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The Very Best of Big Joe Turner, 50 Original Recordings on 2CDs. NOT2CD607.Joseph Vernon "Joe" Turner, Jr. (1911 – 1985), best known as Big Joe Turner, was a blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." While he had his greatest fame during the 1950s with his rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", Turner's career as a performer endured from the 1920s into the 1980s. Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, with the Hall lauding him as "the brawny voiced 'Boss of the Blues".The selections on this set come from various records including...Joe Turner, The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz, Atlantic ‎– 1234 issued 1956Joe Turner, Rock & Roll, Atlantic ‎– 8005 issued 1957Joe Turner, Rockin' The Blues, Atlantic ‎– 8023 issued 1958Joe Turner, Big Joe Is Here, Atlantic ‎– 8033 issued in 1959Joe Turner, Big Joe Rides Again. Atlantic- 1332 issued in 1960The liner note is from Fred Dellar. The attractive packaging includes 3 full size images of Big Joe. The sound transfers are excellent throughout. Running times CD1: 70.50 & CD2: 78.30.