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| | Big Joe Turner - Blues Shouter Of The 1930's & 1940's |
 | | One of the leading shout blues interpreters of the 1930s and 1940s, Big Joe Turner—he was six feet, two inches in height, and weighed 300 pounds—would later find a whole new audience as a rock ‘n’ roll trailblazer. |
 | | Taken in its entirety, his career represented a synthesis of most major twentieth century styles, including gospel, blues, swing, rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll. |
 | | By the late 1930s, he had become a highly regarded blues singer though limited to performing in rundown bars and theaters in the Midwest. |
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