Big Joe Turner - Boss of the Blues 1939-1947

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Album Details

Title: Boss of the Blues 1939-1947
Artist: Big Joe Turner
Release Date: 6/9/1998
Re-Released On: 1/17/2000
Label: EPM
Duration: 55:46
Album Type(s): Greatest Hits
UPCs: 723723306722, 3540131591123
Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Styles: Early R&B, Rock & Roll, Urban Blues, Swing, Jump Blues
Moods: Boisterous, Joyous, Amiable/Good-Natured, Freewheeling, Party/Celebratory, Passionate, Fun, Sophisticated, Happy, Cheerful, Earthy, Exuberant, Rollicking
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2000	CD	EPM	159112
1998	CD	EPM	159112

Other Editions

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Track Listings

Lovin' Mama Blues
How Long, How Long Blues
Joe Turner Blues
Rainy Day Blues
Wee Baby Blues
Somebody's Got to Go
It's the Same Old Story
Rebecca
Miss Brown Blues
Ooh Wee Baby Blues
Morning Glory
Low Down Dog
Back Breaking Blues
Empty Pocket Blues
Rocks in My Bed
Last Goodbye Blues
Whistle Stop Blues
Hollywood Bed
Howlin' Winds
Kansas City Blues

Credits

Name	Credits
Abe Bolar	Bass
Albert Ammons	Piano
Art Tatum	Performer, Piano
Barney Kessel	Guitar
Benny Carter	Clarinet, Trumpet
Benny Morton	Trombone
Big Joe Turner	Vocals
Bill Coleman	Trumpet
Billy Taylor, Sr.	Bass
Buster Smith	Sax (Alto)
Charles Grey	Trumpet
Coleman Hawkins	Sax (Tenor)
Dallas Bartley	Bass
Danny Polo	Clarinet
Don Lamond	Drums
Eddie Dougherty	Drums
Edmond Hall	Clarinet
Ellsworth Liggett	Piano
Ernest Ashley	Guitar
Frank Clarke	Bass
George Wettling	Drums
Georgie Auld	Sax (Tenor)
Harry Babasin	Bass
Hot Lips Page	Trumpet
Ike Perkins	Guitar
Jack McVea	Sax (Tenor)
Jacques Morgantini	Liner Notes, Selection
James Adams	Drums
Jean Buzelin	Design, Cover Design
Joe Sullivan	Piano
Joe Thomas	Trumpet
John Collins	Guitar
Joyce Waterhouse	Translation, Liner Note Adaptation
Lawrence Lucie	Guitar
Leonard Ware	Guitar
Otis Finch	Sax (Tenor)
Pee Wee Crayton	Guitar
Pete Johnson	Piano
Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys	Performer
Red Saunders	Drums
Riley Hampton	Sax (Alto)
Robert Moore	Bass
Sammy Price	Piano
Sammy Yates	Trumpet
Sonny White	Piano
Tab Smith	Sax (Alto)
Ulysses Livingston	Guitar
Varsity Seven	?, Performer
Willie "The Lion" Smith	Piano
Wilson Myers	Bass
Yank Porter	Drums