It's about effing, friggin, fucking time for Big Joe Turner. Really, the man is a major reason we listen to the music we do. His mixing of big band, jazz and blues would morph into early R & B, much of which, once covered, became early rock n' roll as we know it. And his boogie woogie style has to be credited in large part to his long time partner, pianist Pete Johnson. If you have any doubts as to who was playing the boogie woogie style piano in popular music earliest, don't bring Jerry Lee Lewis into the conversation. He was in grade school when Johnson was already playing the style that he, along with a few others (namely Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis), helped popularize. Although Turner had a distinctive voice and style, it's unlikely that he would have had the career he did without Johnson.
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Listen:Big Joe Turner - Well Alright mp3 at Probe is Turning-On the People
Big Joe Turner - Honey Hush mp3 at Rockndog
Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle and Roll mp3 at Kiss Atlanta
Big Joe Turner - Flip, Flop and Fly mp3 at 4Shared
Big Joe Turner - Corrina Corrina mp3 at Boogie Woogie Flu
Big Joe Turner - Boogie Woogie Country Girl mp3 at Boogie Woogie Flu
Big Joe Turner - Sun Rising Blues mp3 at Jazzpla.net
Big Joe Turner - Chains of Love mp3 at Probe is Turning-On the People
Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson - Roll 'em Pete mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson - Boogie Woogie Prayer mp3 at 4Shared
Visit:
Big Joe Turner at Wikipedia
Pete Johnson at Wikipedia
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