Spotify Release Info

Album Art

Track: Blues in the Night
Artist: Big Joe Turner
Album: Greatest Hits

Deezer Amazon YouTube

Artist Bio

Big Joe Turner Image

Name: Big Joe Turner
Spotify Genres: boogie-woogie, doo-wop, classic blues, blues, rockabilly, roots rock
Followers: 51,534
Popularity:

35/100

Biography

Big Joe Turner (May 18, 1911, Kansas City, MO, USA - November 24, 1985, Inglewood, CA, USA) was an American blues shouter. Turner often collaborated with pianist [a=Pete Johnson]. In addition he worked with the pianists [a=Art Tatum] and [a=Sammy Price] and with various small jazz ensembles. He also appeared with [a=Count Basie Orchestra]. Turner's most known recordings include: "Roll 'Em Pete", "Cherry Red", "Wee Baby Blues", "Chains of Love", "Honey Hush", "Flip, Flop and Fly" and "Midnight Special". He was married to [a=Lou Willie Turner]. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (Performer).

Source: Discogs

Special Offer

Big Joe Turner on Amazon

Check this out

Popular Tracks on Spotify

Discogs Release Info

Release Cover

Release: Joe Turner* With Howard Biggs Orch.* - Blues In The Night / Jump For Joy
Year: 1958
Genres: Funk / Soul, Blues
Styles: Jump Blues

SEE ALSO

No additional relationship information found.

Source: MusicBrainz

LYRICS

My mama done tol' me,
When I was in knee pants,
My mama done tol' me, Son!
A woman'll sweet talk
And give ya the big eye;
But when the sweet talkin's done,
A woman's a two face
A worrisome thing
Who'll leave ya t'sing
The blues in the night

Now the rain's a-fallin',
Hear the train a-callin'
Whoo-ee (my mama done tol' me)
Hear that lonesome whistle
Blowin' `cross the trestle,
Whoo-ee (my mama done tol' me)
A whoo-ee-duh-whoo-ee, ol' clickety clack's
A-echoin' back the blues in the night

The evenin' breeze'll start the trees to cryin'
And the moon'll hide its light
When you get the blues in the night

Take my word, the mockin' bird'll
Sing the saddest kind o' song
He knows things are wrong and he's right

From Natchez to Mobile,
From Memphis to St. Jo,
Wherever the four winds blow,
I been in some big towns,
An' heard me some big talk,
But there is one thing I know
A woman's a two face,
A worrisome thing
Who'll leave ya t'sing the blues in the night.

My mama was right,
There's blues in the night.