Joe Turner - My French Connection (2005)

 

Label: Mystic Records
Genre: Blues, Modern Blues
Year Of Release: 2005
Total Time: 01:13:10

 

Tracklist:

 

01. Some Day 03:11
02. Something Wrong 05:13
03. Beale St Boogie 04:55
04. Made A Move On Me 03:43
05. Lie To Me 05:09
06. My Regrets 07:27
07. This Man Of Mine 05:44
08. Born With The Blues 08:23
09. After Me 05:43
10. I Got You 05:50
11. Chedigny 04:40
12. The Itch 08:44
13. Why Now 04:30

 

Known as "Big" Joe Turner due to his immense size, "My French Connection" is the great new CD from this widely respected and admired exponent of the blues. Joe Turner spent eight happy years as bass player and musical director with BB King before launching his own "Memphis Blues Caravan" in the mid nineties with whom he has toured the World playing nearly all of Europes major festivals. Joe is a talented multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and band leader and not afraid to also lend his vocals to a number of songs on the new CD, where he is joined by the fabulous singing of Ladonna Smith. Joe Turner is a musician much respected by his peers. He is constantly invited onstage by BB King, who will often recall to the audience "that here is one of my best friends and a great bass player". Joe Turner and his Memphis Blues Caravan have twice played with BB King at Londons Albert Hall. "My French Connection" is a personal blues odyssey that is partly an acknowledgement to the years that Joe Turner was based in France at a town called Chedigny where he established their annual blues festival. The CD features a number of Frances top blues session musicians. The CD is also a series of personal recollections of his life and home in Mississippi. All music and lyrics are produced, arranged and written by Joe Turner.

 

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