1911 - 1985
Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big Joe Turner has received more than 685,425 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Big Joe Turner is the 968th most popular musician (down from 783rd in 2019), the 4,766th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,948th in 2019) and the 343rd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Big Joe Turner ranks 968 out of 2,662. Before him are Jóhann Jóhannsson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Lennie Tristano, Pharoah Sanders, Art Farmer, and Mantovani. After him are Yuki Kajiura, Tyler, the Creator, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Klaus Doldinger, Sylvester Levay, and Henry Cowell.
1969 - 2018
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 962
1941 - 2012
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 963
1919 - 1978
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 964
1940 - 2022
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 965
1928 - 1999
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 966
1905 - 1980
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 967
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 968
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 969
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 970
1965 - 1995
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 971
1936 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 972
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 973
1897 - 1965
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 974
Among people born in 1911, Big Joe Turner ranks 172. Before him are Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Louis Dumont, Rafael Arnaiz Barón, Broderick Crawford, and Robert Marchand. After him are Lee Falk, Viktor Nekrasov, Willem Johan Kolff, Amir Hamzah, Roy Rogers, and Floyd Council. Among people deceased in 1985, Big Joe Turner ranks 123. Before him are Gale Sondergaard, Sergei Gerasimov, Clarence Nash, Michel Audiard, Sanjeev Kumar, and Helene Engelmann. After him are Ernest Nagel, E. B. White, Alexander Mikulin, Viorica Ursuleac, Penn Nouth, and Henry Hansen.
1911 - 1984
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 166
1911 - 1938
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 167
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 168
1911 - 1938
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 169
1911 - 1986
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 170
1911 - 2021
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 171
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 172
1911 - 1999
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 173
1911 - 1987
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 174
1911 - 2009
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 175
1911 - 1946
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 176
1911 - 1998
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 177
1911 - 1976
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 178
1899 - 1985
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 117
1906 - 1985
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 118
1904 - 1985
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 119
1920 - 1985
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 120
1938 - 1985
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 121
1898 - 1985
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 122
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 123
1901 - 1985
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 124
1899 - 1985
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 125
1895 - 1985
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 126
1894 - 1985
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 127
1906 - 1985
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 128
1902 - 1985
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 129
Among people born in United States, Big Joe Turner ranks 4,766 out of 18,182. Before him are Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Steve Kanaly (1946), Claudette Colvin (1939), Carl Spaatz (1891), Steven Zaillian (1953), and Charles Dillon Perrine (1867). After him are Muse Watson (1948), George Kingsley Zipf (1902), Morris Swadesh (1909), Jerry Hall (1956), Joe Dallesandro (1948), and Elvin Hayes (1945).
1995 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,760
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,761
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,762
1891 - 1974
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,763
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,764
1867 - 1951
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,765
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,766
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,767
1902 - 1950
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,768
1909 - 1967
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 4,769
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 4,770
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 4,771
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 4,772
Among musicians born in United States, Big Joe Turner ranks 343. Before him are Layne Staley (1967), Zakk Wylde (1967), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Lennie Tristano (1919), Pharoah Sanders (1940), and Art Farmer (1928). After him are Tyler, the Creator (1991), Henry Cowell (1897), Johnny Thunders (1952), Travis Barker (1975), Son House (1902), and Larry Carlton (1948).
1967 - 2002
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 337
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 338
1941 - 2012
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 339
1919 - 1978
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 340
1940 - 2022
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 341
1928 - 1999
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 342
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 343
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 344
1897 - 1965
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 345
1952 - 1991
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 346
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 347
1902 - 1988
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 348
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 349