Birthdate: May 18, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: November 24, 1985
Big Joe Turner, a prominent American blues shouter, played a pivotal role in the development of rock and roll music. Achieving great fame in the 1950s with hits like “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” his career spanned several decades from the 1920s to the 1980s. Turner’s distinctive voice and energetic performances earned him the title of “the premier blues shouter of the postwar era.” His influence on the music industry was so significant that songwriter Doc Pomus credited him with laying the foundation for rock and roll. Posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, Turner’s lasting impact on the genre is widely recognized.
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