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„I Got A Gal"
(Turner)
Recorded:
Chicago, October 30, 1944
Joe Turner (vcl) Pete Johnson (p), Ernest Ashley (g), Dallas Bartley (b)
Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., May 18, 1911 -- November 24, 1985 was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri.
Although he came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", Turner's career as a performer stretched from the 1920s into the 1980s.
Known variously as The Boss of the Blues, and Big Joe Turner (due to his 6'2", 300+ lbs stature), Turner was born in Kansas City and first discovered his love of music through involvement in the church. Turner's father was killed in a train accident when Joe was only four years old.[2] He began singing on street corners for money, leaving school at age fourteen to begin working in Kansas City's club scene, first as a cook, and later as a singing bartender. He eventually became known as The Singing Barman, and worked in such venues as The Kingfish Club and The Sunset, where he and his piano playing partner Pete Johnson became resident performers. The Sunset was managed by Piney Brown. It featured "separate but equal" facilities for white patrons. Turner wrote "Piney Brown Blues" in his honor and sang it throughout his entire career.
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So cool
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FOR SOME REASON i HAVE THIS GUT FEELING THAT CHUCK BERRY GOT SOME OF HIS INFLUENCES FROM BIG JOE.. WATCHA YALL THINK???
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I really got a gal for every day ;)))))))))
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Roots of Rock & Roll.
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Sally zuzazz is from 1946 and has a piano accompaniment by Albert Ammons with Red Saunder's band
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Best blues shouter IMO..
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never be another Joe,he was the best Jump R&B shouter!
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Has anyone got Sally Zuzazz from 1945 by Joe Turner?
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I marvel that Joe could not read, but his memory was so impeccable that he could remomber the songs and if not improvise and still keep the beat.
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OMG, that Pete Johnson could sure tickle the old ivories. Brilliant.
Mounhas 2 years ago 3
If I were in the audience, I'd be snappin' my fingers & sayin' "Go Joe, GO!"
Ellie2847 1 year ago 2