Artist
Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner appears once in our Rhythm and Blues list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Rhythm and Blues
- Year
- 1954
- Highest placing
- No. 5 in Rhythm and Blues
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Shake, Rattle and Roll
1954 · Atlantic
Ranked No. 5 in Rhythm and Blues
The original, before the lyric was laundered for white radio. Turner's version swings where the cover marches, which is the difference the whole decade turned on.