Joe Lynn Turner
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Joe Lynn Turner is an American rock
singer, known for his works with Rainbow
, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple
. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects. He played the accordion as a child, grew up with an appreciation for classic R&B and became an accomplished guitarist in his early teens.
, Free
, Queen
, and Deep Purple
. In 1976, Turner enjoyed his first taste of national success with Fandango
, a band described as an eclectic mix of R&B, pop, country, jazz and melodic rock. He sang and played guitar on all of the band's four albums. Fandango toured with numerous artists including The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band
, The Beach Boys
and Billy Joel
.
After Fandango split, He received a phone call from guitarist Ritchie Blackmore
. This resulted in an audition and Blackmore was so impressed that he immediately enlisted Joe in Rainbow
. Rainbow, while popular in Europe and Japan, had not reached the same level of success in the US before Turner joined. With his contributions (largely considered more rock oriented), the group was catapulted to a new level of American success. Several tracks from albums with Turner reached the Top 20 on rock radio charts in the early- to mid-80's. "Stone Cold" became Rainbow's first Top 40 hit and the band's videos were played on heavy rotation on MTV
. Turner recorded three studio albums with Rainbow: Difficult to Cure
, Straight Between the Eyes
, and Bent Out of Shape
, which featured the single "Street of Dreams
". Rainbow disbanded in 1984, and Blackmore rejoined Deep Purple.
In 1985, after the break-up of Rainbow, Turner released a solo album, Rescue You
, produced by Roy Thomas Baker, known for his work with Queen and The Cars. He co-wrote most of the songs with keyboardist Al Greenwood
(Foreigner
). The first single, "Endlessly," received extensive airplay on radio and MTV. Tours with Night Ranger
and Pat Benatar
and an acting role in the movie Blue Deville followed.
In 1987 Turner also supplied backing vocals to the Michael Bolton
album The Hunger. He appeared on the tracks 'Hot Love' and 'Gina'.
In 1988
, he joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and recorded the greatly successful album Odyssey (1988). The brief tour that followed the release of the album included a concert in Leningrad which was recorded and then released as Trial by Fire (1989). In 1989 he left the band to join Deep Purple
by replacing Ian Gillan
, making him their fourth singer. Turner recorded just one album, Slaves & Masters
(1990). The album's sound was different from the traditional Purple sound and core Purple fans were unhappy. The album peaked at #87 on the Billboard Charts
, and a relatively successful tour followed in 1991. But Turner left the band during the recording sessions of the next album in late 1992.
Turner has been working mainly on his prolific solo career since mid-1990 and has worked with the Finnish
rock band Brazen Abbot
by Bulgarian
guitarist Nikolo Kotzev
and with Glenn Hughes under the "Hughes Turner Project
" name. Turner also participated in Nikolo Kotzev's rock opera Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus
. He has also put out 3 albums under the band name Mother's Army featuring Jeff Watson
, Bob Daisley
and Carmine Appice
. In 2005 Turner has performed on the Russian studio project Michael Men Project
's album Made in Moscow
, along with his colleague Glenn Hughes. In 2006 he took on very successful studio project Sunstorm
with bassist Dennis Ward of German rock band Pink Cream 69
. Turner was a guest in the Voices of Classic Rock
shows. Turner also appeared as a headliner with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson
on the Classic Rock Cares charity tour which was organized by long time friend Steve Luongo
who was the drummer/producer of The John Entwistle Band.
In 2008 he has formed Over the Rainbow
, a tribute band composed of former Rainbow
musicians, Paul Morris-Keyboardist/94-97, and Ritchie Blackmore
's son Jürgen R. Blackmore on guitar.
He is currently a member of the touring band "Big Noize" featuring alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo
, bassist Phil Soussan
, and drummer Vinny Appice
.
Turner recently joined Norwegian group "The Jan Holberg Project", will release their new album Sense of Time in 2011.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
singer, known for his works with Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects. He played the accordion as a child, grew up with an appreciation for classic R&B and became an accomplished guitarist in his early teens.
Career
Born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito to an Italian family, in high school, Joe formed Ezra, performing original material and cover songs by such artists as Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, Free
Free (band)
Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums; lead guitarist Paul Kossoff died from a...
, 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...
