Big Joe Turner

Summary

Big Joe Turner is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kansas City^[2]. He was born on May 18, 1911^[3]. He passed away in Inglewood^[4]. He died on November 24, 1985^[5]. He worked as a songwriter^[6], jazz musician^[7], blues shouter^[8], and recording artist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month, #7,013 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Kansas City^[2], Big Joe Turner…
• Big Joe Turner passed away in Inglewood^[4].
• Big Joe Turner was born on May 18, 1911^[3].
• Big Joe Turner died on November 24, 1985^[5].
• Big Joe Turner held citizenship in United States^[11].
• English was Big Joe Turner's native language^[12].
• Big Joe Turner is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].
• Big Joe Turner worked as a songwriter^[6].
• Big Joe Turner worked as a jazz musician^[7].
• Big Joe Turner's professions included blues shouter^[8].
• Big Joe Turner's professions included recording artist^[9].
• Big Joe Turner received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[14].
• Big Joe Turner received the Kansas Music Hall of Fame^[15].
• Big Joe Turner was a member of Joe Turner and his Blues Kings^[16].
• Big Joe Turner is recorded as male^[17].
• Big Joe Turner's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Big Joe Turner's genre is jump blues^[19].
• Big Joe Turner's genre is blues^[20].
• Big Joe Turner's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[21].
• Big Joe Turner's discography is recorded as Big Joe Turner discography^[22].
• Big Joe Turner's Commons category is recorded as Big Joe Turner^[23].
• Big Joe Turner's family name is recorded as Turner^[24].
• Big Joe Turner's given name is recorded as Joseph^[25].
• Big Joe Turner's given name is recorded as Vernon^[26].
• Big Joe Turner's pseudonym is recorded as Big Joe Turner^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1911-05-18^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1985-11-24^[31]

• Genre(s): blues, jump blues, r&b, rock and roll^[32]

• Community tags: blues, jump blues, r&b, rock and roll^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: b123ba15-c4a5-4281-8117-2e57f8f02496^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kansas City^[2], Big Joe Turner… he was born on May 18, 1911^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13]. English was his native language^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter^[6], jazz musician^[7], blues shouter^[8], and recording artist^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[14], a music museum^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1983^[37] and Kansas Music Hall of Fame^[15], a hall of fame^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2004^[40].

Death and Burial

Big Joe Turner died on November 24, 1985^[5]. He died in Inglewood^[4].

Why It Matters

Big Joe Turner ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month, #7,013 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Big Joe Turner born?

Big Joe Turner's place of birth was Kansas City^[2].

Where did Big Joe Turner die?

Big Joe Turner passed away in Inglewood^[4].

What did Big Joe Turner do for work?

Big Joe Turner worked as songwriter^[6], jazz musician^[7], blues shouter^[8], and recording artist^[9].

What awards did Big Joe Turner receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[14] and Kansas Music Hall of Fame^[15].