Very Best of Big Joe Turner
With a booming voice that shook up the blues scene and inspired the birth of rock 'n' roll, Big Joe Turner cut many of his greatest sides for Atlantic, the very best of which are lovingly collected here. This fine single-disc compilation collects 16 of Big Joe's biggest R&B; singles and album tracks for Atlantic, spanning 1951-1959. Big Joe looms large in musical history, and this Best Of CD is evidence of why he came to be called the Boss of the Blues!