, and Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
. In 1976, Turner enjoyed his first taste of national success with Fandango
Fandango (US band)
Fandango were an American rock band fronted by vocalist Joe Lynn Turner.The band opened for acts like The Allman Brothers and Chicago. Turner has stated that the band took influences from the Eagles and southern rock. He also claims the group disbanded after their equipment was stolen and that they...
, a band described as an eclectic mix of R&B, pop, country, jazz and melodic rock. He sang and played guitar on all of the band's four albums. Fandango toured with numerous artists including The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band
The Marshall Tucker Band
The Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The band's blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country, and gospel helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s...
, The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
and Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
.
After Fandango split, He received a phone call from guitarist Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
. This resulted in an audition and Blackmore was so impressed that he immediately enlisted Joe in Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
. Rainbow, while popular in Europe and Japan, had not reached the same level of success in the US before Turner joined. With his contributions (largely considered more rock oriented), the group was catapulted to a new level of American success. Several tracks from albums with Turner reached the Top 20 on rock radio charts in the early- to mid-80's. "Stone Cold" became Rainbow's first Top 40 hit and the band's videos were played on heavy rotation on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. Turner recorded three studio albums with Rainbow: Difficult to Cure
Difficult to Cure
Difficult to Cure is the fifth studio album by the British rock band, Rainbow, and was released in 1981. The album marked the further commercialization of the band's sound with Blackmore once describing at the time liking for the rock band, Foreigner....
, Straight Between the Eyes
Straight Between the Eyes
Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by Rainbow, released in 1982. A remastered CD reissue, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release, was released in May 1999....
, and Bent Out of Shape
Bent Out of Shape
Bent Out Of Shape was the seventh studio album released by Rainbow. It was originally released in 1983 as an LP and cassette. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. It was recorded in Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks.A remastered CD reissue was...
, which featured the single "Street of Dreams
Street of Dreams (Rainbow song)
Street of Dreams is a song by the English hard rock band Rainbow. The song was the first single from the bands Bent Out of Shape album, on which the band tried to repeat their previous success with their album Straight Between the Eyes and the single "Stone Cold"...
". Rainbow disbanded in 1984, and Blackmore rejoined Deep Purple.
In 1985, after the break-up of Rainbow, Turner released a solo album, Rescue You
Rescue You
Rescue You is the first solo album of Joe Lynn Turner, formally of Rainbow and Fandango. This album is a collection of AOR and radio friendly pop tracks for the rock heyday of the mid-80's.There was a single and video release of the song, "Endlessly"....
, produced by Roy Thomas Baker, known for his work with Queen and The Cars. He co-wrote most of the songs with keyboardist Al Greenwood
Al Greenwood
Alan Greenwood is an American rock musician who was a founding member and keyboardist of the rock band, Foreigner from 1976 to 1980...
(Foreigner
Foreigner (band)
Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm...
). The first single, "Endlessly," received extensive airplay on radio and MTV. Tours with Night Ranger
Night Ranger
Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide...
and Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
and an acting role in the movie Blue Deville followed.
In 1987 Turner also supplied backing vocals to the Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
album The Hunger. He appeared on the tracks 'Hot Love' and 'Gina'.
In 1988
1988 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
, he joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and recorded the greatly successful album Odyssey (1988). The brief tour that followed the release of the album included a concert in Leningrad which was recorded and then released as Trial by Fire (1989). In 1989 he left the band to join Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
by replacing Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...
, making him their fourth singer. Turner recorded just one album, Slaves & Masters
Slaves & Masters
Slaves and Masters is the thirteenth studio album by Deep Purple, and was released in 1990. This is the band's only album to feature singer Joe Lynn Turner, who joined the previous year .Before hiring Turner, the band had considered singer Jimi Jamison of Survivor, but other obligations made him...
(1990). The album's sound was different from the traditional Purple sound and core Purple fans were unhappy. The album peaked at #87 on the Billboard Charts
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, and a relatively successful tour followed in 1991. But Turner left the band during the recording sessions of the next album in late 1992.
