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    News and Articles on Big Joe Turner



    Long-time drummer records solo CD  Aug 16, 2009
    King s bass player at the time, Big Joe Turner, recommended Emphrey as a drummer. The rest, as they say, is history. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)

    13 of Johnny Mercer’s most memorable songs  Jun 28, 2009
    BLUES IN THE NIGHT, Joe Turner ( Big Joe Turner s Greatest Hits, 1958). Dense with oddity, it sounds like an end-of-session throwaway: modified doo-wop rhythm, proto-Raelettes chorus, even a harmonica somewhere in there, and, of course, Big Joe roaring through the beat - all in two minutes and 21 seconds. (Boston Globe)

    Charles 'Buddy' Montgomery, pianist, part of jazz family  May 25, 2009
    Buddy started out on piano and by 18 was touring with blues singer Big Joe Turner. He later played with trombonist and arranger Slide Hampton. (Boston Globe)




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