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Dale Turner is an American

United States

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Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, rock music

Rock music

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ian, and multi-instrumentalist

Multi-instrumentalist

A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...

/record producer

Record producer

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, noted for his sophisticated songcraft, quirky vocal arrangements, and adventurous guitar work. Queen

Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

-meets-Mr. Bungle

Mr. Bungle

Mr. Bungle was an experimental band from Northern California. The band was formed in 1985 while the members were still in high school and was named after a children's educational film. Mr. Bungle released four demo tapes in the mid to late 1980s before being signed to Warner Bros. Records and...

-meets-Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

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-like melodic rock, with somewhat psychedelic

Psychedelic

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musical leanings.

Regarded as a musical "Renaissance man" and "mad scientist" for his versatility as a self-recordist in the studio environment, Turner's overall artistic vision has been likened to Jon Brion

Jon Brion

Jon Brion is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer.-Early life:...

, Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...

, Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley

Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...

, and the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson

Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...

. Turner is the lone musician featured on all of his albums.

Awards and achievements

In November 2010, Dale Turner's Mannerisms Magnified CD made Guitar Player
Guitar Player
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magazine's list of "Top Three Picks" by Matt Blackett, who praised the album for its "Smart pop tunes that are crammed with interesting guitar parts and tones," comparing it to "what the Beach Boys might do if they were on an acid trip that was on the verge of getting out of control. Yeah!"

On 11 July 2011, Dale Turner's Mannerisms Magnified album achieved #1 Top-Rated Album status on Amazon.com

Amazon.com

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in four categories:

No.1 Top Rated in MP3 Albums > Rock (Singer-Songwriter
Singer-songwriter
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s)
No.1 Top Rated in MP3 Albums > Alternative Rock (Singer-Songwriter
Singer-songwriter
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s)
No.1 Top Rated in MP3 Albums > Alternative Rock (Indie & Lo-Fi)
No.1 Top Rated in MP3 Albums > Rock (Progressive
Progressive
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)

A regular "acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitar

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" content contributor to Guitar World

Guitar World

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magazine, and featured video performer, Turner was one of the first musicians/guitarists to be featured in Guitar World

Guitar World

magazine's "Lick of the Day" App. for iPhone

IPhone

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.

In 2006, Turner's guitar/vocal-only rendition of Queen

Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

's "Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera...

" was selected as one of the "Top Cover Song Recordings" at the Just Plain Folks Music Awards.

Radio

Dale Turner's’s first American

United States

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radio appearance was on "Appalachian Trail," Steve Sedberry's "Vaguely Folk Music" show on WUWG Radio 90.7 FM, broadcast 24 August 2004; Sedberry played Turner's cover versions of Queen

Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

's "Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera...

" and Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson

Harry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...

's "Coconut (song)

Coconut (song)

"Coconut" is a song written and first recorded by Harry Nilsson.-Original version:The third single from his 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson, it reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and it features three distinct characters , all sung in different voices by Nilsson...

."

In addition to terrestrial radio, Turner's music also appears on Pandora Radio.

LPs

Interpretations (2004)

"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"God Only Knows"
"Blackbird"
"Sweet Baby James"
"Hallelujah"
"She's Always a Woman"
"Leader of the Band"
"Sister Golden Hair"
"Castles Made of Sand"
"Coconut"

Mannerisms Magnified (2010)

"Brian on the Brain"
"Bad Seed"
"Sooner or Later You'll Hate Her"
"She-Hab"
"Hiding Place"
"Taken"
"Morality Rule"
"Five Things"
"Saboteur"
"Civil Lies"
"Exit Wound"
"Solace Song"

External links

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