Turner has been working mainly on his prolific solo career since mid-1990 and has worked with the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
rock band Brazen Abbot
Brazen Abbot
Brazen Abbot is a Finnish rock band. Originally a studio project of Bulgarian guitarist, producer and song writer Nikolo Kotzev, who is a Finnish resident, the band has since made several live performances....
by Bulgarian
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
guitarist Nikolo Kotzev
Nikolo Kotzev
Nikolo Kotzev is a Bulgarian guitarist, violinist, song writer and producer, perhaps most famous for his 2001 rock opera Nostradamus and his band Brazen Abbot.- Biography :...
and with Glenn Hughes under the "Hughes Turner Project
Hughes Turner Project
Hughes Turner Project was a musical project formed in the 2001 by bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and guitarist/vocalist Joe Lynn Turner ....
" name. Turner also participated in Nikolo Kotzev's rock opera Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus
Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus
Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus is a rock opera in three acts written by Nikolo Kotzev about the life and times of Nostradamus. It was released in a 2-CD set in 2001; it has not been performed live, although it remains an ambition of Kotzev's to have the rock opera performed on stage...
. He has also put out 3 albums under the band name Mother's Army featuring Jeff Watson
Jeff Watson (guitarist)
Jeff Watson is an American guitarist originally known as one of the founding members and lead guitarist of the band Night Ranger, in which he has played as co-guitarist with guitarist Brad Gillis. He has also released solo albums. In 2007, he left the band to pursue more challenging opportunities...
, Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley
Robert John "Bob" Daisley is an Australian musician, bassist and lyricist who has performed in genres of rock, blues, R&B, hard rock and metal.-Early career:...
and Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...
. In 2005 Turner has performed on the Russian studio project Michael Men Project
Michael Men Project
The Michael Men Project was an album project overseen by professional musician and then Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Mikhail Men . For the project Men acquired the services of veteran rock vocalists Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner...
's album Made in Moscow
Made in Moscow
Made In Moscow is a studio album by the Michael Men Project, a Russian based hard-rock outfit founded by then Deputy Mayor of Moscow Mikhail Men . The album features two guest vocalists in the form of hard-rock veterans Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner...
, along with his colleague Glenn Hughes. In 2006 he took on very successful studio project Sunstorm
Sunstorm (band)
Sunstorm is a hard rock project featuring lead vocalist Joe Lynn Turner , bassist/vocalist Dennis Ward and guitarist Uwe Rietenauer , drummer Chris Schmidt, and keyboardist Jochen Weyer. The album also features artists such as Dann Huff and Jim Peterik as additional songwriters. The first album...
with bassist Dennis Ward of German rock band Pink Cream 69
Pink Cream 69
Pink Cream 69 is a German hard rock band founded in 1987 in Karlsruhe, Germany by Andi Deris, Dennis Ward, Kosta Zafiriou and Alfred Koffler. The band gained their first contract by winning music magazine Metal Hammer 's newcomer competition in Ludwigsburg one year after forming. In 1994, Andi...
. Turner was a guest in the Voices of Classic Rock
Voices of Classic Rock
Voices of Classic Rock is a rock music ensemble featuring singers and musicians from classic rock groups popular in the 1970s and 1980s.Voices of Classic Rock was formed in 1998....
shows. Turner also appeared as a headliner with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson is an English singer and lyricist who has been the lead singer for the rock band AC/DC since 1980. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 along with the other members of the band....
on the Classic Rock Cares charity tour which was organized by long time friend Steve Luongo
Steve Luongo
Steve Luongo is an internationally recognized drummer, producer and songwriter who hails from Westchester, New York. At the age of 6 he announced to family and friends that he knew he would play drums for the rest of his life. Steve has been playing drums, touring the world and making records ever...
who was the drummer/producer of The John Entwistle Band.
In 2008 he has formed Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow (band)
Over the Rainbow is a rock tribute band formed in 2008 by former members of Rainbow. Its members are Joe Lynn Turner , Bobby Rondinelli , Tony Carey and Greg Smith . Playing lead guitar is Rainbow founder Ritchie Blackmore's son, Jürgen Blackmore...
, a tribute band composed of former Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
musicians, Paul Morris-Keyboardist/94-97, and Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
's son Jürgen R. Blackmore on guitar.
He is currently a member of the touring band "Big Noize" featuring alongside guitarist Carlos Cavazo
Carlos Cavazo
Carlos Cavazo is a Mexican-born American guitarist best known as the guitarist for Quiet Riot during their commercial peak. Born July 8, 1957, Cavazo is originally from Mexico City where their first band with his brother Antonio Cavazo was called Speed of Light...
