Big Joe Turner - Shoutin' the Blues [Catfish]

Title: Shoutin' the Blues [Catfish] Artist: Big Joe Turner Release Date: 11/14/2000 Label: Catfish Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 643247116525 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

1. How Long, How Long Blues
2. Low Down Dirty Shame
3. Joe Turner Blues
4. Doggin' the Dog
5. Rainy Day Blues
6. Wee Baby Blues
7. Corrine Corrina
8. Nobody in Mind
9. Somebody's Got to Go
10. Ice Man
11. Chewed Up Grass
12. Blues on Central Avenue
13. Blues in the Night
14. Watch That Jive
15. I Got Love for Sale
16. Whistle Stop Blues
17. Trouble Blues
18. Old Piney Brown's Gone
19. Mardi Gras Boogie
20. Rainy Weather Blues
21. Boogie Woogie Baby
22. I Wish I Had a Dollar
23. Fuzzy Wuzzy Honey
24. I Don't Dig It
25. Battle of the Blues, Pts. 1-2
26. [Untitled Track]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2000 CD Catfish 165

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This is an excellent collection of Big Joe Turner's early blues sides from the '40s. Cut before Turner gained widespread fame scoring rock & roll hits for Atlantic, the 26 cuts here were recorded on both coasts while the singer notched up a slew of gigs nationwide. Working for several labels, including RPM, Aladdin, and MGM, Turner waxed immortal versions of such classic r&b and blues sides as "Corrine Corrina," "Nobody in Mind," and the Leroy Carr gem "How Long, How Long Blues." Turner also penned many of the songs here and collaborated with jump blues great Wynonie Harris on the raucous duet "Battle of the Blues." Besides Harris, Turner gets fine help from pianists Willie "The Lion" Smith, Freddie Slack, and his early cohort Pete Johnson. A stellar addition to the Turner Catalog. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Name Credits Big Joe Turner Main Performer Dave Penny Liner Notes Hugh Harwood Artwork