Time: 51:00
Size: 116.8 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Chicago blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front
[4:05] 1. Big Legged Woman
[5:25] 2. It's Your Move
[6:02] 3. Have You Ever Loved A Woman
[3:49] 4. I'm Tore Down (Feat. Otis Clay & Marva Wright)
[4:50] 5. You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling
[3:32] 6. I'm Ready (Feat. Roosevelt Collier)
[3:38] 7. See See Baby
[3:58] 8. Mojo Boogie (Feat. Carolyn Wonderland)
[4:35] 9. Wee Baby Blues (Feat. Roosevelt Coller & Carolyn Wonderland)
[6:18] 10. Ghetto Woman
[4:42] 11. Same Old Blues
A veteran musician of more than fifty years, Benny Turner has played everywhere from the Chitlin’ Circuit, to Europe, Japan, Australia, and all points in between. Content to be a sideman in support of the many giants he has worked with, in 2010 the time came for Benny to take his rightful place in the spotlight on center stage, to the delight of blues fans worldwide.
Born in Gilmer, Texas, Benny and his older brother, blues legend Freddie King, learned to play guitar from their mother, Ella Mae (King) Turner and her brothers Leon and Leonard King. While Freddie was captivated by the guitar and wanted to be a performer, Benny just enjoyed the music and the opportunities to share it with the older brother he admired and adored. The boys used to race home from school to catch the last few minutes of a radio show called “In the Groove,” where they heard the music of artists such as Louis Jordan, Charles Brown, Hank Williams, and T-Bone Walker.
After the family moved to Chicago in the early 50’s, what began as parallel exposure and experiences for the brothers ultimately diverged as Freddie went in one direction and Benny pursued other opportunities that came his way. While best known today as a bass player, Benny played guitar during many of his gigs in the early years, both locally in Chicago and on the road. A last-minute request to sit in with Freddie’s band to cover for Robert Elem at the Squeeze Club gave Benny his first introduction to playing bass, with some “on-the-job training” at its finest!
In recent years, Benny returned to the studio to produce and record three albums, showcasing his strong and soulful vocals, his signature bass style and his creative songwriting and arrangement skills. In 2014, "Journey," an album of all original work was released in homage to his musical history. Embraced by the soul and blues communities alike, "When She's Gone" was released in February 2016. A collection of 6 original reissues from his first album, "Blue and Not So Blue," (now out of print) and 4 blues standards, "When She's Gone" is a musical feast dedicated to Ella Mae King Turner, the woman who raised two blues legends, the late Freddie King and little brother Benny. The opening track, "I Can't Leave" won an Independent Music Award in the blues song category, and the entire album received strong worldwide airplay and charted on both the Living Blues magazine and Roots Music Report charts.
2016 was a double milestone year for Benny, marking his 60th anniversary as a professional musician, and 40 years since his brother's untimely death. In honor and observance of both events, 2017 is proving to be a banner year of its own. The long-awaited release of his new autobiography "as told to" Bill Dahl, was published in July. A new CD, "My Brother's Blues" is slated for a September 2017 release.
Born in Gilmer, Texas, Benny and his older brother, blues legend Freddie King, learned to play guitar from their mother, Ella Mae (King) Turner and her brothers Leon and Leonard King. While Freddie was captivated by the guitar and wanted to be a performer, Benny just enjoyed the music and the opportunities to share it with the older brother he admired and adored. The boys used to race home from school to catch the last few minutes of a radio show called “In the Groove,” where they heard the music of artists such as Louis Jordan, Charles Brown, Hank Williams, and T-Bone Walker.
After the family moved to Chicago in the early 50’s, what began as parallel exposure and experiences for the brothers ultimately diverged as Freddie went in one direction and Benny pursued other opportunities that came his way. While best known today as a bass player, Benny played guitar during many of his gigs in the early years, both locally in Chicago and on the road. A last-minute request to sit in with Freddie’s band to cover for Robert Elem at the Squeeze Club gave Benny his first introduction to playing bass, with some “on-the-job training” at its finest!
In recent years, Benny returned to the studio to produce and record three albums, showcasing his strong and soulful vocals, his signature bass style and his creative songwriting and arrangement skills. In 2014, "Journey," an album of all original work was released in homage to his musical history. Embraced by the soul and blues communities alike, "When She's Gone" was released in February 2016. A collection of 6 original reissues from his first album, "Blue and Not So Blue," (now out of print) and 4 blues standards, "When She's Gone" is a musical feast dedicated to Ella Mae King Turner, the woman who raised two blues legends, the late Freddie King and little brother Benny. The opening track, "I Can't Leave" won an Independent Music Award in the blues song category, and the entire album received strong worldwide airplay and charted on both the Living Blues magazine and Roots Music Report charts.
2016 was a double milestone year for Benny, marking his 60th anniversary as a professional musician, and 40 years since his brother's untimely death. In honor and observance of both events, 2017 is proving to be a banner year of its own. The long-awaited release of his new autobiography "as told to" Bill Dahl, was published in July. A new CD, "My Brother's Blues" is slated for a September 2017 release.
My Brother's Blues