, bassist Phil Soussan
Phil Soussan
Phil Soussan is a bass guitarist, songwriter and producer who has gained notoriety as a member of a host of famed rock and roll bands, including some who have been fronted by such vocalists as Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Vince Neil, Johnny Hallyday and John Waite, as well as a membership in Beggars...
, and drummer Vinny Appice
Vinny Appice
Vincent Samson Appice , also known as Vinny Appice is a rock drummer of American Italian descent and the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice...
.
Turner recently joined Norwegian group "The Jan Holberg Project", will release their new album Sense of Time in 2011.
Solo
- Rescue YouRescue YouRescue You is the first solo album of Joe Lynn Turner, formally of Rainbow and Fandango. This album is a collection of AOR and radio friendly pop tracks for the rock heyday of the mid-80's.There was a single and video release of the song, "Endlessly"....
(1985) - Nothing's ChangedNothing's Changed (album)Nothing's Changed is the second solo studio album by Joe Lynn Turner.-Track listing:# "Promise of Love" – 4:37 # "I Believe" – 4:46 # "Bad Blood" – 5:38...
(1995) - Under CoverUnder Cover (Joe Lynn Turner album)Under Cover is the third solo album of Joe Lynn Turner, released in 1997. It mostly consists of covers of artists that had a great influence on Turner...
(1997, cover album) - Hurry Up And WaitHurry Up And WaitHurry Up And Wait is the 4th solo album by Joe Lynn Turner released in 1998. According to Turner, there were supposed to be two tracks on the album featuring Doogie White, 'Too Much is Not Enough' and 'Freedom Wings', but the latter didn't make the album...
(1998) - Under Cover 2Under Cover 2-Personnel:*Joe Lynn Turner: Lead vocals, Backing vocals on 5,7,10*Tony Bruno: Guitars*Greg Smith: Bass*Paul Morris: Keyboards*Kenny Kramme: Drums*Akira Kajiyama: Guitar on 1,10,11*Jeff Golub: Guitar on 2*Vernon Reid: Guitar on 3...
(1999, cover album) - Waiting For A Girl Like You (1999, EP)
- Holy ManHoly Man (album)Holy Man is the 6th solo album of Joe Lynn Turner released in 2000. 'Freedoms Wings' was an outtake of Hurry Up And Wait and a reworked version was released on this album -Tracklisting:...
(2000) - Challenge Them All (2001, EP)
- Slam (2001)
- JLTJLT-Track listing:# "In Cold Blood" – 4:18 # "Jump Start" – 3:29 # "Dirty Deal" – 4:09 # "Love Don't Live Here" – 5:35 # "Excess" – 5:30...
(2003) - The Usual SuspectsThe Usual Suspects (album)The Usual Suspects is the 9th solo album of Joe Lynn Turner released in Japan in 2005.-Tracklisting:#"Power of Love" - 5:04#"Devil's Door" - 3:29#"Jacknife" - 3:23...
(2005) - Second Hand LifeSecond Hand LifeSecond Hand Life is the tenth solo studio album by Joe Lynn Turner. The album features songs written by artists like Jim Peterik and Martin Briley.-Track listing:# "Your Love Is Life" – 4:39...
(2007) - Live in GermanyLive in Germany (Joe Lynn Turner album)"Live in Germany" is the first live album of rock singer Joe Lynn Turner. It was recorded live at the United Forces Of Rock Festival at the Rock Fabrik in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The main focus of this record is on his Rainbow period, where nine out of thirteen tracks come from...
(2008)
As member of bands and side projects
- FandangoFandango (US band)Fandango were an American rock band fronted by vocalist Joe Lynn Turner.The band opened for acts like The Allman Brothers and Chicago. Turner has stated that the band took influences from the Eagles and southern rock. He also claims the group disbanded after their equipment was stolen and that they...
- Fandango (1977) - Fandango - Last Kiss (1978)
- Fandango - One Night Stand (1979)
- Fandango - Cadillac (1980)
- RainbowRainbow (band)Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
- "Difficult to CureDifficult to CureDifficult to Cure is the fifth studio album by the British rock band, Rainbow, and was released in 1981. The album marked the further commercialization of the band's sound with Blackmore once describing at the time liking for the rock band, Foreigner....
" (1981) - Rainbow - "Straight Between the EyesStraight Between the EyesStraight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by Rainbow, released in 1982. A remastered CD reissue, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release, was released in May 1999....
