Joe Turner
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Joe Turner is the name of:
- Big Joe TurnerBig Joe TurnerBig Joe Turner was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." Although he came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and...
(1911–1985), blues singer - Joe Turner (jazz pianist)Joe Turner (jazz pianist)Joe Turner was an American jazz pianist.Turner was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. One of the masters of the stride piano style associated with Harlem, New York City, Turner got his first big musical break in 1928 with his hiring by the Benny Carter Orchestra. He also played with Louis...
(1907–1990), jazz/stride pianist - Joe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
(born 1951), rock musician - Joe Turner (footballer)Joe Turner (footballer)Joseph Turner was a professional footballer who played in the 1902 FA Cup final for Southampton. Southampton were a Southern League club at the time, and their feat was all the more remarkable in that they had already been losing finalists two years earlier...
(1872–1950), English footballer - Joe Turner (ice hockey)Joe Turner (ice hockey)Joe Turner was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 1 game in the National Hockey League. Born in Windsor, Ontario, he played with the Detroit Red Wings....
(1919–1944), Canadian hockey player - Joe Turner (writer)Joe Turner (writer)Andrew Turner is a British script writer working in the fields of radio and television. His credits include the 2006 BBC version of Robin Hood , episodes of Holby City and Casualty....
, British writer - Joe M. TurnerJoe M. TurnerJoe M. Turner is an American magician, mentalist, and professional speaker. Based in Atlanta, he is widely respected as a leader in the field of corporate magic as well as an authority on the process of customizing magic performances, keynotes and seminars for trade shows, product launches, and...
(born 1969), American magician and speaker - A character of unknown origin, portrayed in legend and early blues songs, and in the title of the play Joe Turner's Come and GoneJoe Turner's Come and GoneJoe Turner's Come and Gone is a play by American playwright, August Wilson, the second installment of his decade-by-decade chronicle of the African-American experience, The Pittsburgh Cycle...