Juke In The Back #059
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Length: 59:40
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Big Joe Turner Pt. 2
This week, we continue our salute to the great blues shouter, Big Joe Turner with part 2 of 2. The show opens in 1951, with Turner’s first recording session for his new label, Atlantic and continues through to his cross-over pop success in 1956. This is the most successful stretch in Joe Turner’s long recording career. He would score 19 R&B hits during the 1950s and only 1 of them would ever touch the pop top 50. Matt The Cat talks to the late Ahmet Ertegun about signing Turner to Atlantic and James Austin talks to the late Joe Turner about signing with that great label. Joe Turner’s records almost single-handedly invented rock n’ roll, so don’t miss this great tribute to one of America’s true blues treasures.
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Big Joe Turner Pt. 2
This week, we continue our salute to the great blues shouter, Big Joe Turner with part 2 of 2. The show opens in 1951, with Turner’s first recording session for his new label, Atlantic and continues through to his cross-over pop success in 1956. This is the most successful stretch in Joe Turner’s long recording career. He would score 19 R&B hits during the 1950s and only 1 of them would ever touch the pop top 50. Matt The Cat talks to the late Ahmet Ertegun about signing Turner to Atlantic and James Austin talks to the late Joe Turner about signing with that great label. Joe Turner’s records almost single-handedly invented rock n’ roll, so don’t miss this great tribute to one of America’s true blues treasures.
Broadcast History
"Juke In The Back" airs on 18 radio stations nationwide. Please visit www.jukeintheback.org for a complete list of stations.
Transcript
The Juke In The Back
#059
1. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1947
2. Shake, Rattle & Roll – Joe Turner & His Blues Kings – Atlantic 1954
3. MTC Interview With Ahmet Ertegun - 2005
4. Chains Of Love – Joe Turner w/ Van “Piano Man” Walls & His Orch. – Atlantic 1951
5. Chill Is On – Joe Turner w/ Van “Piano Man” Walls & His Orch. – Atlantic 1951
6. Sweet Sixteen – Joe Turner w/ Van “Piano Man” Walls & His Orch. – Atlantic 1952
7. I’ll Never Stop Loving You – Joe Turner w/ Van “Piano Man” Walls & His Orch. 1952
8. Don’t You Cry – Joe Turner W/ Van “Piano Man” Walls & His Orch. – Atlantic 1952
9. Big JT Interview With James Austin – KCSN “Bop Street” 1983
10. Honey Hush – Joe Turner & His Band – Atlantic 1953 - #1, Fall of 53
11. Crawdad Hole – Joe Turner & His Band – Atlantic 1953
12. TV Mama – Joe Turner & His Blues Kings (with Elmore James) – Atlantic 1954
13. GREAT 78:...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:This week, Matt The Cat presents Pt. 2 of his 2 part series on the music and influence of Big Joe Turner.
OUTRO:For more information on the music you heard on today's show, please visit www.jukeintheback.org.
Additional Credits
Thanks to James Austin for permission to use his 1983 interview with Joe Turner.
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