" (1982) - Rainbow - "Bent Out of ShapeBent Out of ShapeBent Out Of Shape was the seventh studio album released by Rainbow. It was originally released in 1983 as an LP and cassette. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. It was recorded in Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks.A remastered CD reissue was...
" (1983) - Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising ForceYngwie J. MalmsteenYngwie Johann Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Malmsteen became known for his neo-classical playing approach in heavy metal music which became a new musical style in the early 1980s.- Early life :...
- Odyssey (1988) - Yngwie Malmsteen - Trial by Fire (1989)
- Deep PurpleDeep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
- "Slaves and Masters" (1990) - Mothers Army - Mothers Army (1993)
- Brazen AbbotBrazen AbbotBrazen Abbot is a Finnish rock band. Originally a studio project of Bulgarian guitarist, producer and song writer Nikolo Kotzev, who is a Finnish resident, the band has since made several live performances....
- Eye of the Storm (1996) - Mothers Army - Planet Earth (1997)
- Brazen Abbot - Bad Religion (1997)
- Mothers Army - Fire on The Moon (1998)
- Fandango - The Best of Fandango (1999, Japan only)
- Hughes Turner ProjectHughes Turner ProjectHughes Turner Project was a musical project formed in the 2001 by bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and guitarist/vocalist Joe Lynn Turner ....
- HTPHTP (album)HTP is the debut album by Hughes Turner Project, a musical collaborators Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner ; it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records.-History:After a failed attempt in the late 80s to write an album together, Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner again...
(2002) - Hughes Turner Project - Live in TokyoLive in Tokyo (HTP album)Live In Tokyo is a live album by Hughes Turner Project, a collaboration between Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner ; it was released in 2002 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records....
(2002) - Brazen Abbot - Guilty as Sin (2003)
- Hughes Turner Project - HTP 2HTP 2HTP 2 is the second album by the Hughes Turner Project, a collaboration between Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner ; it was released in 2003 on MTM Music and Pony Canyon Records....
(2003) - Brazen Abbot - A Decade of Brazen Abbot (2004, live album)
- Michael Men ProjectMichael Men ProjectThe Michael Men Project was an album project overseen by professional musician and then Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Mikhail Men . For the project Men acquired the services of veteran rock vocalists Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner...
- Made in MoscowMade in MoscowMade In Moscow is a studio album by the Michael Men Project, a Russian based hard-rock outfit founded by then Deputy Mayor of Moscow Mikhail Men . The album features two guest vocalists in the form of hard-rock veterans Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner...
(2005, with Glenn Hughes) - Brazen Abbot - My Resurrection (2005)
- Akira Kajiyama + Joe Lynn Turner - Fire Without FlameFire Without FlameFire Without Flame is a hard rock album by Akira Kajiyama and Joe Lynn Turner. This is the first release under both their names. Fire Without Flame is more of a return to Slam era sensibilities: a blistering blues infused hard rock album, on which Kajiyama handled all instruments and production...
(2006) - Sunstorm - Sunstorm (2006)
- Cem Köksal featuring Joe Lynn Turner - Live! (2007, DVD, with Cem KöksalCem Köksal-Biography from Cem Köksal's official website:Cem Köksal was born in Istanbul on July 3, 1976. He started his musical life in primary school playing mandolin. His childhood was filled with music of the 60s due to his parents' influence. In 1987 he switched from mandolin to guitar. Theoretical music...
) - Brazen Abbot - Live At Berkrock (DVD) (2008)
- Sunstorm - House of DreamsHouse of Dreams (album)House Of Dreams is the second album by the AOR/hard rock side project of former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner under the name Sunstorm. It was released by Frontiers Records in 2009.-Track listing:...
(2009) - The Jan Holberg Project - Sense of Time (2011)
Guest appearances
- The Heavenly Kid - Soundtrack (1985, "Heartless")
- Don Johnson - Heartbeat (1986)
- Michael Bolton - The Hunger (1987)
- Cher - CherCher (1987 album)Additional notes*"I Found Someone" was originally recorded by Laura Branigan and appears on her 1985 album Hold Me.*"Bang-Bang" was previously recorded for Cher's second studio album The Sonny Side of Chér in 1966.-Personnel & Production:...
