Joshua Lee Turner
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Born | June 22, 1992 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | (age 32)
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Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Bring Luck |
Website | www |
Joshua Lee Turner is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and internet personality based in Brooklyn, New York.[1]
Early life and education
Turner began singing at nine years of age and began playing guitar five years later, in January 2006. Over the next few years he became proficient at several other instruments, including banjo, lute, mandolin, bass guitar, violin, harmonica, drums and piano.[citation needed]
In July 2007, he created his YouTube channel, where he began posting covers of popular songs.[2] His first viral video was his cover of "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits. As of June 2022 the video has 12 million views,[3] and his channel over 600,000 subscribers.[4]
Turner studied music at Butler University, where he also participated in the Butler Chorale, and was music director for the a cappella group Out of the Dawg House.[5][6] In 2014, his senior year, he appeared on Good Morning America's segment "Open Mike" to perform segments of his cover of Paul Simon's song "Graceland," which became popular on YouTube.[7][8]
Career
In 2018 and 2019 Turner was a cast member in the touring show The Simon & Garfunkel Story[9] and in 2019 starred as Paul Simon in Graceland Live.[2]
Turner released his first full-length solo album, As Good a Place as Any, in April 2019, [2] and his second album, Public Life, on August 7, 2020.[1]
In addition to his solo work, Turner is part of the folk duo The Other Favorites alongside Carson McKee. They released an EP, Fools, in 2017, an original studio album, Naysayer, in 2018, and a live album, Live in London, in 2019.[10] In 2021, the duo released the album Unamericana.
Turner and McKee frequently perform in YouTube videos and on tour with singer-songwriter Elle Cordova and Toni Lindgren.
Discography
Solo
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As Good a Place as Any [11] |
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Public Life [12] |
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The Other Favorites
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Novelty Josh Turner, Carson Mckee |
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The Other Favorites (EP) (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee) |
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Fools (EP) (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee) |
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Naysayer (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee) |
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Live in London (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee) |
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Unamericana (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee) |
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Other albums
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Josh & Larkin (Josh Turner, Larkin Dodgen) |
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Armed and Dangerous (Josh Turner, Carson McKee, Bob Barrick) |
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Popular YouTube Videos
References
- ^ a b Rollins, Scott (June 29, 2020). "Album Review: Sophomore effort Public Life by Joshua Lee Turner out August 7". The Cosmic Clash. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c BWW News Desk. "GRACELAND LIVE Starring YouTube Guitar Sensation Josh Turner Makes its World Premiere". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits (Josh Turner Cover) - YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Josh Turner Guitar - YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Senior Josh Turner Performs on ABC's 'Good Morning America'". Butler Stories. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Knopfler Solo Technique with Josh Turner – "In The Gallery"". DireStraits. August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "College Student's Cover of Paul Simon Is Uncanny". ABC News. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Video: Open Mike: Paul Simon Cover Goes Viral". ABC News. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Simon and Garfunkel jukebox musical coming to the Bing | The Spokesman-Review". Spokesman.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Artist Interview: The Other Favorites – Josh Turner and Carson McKee prove to be clever songwriters, not fools at all". Ear To The Ground Music. October 15, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "'As Good a Place as Any' album". April 5, 2019.
- ^ "'Public Life' album". August 3, 2020.
- ^ "'Novelty' album". 2011.
- ^ "'The Other Favorites' album". 2012.
- ^ "'Fools' album". September 5, 2017.
- ^ "'Naysayer' album". June 12, 2018.
- ^ "'Live in London' album". August 20, 2019.
- ^ "THE OTHER FAVORITES - UNAMERICANA CD". Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "'Josh & Larkin' album". March 5, 2014.
- ^ "'Armed and Dangerous' album". April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Sultans of Swing"". April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "Folsom Prisoner Blues"". August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Carson McKee, Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren Cover "Stuck in the Middle with you"". August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "Take it Easy"". May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "Don't Think Twice Its All Right"". September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Acoustic Blues in D"". March 2, 2015.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "Kockin' on Heaven's Door"". January 4, 2013.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Allison Young Cover Patsy Cline's "Crazy"". November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Carson McKee, Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren Cover "Harvest Moon"". July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Larkin Dodgen Cover "Feeling Good"". August 23, 2015.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Elanor Rigby"". February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Amber Ordaz and Taylor Neita Cover "Can't help falling in love with you"". July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Watch the Back of the Bus Boys Perform "Sloop John B"". November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Carson McKee and Kingdom Jasmine Cover "Kockin' on Heaven's Door"". June 28, 2016.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Honkey Tonk Women"". October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Carson McKee, Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren Cover "Operator"". July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Graceland"". February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "The Times They Are a-Changin"". January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Who is Marie? (6:00 mark)". October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "Mamma Mia"". November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Little Wing"". March 2, 2014.
- ^ "Watch the Back of the Bus Boys Perform "For What It's Worth"". February 7, 2019.