Big Joe Turner: Deep Cuts
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Big Joe Turner was known as a raucous blues singer, but his versatility ran deep. He grew up with Kansas City jazz, and it showed on tracks like “You’re Driving Me Crazy”; his knack for raising the roof rumbled through on “Battle of the Blues” and other rockers. Big Joe’s delivery was brassy and visceral, but he could also tamp things down, summoning unexpected reserves of tenderness or vulnerability.