(1987) - Backing vocals - John Waite - Rovers Return (1987) - Backing vocals
- Lee Aaron - Lee AaronLee Aaron (album)Lee Aaron is the self-titled fourth studio album by singer Lee Aaron, released on February 17, 1987 through Attic Records. It reached #39 on the RPM Canadian Albums Chart on May 6, 1987 and held that position for two weeks...
(1987) - Jimmy Barnes - Freight Train HeartFreight Train HeartFreight Train Heart is an album by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, released in late 1987 in Australia by Mushroom Records and in early 1988 in the US by Geffen. It spent 5 weeks at the top of the Australian Album charts in Dec 1987 / Jan 1988...
(1987, co-writer of "Walk On") - Bonfire - Fire Works (1987, co-writer of "Sweet Obsession")
- TNT - Intuition (1988) - Backing vocals
- Bonnie Tyler - Notes from America aka Hide Your Heart (1988)
- Don Johnson - Let It Roll (1989)
- Mick Jones - Mick JonesMick Jones (album)Mick Jones is singer-songwriter Mick Jones's self-titled debut/studio album, released in 1989. Jones is one of the original members of the group Foreigner. The album was Mick Jones' only solo release....
(1989) - Alexa - Alexa (1989)
- Paul Carrack - Groove Approved (1989)
- Billy Joel - Storm FrontStorm Front (album)Storm Front is the 11th studio album by Billy Joel. Released in 1989 , the album featured one of Joel's three #1 hits, "We Didn't Start the Fire", a fast-paced song, mentioning some of the major historical events that took place in his time, and "Leningrad", Joel's take on the end of the Cold...
(1989) - Backing vocals - Slyce - Slyce (1990)
- Riot - The Privilege of PowerThe Privilege of PowerThe Privilege of Power is Riot's seventh album, released in 1990. It was more experimental than their previous work, being an attempt at a concept album and also including a horn section on some of the tracks. "Racing with the Devil on a Spanish Highway" is an Al Di Meola cover. "Killer" is about...
(1990) - Michael Bolton - Time, Love and Tenderness (1991)
- Kathy Troccoli - Pure AttractionPure AttractionPure Attraction is the fourth full-length album by singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. It saw her moving slowly away from Christian music, and into pop territory, with two songs written by Diane Warren...
(1991) - Lita Ford - Dangerous Curves (1991, co-writer of "Little Too Early") - Backing vocals
- Hellcats - Hellcats 2 (1992)
- TNT - Realized FantasiesRealized Fantasies- Band :*Tony Harnell – vocals*Ronni Le Tekrø – guitars, keyboards, 1/4 stepper guitar*Morty Black – bass guitar*John Macaluso – drums, percussion-Additional personnel:*Joe Lynn Turner – background vocals*Dag Stokke – keyboards on track 6...
(1992) - Backing vocals - Taylor Dayne - Soul DancingSoul DancingSoul Dancing is the third album by singer-songwriter, Taylor Dayne. It was released in 1993 on Arista Records. Soul Dancing peaked at #51 on The Billboard 200. Includes hit singles, "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a Prayer", and her rendition of Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your...
(1993) - Backing vocals - BloodlineBloodline (band)Bloodline was an American blues rock band composed of the sons of several well-known rock musicians. It was also guitarist Joe Bonamassa's first band ....
- Bloodline (1994) - Blues Bureau International - Cream Of The Crop (1994)
- Deep Purple Tribute - Smoke On The Water (1994)
- Nerds - Poultry In Motion (1995)
- Deep Purple Tribute - Black Night (1995)
- Yngwie Malmsteen - Inspiration (1996, "Pictures of Home", "Demon's Eye")
- Toshi Kankawa - Toshi Kankawa (1996)
- Mojo Brothers - Mojo Brothers (1997)
- AC/DC Tribute - Thunderbolt (1997)
- Vick LeCar - Never Stranded (1998)
- Stuart Smith - Heaven & Earth (1998)
- Niji Densetsu - Rainbow Tribute (1998)
- Randy Rhoads "Tribute" (1999)
- Leslie West - As Phat as it Gets (1999)
- Fire Woman: A Tribute to The Cult (2000)
- Ozzy Tribute - Bat Head's Soup (2000)
- Tribute to Van Halen (2000)
- Nikolo Kotzev - Nikolo Kotzev's NostradamusNikolo Kotzev's NostradamusNikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus is a rock opera in three acts written by Nikolo Kotzev about the life and times of Nostradamus. It was released in a 2-CD set in 2001; it has not been performed live, although it remains an ambition of Kotzev's to have the rock opera performed on stage...
