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The Boss of the Blues is a 1956 album, by the American blues shouter Big Joe Turner. Originally released on the Atlantic label, the album has been reissued many times on cassette and CD by Atlantic, Rhino and Collectables.

History

From the 1920s through the 1930s, Turner and boogie-woogie pianist Pete Johnson enjoyed a successful and highly influential collaboration that, following their appearance at Carnegie Hall on December 23, 1938, helped launch a craze for boogie-woogie in the United States.^[1]^[2] After the pair separated, Turner continued to experience cross-genre musical success, establishing himself as one of the founders of rock and roll with such smash hits as "Shake, Rattle and Roll", but he did not turn his back on his roots.^[2] The Boss of the Blues marks one of the last reunions Turner would have with Johnson,^[3] as, supported by a number of swing's best performers,^[3] they re-created a number of the classic tracks that had helped lay the groundwork for rhythm and blues.^[1]

Track listing

Except where otherwise indicated, all tracks composed by Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner.

"Cherry Red" – 3:21
"Roll 'Em Pete" – 3:41
"I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 4:16
"Low Down Dog" (Turner) – 3:38
"Wee Baby Blues" – 7:15
"You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)" (Walter Donaldson) – 4:10
"How Long Blues" (traditional) – 5:43
"Morning Glories" (traditional) – 3:39
"St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 4:17
"Piney Brown Blues" – 4:49

Personnel

Performance

Lawrence Brown – trombone
Pete Brown – alto saxophone
Freddie Green – guitar
Pete Johnson – piano
Cliff Leeman – drums
Joe Newman – trumpet
Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
Walter Page – double bass
Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
Big Joe Turner – vocals
Frank Wess – tenor saxophone

Production

Whitney Balliett – liner notes
Bob Defrin – art direction, design
Nesuhi Ertegun – producer, supervisor
Len Frank – engineer
Marvin Israel – artwork
Curtice Taylor – hand coloring
Jerry Wexler – producer, supervisor
Ernie Wilkins – arranger

References

^ ^a ^b McGee, David. Big Joe Turner Rolling Stone. Reproduced from The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Accessed October 22 2007.
^ ^a ^b Big Joe Turner at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Boss of the Blues at AllMusic

[rs-1] McGee, David. Big Joe Turner Rolling Stone. Reproduced from The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Accessed October 22 2007.

[amg1-2] Big Joe Turner at AllMusic

[amg-3] Boss of the Blues at AllMusic

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 | Producer    = [[Nesuhi Ertegun]], [[Jerry Wexler]]
 | Reviews     = [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9fpxqualdje~T0 link]
-| Last album  = ''[[ Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz]]''<br />(1953)
+| Last album  = ''[[Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz]]''<br/>(1953)
-| This album  = ''The Boss of the Blues''<br />(1956)
+| This album  = ''The Boss of the Blues''<br/>(1956)
-| Next album  = ''[[Big Joe Rides Again]]''<br />(1959)
+| Next album  = ''[[Big Joe Rides Again]]''<br/>(1959)
 }}
-'''''The Boss of the Blues''''' is a 1956 album by [[United States|American]] [[blues]] [[Blues shouter|shouter]] [[Big Joe Turner]]. Originally released on the [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] label, the album has been reissued many times on cassette and CD by Atlantic, [[Rhino Records]] and [[Collectables Records|Collectables]].
+'''''The Boss of the Blues''''' is a 1956 [[album]], by the [[United States|American]] [[blues]] [[Blues shouter|shouter]] [[Big Joe Turner]]. Originally released on the [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] [[record label|label]], the album has been reissued many times on [[Compact Cassette|cassette]] and [[Compact Disc|CD]] by Atlantic, [[Rhino Records|Rhino]] and [[Collectables Records|Collectables]].
 ==History==
-From the 1920s through the 1930s, [[Big Joe Turner]] and [[boogie-woogie]] [[piano|pianist]] [[Pete Johnson]] enjoyed a successful and highly influential collaboration that, following their appearance  at [[Carnegie Hall]] on [[December 23]] [[1938]], helped launch a craze for boogie-woogie in the [[United states]].<ref name="rs">McGee, David. [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bigjoeturner/biography Big Joe Turner] ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Reproduced from [[Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide#Fourth_edition|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]. Accessed [[October 22]] [[2007]].</ref><ref name="amg1">{{allmusicguide |id=11:kiftxq95ldae~T1|label=Big Joe Turner}}</ref> After the pair separated, Turner continued to experience cross-genre musical success, establishing himself as one of the founders of [[rock and roll]] with such smash hits as "[[Shake, Rattle and Roll]]", but he did not turn his back on his roots.<ref name="amg1"/> ''The Boss of the Blues'' marks one of the last reunions Turner would have with Johnson,<ref name="amg">{{allmusicguide |id=10:d9fpxqualdje |label=Boss of the Blues}}</ref> as, supported by a number of [[swing music|swing's]] best performers,<ref name="amg"/> they re-created a number of the classic tracks that had helped lay the groundwork for [[rhythm and blues]].<ref name="rs"/>
+From the 1920s through the 1930s, Turner and [[boogie-woogie]] [[piano|pianist]] [[Pete Johnson]] enjoyed a successful and highly influential collaboration that, following their appearance  at [[Carnegie Hall]] on December 23, 1938, helped launch a craze for boogie-woogie in the [[United States]].<ref name="rs">McGee, David. [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bigjoeturner/biography Big Joe Turner] ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Reproduced from [[Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide#Fourth_edition|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]. Accessed [[October 22]] [[2007]].</ref><ref name="amg1">{{allmusicguide |id=11:kiftxq95ldae~T1|label=Big Joe Turner}}</ref> After the pair separated, Turner continued to experience cross-genre musical success, establishing himself as one of the founders of [[rock and roll]] with such smash hits as "[[Shake, Rattle and Roll]]", but he did not turn his back on his roots.<ref name="amg1"/> ''The Boss of the Blues'' marks one of the last reunions Turner would have with Johnson,<ref name="amg">{{allmusicguide |id=10:d9fpxqualdje |label=Boss of the Blues}}</ref> as, supported by a number of [[swing music|swing's]] best performers,<ref name="amg"/> they re-created a number of the classic tracks that had helped lay the groundwork for [[rhythm and blues]].<ref name="rs"/>
 ==Track listing==
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 #"Wee Baby Blues" &ndash; 7:15
 #"You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)" ([[Walter Donaldson]]) &ndash; 4:10
-#"How Long Blues" ([[Traditional music|traditional]]) &ndash; 5:43
+#"[[How Long, How Long Blues|How Long Blues]]" ([[Traditional music|traditional]]) &ndash; 5:43
 #"Morning Glories" (traditional) &ndash; 3:39
-#"[[St. Louis Blues (song)|St. Louis Blues]]" ([[W.C. Handy]]) &ndash; 4:17
+#"[[St. Louis Blues (song)|St. Louis Blues]]" ([[W. C. Handy]]) &ndash; 4:17
 #"Piney Brown Blues" &ndash; 4:49
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 *Whitney Balliett &ndash; [[liner notes]]
 *Bob Defrin &ndash; [[Art director|art direction]], [[Graphic design|design]]
-*[[Nesuhi Ertegun]] &ndash; [[Record producer|producer]], Supervisor
+*[[Nesuhi Ertegun]] &ndash; [[Record producer|producer]], supervisor
-*Len Frank &ndash; [[engineer]]
+*Len Frank &ndash; [[audio engineering|engineer]]
 *Marvin Israel &ndash; artwork
 *Curtice Taylor &ndash; hand coloring