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Joe Lynn Turner (born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, August 2, 1951) is an American singer known for his work in the hard rock bands
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, Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Deep Purple. During his career, Turner fronted and played guitar with pop rock band
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in the late 1970s; and in the early 1980s, he became a member of Rainbow, fronting the band and writing songs with guitarist,
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and bassist, and producer,
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. After Rainbow had disbanded in March 1984, he pursued a solo career, released one album,
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, and sang backing vocals for Billy Joel, Cher, and
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along with radio and television jingles. He also collaborated with songwriters Desmond Child and
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. Turner had a short-lived association with neoclassical metal guitarist
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and then Deep Purple. From the mid-1990s, he resumed his solo career, releasing an additional nine studio and two live recordings. He continued to perform session work, and collaborated with the groups
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and
Hughes Turner Project Hughes Turner Project (HTP) was a musical project formed in the 2001 by bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (formerly of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, etc.) and vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (formerly of Rainbow, Deep Purple, and Yngwie Malmsteen's Ri ...
and Sunstorm, the latter of which released five albums with Turner. In 2016, Turner released ''The Sessions'' via
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.


Career


Early work

Turner was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, on August 2, 1951, and became interested in music in the 1960s. Growing up in an Italian-American home, he was influenced by singers such as Frank Sinatra and Enrico Caruso. In high school, he formed the band Ezra, performing original material and cover songs. He played the accordion as a child and learned the guitar in his early teens. He was once influenced primarily by such artists as
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, Jimi Hendrix and Free. In 1977, Turner joined the rock band
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, who signed with
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. Turner sang and played guitar on the band's four albums. Fandango toured with numerous artists including
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,
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,
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and Billy Joel.


Rainbow

After Fandango split, he received a phone call from British guitarist
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. This resulted in an audition and Turner was immediately enlisted in
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. The band, while popular in Europe and Japan, had not reached the same level of success in the US. Turner contributed a pop influence to the band, and Rainbow became successful in the US. Several tracks from albums with Turner reached the Top 20 on rock radio charts in the early to mid-1980s. " 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: ''
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'', '' Straight Between the Eyes'', and '' Bent Out of Shape'', which featured the single, " Street of Dreams". Rainbow disbanded in 1984.


Solo (1980s)

In 1985, after the break-up of Rainbow, Turner released a solo album, ''
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'', produced by
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, known for his work with Queen and
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. 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
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and
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and an acting role in the TV movie ''Blue Deville'' followed. In 1987, Turner also supplied backing vocals to the
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album, '' The Hunger''. He appeared on the tracks, "Hot Love" and "Gina". That same year (1987), he joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and recorded the album ''
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''. 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). Later that year he left the band.


Deep Purple

Turner was asked to join both
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and Foreigner, but opted to join Deep Purple. Turner recorded one album, ''
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'' (1990). The album peaked at No. 87 on the
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, and a relatively successful tour followed in 1991, but Turner left the band in late 1992. He has also put out three albums for the
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band
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, featuring Jeff Watson,
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, and
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.


Solo (1992–present)