(2001) - Voices for America - Special WTC EP (2001)
- Aerosmith Tribute - Let The Tribute Do The Talking (2001)
- Rock Ballads - WTC Benefit (2001)
- Queen Tribute - Stone Cold Crazy (2001)
- Terry Brock - Freedom (2001)
- Stuart Smith - " Heaven & Earth - 2 " (2001)
- The Tour Bus Radio Show - The Road Trip (2002)
- Mountain - Mystic FireMystic FireMystic Fire is a 2002 album by Mountain. It features the song "Immortal", which was cowritten with and originally performed by Clutch.The song "Immortal" was originally released with different lyrics, and a different arrangement, as the song "Baby I'm Down" on Mountain, Leslie West's first solo album...
(2002) - Mr. Big Tribute - Influences and Connections (2003)
- Murray Weinstock - Tails of the City (2003)
- Metallic Attack - Metallica The Ultimate Tribute (2004)
- Karl Cochran's Voodooland - Give Me Air (2004)
- Eddie OjedaEddie OjedaEddie "Fingers" Ojeda is one of the two guitarists of the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister....
- Axes 2 Axes (2005) - Iron Maiden Tribute - Numbers from The Beast (2005)
- Michael Schenker Group - Heavy HittersHeavy HittersHeavy Hitters is a 2005 cover album by the Michael Schenker Group. Originally planned by Schenker as a collection of covers featuring himself and a "revolving all-star cast of guest musicians," the album was labeled and marketed as an MSG album, with the result that Schenker received only a flat...
(2005, "All Shook Up") - Blackmore's Night - The Village LanterneThe Village LanterneThe Village Lanterne is a fifth studio album by the renaissance rock band Blackmore's Night, released on Steamhammer US on 4 April 2006. It featured the single "Just Call My Name ".In 2006 the album went Gold in Russia...
(2006, bonus track version of "Street Of Dreams") - Joe Lynn Turner & New Japan Philarmonic - " A Tribute To Rainbow " (2006)
- Vitalij KuprijVitalij KuprijVitalij Kuprij is a Ukrainian pianist, composer, music teacher, and keyboardist of the defunct neo-classical progressive metal band Artension. He resides in Reading, Pennsylvania when he is not touring.-Music career:...
- Revenge (2006, "Follow Your Heart") - Icarus WitchIcarus WitchIcarus Witch is a heavy metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, formed in 2004 by bassist Jason Myers. The band has 4 cds on Cleopatra records.They are most notably known for being former Iron Maiden's singer Paul Di'Anno's United States/Canada backup band on several tours...
- Songs for the Lost (2007) - Jimi JamisonJimi JamisonJimmy Wayne "Jimi" Jamison is a rock vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer for the band Survivor from 1984–1989 and 2000-2006.- Further biography :...
- Crossroads Moment (2008) - We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year (2008, "Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree")
- Howard LeeseHoward LeeseHoward M. Leese is an American guitarist, record producer and musical director who played with Heart for 22 years...
- Secret Weapon (2009, "Alive Again", "Hot To Cold") - MelodicRock.com, Vol. 7 - Forces Of Dark & Light (2010, "This Is Who I Am" - premiere song)
- Pushking - The World As We Love It (2011, "Kukarracha", "Head Shooter")
- Robin BeckRobin BeckRobin Beck is an American singer. She topped the singles chart in the UK in 1988, and Germany in 1989 with her single "First Time", which had come to the public's attention via its use in a Coca-Cola commercial....
- The Great Escape (2011, "That All Depends")
Film & TV appearances
- Blue de Ville (1986, TV movie, playing Eric Fury)
- Deep Purple - Heavy Metal Pioneers (1991, interviewee)
- Canadian Ballet: Striptease Dancers of the North (1998, music supervisor)
- Rainbow - In Their Own Words (2006, interviewee)
- An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story (2006, interviewee)
- Guitar Gods - Ritchie Blackmore (2008, interviewee)
- That Metal Show (2010, interviewee)