Which Happened First?

Big Joe Turner

Big Joe Turner
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Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. Turner's greatest fame was due to his rock and roll recordings in the 1950s, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", but his career as a performer endured from the 1920s into the 1980s.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Allan PetterssonSeptember 19, 1911 – June 20, 1980
  2. Big Joe Turner (this page)May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985
  3. Bill MonroeSeptember 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996
  4. Jo JonesOctober 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985
  5. Näcip CihanofJanuary 2, 1911 – June 2, 1988
  6. Władysław SzpilmanDecember 5, 1911 – July 6, 2000

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