Let's Celebrate Black History Month!: Blues and All that Jazz!
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» Deborah_Jeter - Joe Turner Blues was what some term as a prototype blues song.
Joe Turner Blues was what some term as a prototype bluessong. It is "folk-blues" or "blues" before it was recognized
art. The Joe Turner of the now familiar song was, Joe Turney
who was the brother of Pete Turney, the governor of Tennessee
from 1892-1896. Joe was known in Memphis as a 'long chain man'
who regularly came to the city to lead batches of convicts
to the penitentiary of Nashville. He was thus a figure of
awesome unpopularity. Perhaps, the song will have more meaning
with this background information.
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