DEBURGH 4. PRIVATE DANCER TINA TURNER 5. (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS CUTTING CREW 6. MISSING YOU JOHN WAITE 7. COOL CHANGE LITTLE RIVER BAND 8. NEVER SURRENDER COREY HART 9. CALL ME BLONDIE 10. TRUE SPANDAU BALLET 11. ATLANTA LADY (SOMETHING ABOUT YOU) MARTY BALIN 12. BROKEN WINGS MR. MISTER 13. CHARIOTS OF FIRE VANGELIS 14. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU DAN HARTMAN 15. LOVE WILL LEAD YOU BACK TAYLOR DAYNE 16. BABY, COME TO ME JAMES INGRAM&PATTI AUSTIN 17. LET'S STAY TOGETHER AL GREEN

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The Time-Life History of Rock 'N' Roll: Classics 1954-1956 Elvis Presley , Shirley and Lee , Hank Ballard and the Midnighters , Bill Doggett , Bill Haley and His Comets , Mickey and Sylvia , LaVern Baker , The El Dorados , Joe Turner , and The Chords Manufacturer: Time Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000S2YBH8

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The Time-Life History of Rock 'N' Roll - Rock `N' Roll Classics 1954-1956 - Various Artists [1993] 21 songs. Song list: Good Rockin' Tonight - Elvis Presley/Long Tall Sally - Little Richard/Sh-Boom - Chords/Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley/Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard & Midnighters/Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & Teenagers/Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry/Speedoo - Cadillacs/Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins/Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino/Only You - Platters/Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & Comets/Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee/Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley/Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia/Tweedlee Dee - Lavern Baker/Shake Rattle & Roll - Joe Turner/At My Front Door - El Dorados/Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent/Honky Tonk, Part 2 - Bill Doggett/Oh What A Nite - Dells (1956 version)

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