Joe Turner was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him. Although he came to his greatest fame in the 1950s with his pioneering rock and roll recordings, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", Turner"s career as a performer stretched from the 1920s into the 1980s. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson: Alto saxophonist, VocalistBorn: December 18, 1917, Houston, Texas Died: July 2, 1988, Los Angeles, CaliforniaStarted out in Milton Larkins"s orchestra, playing with Arnett Cobb and Illinois Jacquet. In 1942 joined Cootie Williams Orchestra. Own bands from 1945 including a young John Coltrane. Recorded as sideman and in own name until a few years before his death.