Joshua Lee Turner

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Joshua Lee Turner
Josh Turner (Joshua Lee Turner) playing att Fangelset, Harlanda, Sweden 2019-03-23 03.jpg
Background information
BornJune 22, 1992 (1992-06-22) (age 31)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • banjo
  • bass guitar
  • mandolin
Years active2007–present
LabelsBring Luck
Website www.joshualeeturner.com

Joshua Lee Turner is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and internet personality based in Brooklyn, New York. [1]

Contents

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.[ 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 700,000 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 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.

After meeting Allison Young online in 2017, Turner formed a duo with Young called The Bygones. The Bygones independently funded their debut album and kicked off a subsequent tour via a Kickstarter campaign in less than 48 hours in 2023.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Solo

TitleAlbum details
As Good a Place as Any [11]
  • Release date: April 2019
  • Label: Bring Luck Record
Public Life [12]
  • Release date: August 2020
  • Label: Bring Luck Records

The Other Favorites

TitleAlbum details
Novelty
Josh Turner, Carson Mckee
  • Release date: 2011 [13]
  • Label: The Other Favorites (Self-release)
The Other Favorites (EP)
(Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)
  • Release date: 2012 [14]
  • Label: The Other Favorites (Self-release)
Fools (EP)
(Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)
  • Release date: September 2017 [15]
  • Label: The Other Favorites (Self-released)
Naysayer
(Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)
  • Release date: June 2018 [16]
  • Label: The Other Favorites (Self-released)
Live in London
(Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)
  • Record date: August 20, 2019 [17]
  • Label: Last Triumph
Unamericana
(Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)
  • Release date: November 19, 2021 [18]
  • Label: The Other Favorites (Self-released)

Other albums

TitleAlbum details
Josh & Larkin
(Josh Turner, Larkin Dodgen)
  • Release date: March 2014 [19]
  • Label: Josh & Larkin (Self-released)
Armed and Dangerous
(Josh Turner, Carson McKee, Bob Barrick)
  • Release date: April 2017 [20]
  • Label: Kingdom Jasmine
> 1.5 Million views as of 12/2020
SongRelease DateInstrumentRelease ChannelAdditional
Collaborators
Views
(mil)
Sultans of Swing July 4, 2012 Electric guitar Josh Turner Guitar -12 [21]
Folsom Prison Blues December 8, 2018 Acoustic Guitar Josh Turner Guitar Carson Mckee6.7 [22]
Stuck in the Middle with You December 8, 2019 Bass guitar Josh Turner Guitar Carson McKee
Reina del Cid
Toni Lindgren
6.7 [23]
Take it Easy May 13, 2017 Electric guitar Josh Turner Guitar Carson Mckee5 [24]
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right November 9, 2011 Acoustic Guitar Josh Turner Guitar Carson Mckee4.3 [25]
Acoustic Blues in DFebruary 3, 2015 Acoustic Guitar Josh Turner Guitar -3.5 [26]
Knockin' on Heaven's Door April 1, 2013 Acoustic Guitar Josh Turner Guitar Carson Mckee3.1 [27]
Crazy May 11, 2018 Acoustic Guitar Josh Turner Guitar Allison Young4.2 [28]
Harvest Moon July 7, 2019 Bass guitar Reina del Cid Carson McKee
Reina del Cid
Toni Lindgren
5 [29]
Feeling Good August 23, 2015 Acoustic Guitar Josh Turner Guitar Larkin Dodgen2.7 [30]
Eleanor Rigby February 14, 2017 Acoustic Guitar Josh Turner Guitar -3.1 [31]
Can't Help Falling in Love July 18, 2017 Acoustic Guitar Amber Taylor MusicAmber Ordaz
Taylor Neita
3 [32]
Sloop John B November 15, 2018 Electric guitar Josh Turner Guitar Alec Hamilton
Ben Cooley
Taylor Bloom
Marc Encabo
Bob Sale
3.9 [33]
Paradise June 28, 2016 Banjo Josh Turner Guitar Carson Mckee
Kingdom Jasmine
2.2 [34]
Honky Tonk Women October 21, 2016 Electric guitar
Bass guitar
Cowbell
Drums
Josh Turner Guitar -2.3 [35]
Operator July 7, 2019 Acoustic Guitar Josh Turner Guitar Carson McKee
Reina del Cid
Toni Lindgren
3.2 [36]
Graceland February 13, 2013 Electric guitar Josh Turner Guitar -2 [37]
The Times They are a-Changin' January 30, 2017 Acoustic Guitar Josh Turner Guitar Carson Mckee2.1 [38]
Mamma Mia November 25, 2019 Banjo Josh Turner Guitar Carson McKee
Marie [39]
2.8 [40]
Little Wing February 3, 2014 Mandolin
Ukulele Bass
Cajon
Josh Turner Guitar -1.5 [41]
For What It's Worth July 2, 2019 Electric guitar Josh Turner Guitar Alec Hamilton
Ben Cooley
Taylor Bloom
Marc Encabo
Bob Sale
2.4 [42]

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  26. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Acoustic Blues in D"". March 2, 2015.
  27. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "Kockin' on Heaven's Door"". January 4, 2013.
  28. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Allison Young Cover Patsy Cline's "Crazy"". November 5, 2018.
  29. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Carson McKee, Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren Cover "Harvest Moon"". July 7, 2019.
  30. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Larkin Dodgen Cover "Feeling Good"". August 23, 2015.
  31. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Elanor Rigby"". February 14, 2017.
  32. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Amber Ordaz and Taylor Neita Cover "Can't help falling in love with you"". July 18, 2017.
  33. "Watch the Back of the Bus Boys Perform "Sloop John B"". November 15, 2018.
  34. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Carson McKee and Kingdom Jasmine Cover "Kockin' on Heaven's Door"". June 28, 2016.
  35. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Honkey Tonk Women"". October 21, 2016.
  36. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner, Carson McKee, Reina del Cid and Toni Lindgren Cover "Operator"". July 7, 2019.
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  38. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "The Times They Are a-Changin"". January 30, 2017.
  39. "Who is Marie? (6:00 mark)". October 9, 2016.
  40. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner and Carson McKee Cover "Mamma Mia"". November 25, 2019.
  41. "Watch Joshua Lee Turner Cover "Little Wing"". March 2, 2014.
  42. "Watch the Back of the Bus Boys Perform "For What It's Worth"". February 7, 2019.