After his stints with Rising Force and Deep Purple, Turner spent the mid-1990s through 2008, working on his solo career. It was during that time, Turner released an additional nine studio albums and two live albums, to go along with his 1985 offering, ''
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''. He also worked with
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, led by
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guitarist
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. Contributing songs he wrote or co-wrote with producer, Bob Held, Turner sang those songs on four studio albums including, ''Eye of the Storm'' (1996); ''Bad Religion'' (1997); ''Guilty As Sin'' (2003); and ''My Resurrection'' (2005). In 2001, Turner took part in the role of "The Narrator" in the rock opera, Nikolo Kotzev's ''Nostradamus''. Turner also fronted the band for a majority of their live performances in Bulgaria. As a result, Turner appears on the 2005 documentary style/live performance DVD release entitled, ''A Decade of Brazen Abbot'', as well as the 2015 studio/live compilation release of ''20 Years of Brazen Abbot''. In 2000, Turner first approached former
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and Deep Purple bassist, Glenn Hughes to perform some live dates in Japan in support of Turner's sixth solo album,
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. In 2001, the pair formed
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. The collaboration resulted in two studio albums ( HTP and HTP2) and a live album ('' Live in Tokyo'') between 2001 and 2003. In 2005, Hughes and Turner collaborated once more on the Russian studio project Michael Men Project's album ''Made in Moscow''. The May 11, 2000 PBS show ''
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'', featured his vocal on the song "Clobbered" in the season 1, episode 29 episode entitled ''Giants and Cubs.'' Another song, "Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal", was also featured. On August 4, 2006, Turner gave a special performance of Rainbow songs with the New Japan Philharmonic at the Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo, Japan. Later that same year in September 2006, Turner released the first album for Frontiers Records AOR project Sunstorm, with bassist Dennis Ward of German rock band
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under the title, Sunstorm featuring Joe Lynn Turner. Subsequent albums were released under the name, Sunstorm. Turner was a guest performer in the
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shows. In 2007, Turner also appeared as a headliner with AC/DC frontman
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on the Classic Rock Cares charity tour, which was organized by longtime friend Steve Luongo, who was the drummer/producer of The John Entwistle Band. In 2008, Turner formed Over the Rainbow, a tribute band composed of former
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musicians, including drummer
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, bassist Greg Smith, keyboardist Paul Morris and
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's eldest son, Jürgen on guitar. He was also a member of the touring band Big Noize from 2008 to 2012. The band featured Turner alongside guitarist
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, bassist
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, and drummer
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. In the fall of 2008, the band traveled to Iraq and Kuwait to entertain Multi National Forces. Drummer, Simon Wright, replaced Appice temporarily due to other touring commitments. In the summer of 2012, he and the Legends Voice of Rock did a gig at the Golden Times Festival in
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, Sweden. In 2013, he sang a few songs in a guest role on the
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album ''
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'', released in March. March and April 2013 saw Turner perform as a special guest artist for the Las Vegas show ''
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'' at the LVH Hotel and Casino. in 2014 a band he was in: Rated X, released their self-titled debut through Frontiers. The band was led by Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge, The Firm bassist Tony Franklin, and guitarist Karl Cochran. In February 2015, Turner was a guest singer, alongside the winner Slavin Slavchev, in the final of the third season of ''X Factor Bulgaria''. They sang together " Street of Dreams". Turner was extensively interviewed for the 2016 book, ''The Other Side of Rainbow'', by author Greg Prato, and is also featured on the book's cover. 2021 saw Turner singing two songs on the
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album ''Immortal''. In recent years, Turner has received recognition and distinguished awards from around the world. In 2015 he was named Cultural Ambassador to Bulgaria. That same year, he accepted the Legends of Rock Award in Italy, and the Peacemaker Award in
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for the promotion of peace and outstanding contribution to World Art. And in 2016,he received the Man of the Golden Voice Award in Peru. In August 2022, Turner released "Belly of the Beast", the first single and title track off the new studio album. In the press release, he also went public with having been diagnosed with alopecia totalis at the age of just 3 and having to wear a wig since age 14 in order to hide his lack of hair.


Discography


Solo

* ''
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'' (1985) * '' Nothing's Changed'' (1995) * ''
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'' (1997, cover album) * '' Hurry Up and Wait'' (1998) * '' Under Cover 2'' (1999, cover album) * ''
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'' (2000) * ''
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'' (2001) * '' JLT'' (2003) * ''
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'' (2005) * ''
Second Hand Life ''Second 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" ''(Joe Lynn Turner, Tor Talle, Deanna Johnston)'' – 4: ...
'' (2007) * ''The Sessions'' (2016, compilation) * ''Belly of the Beast'' (2022)


EPs

* ''Waiting for a Girl Like You'' (1999) * ''Challenge Them All'' (2001) * ''The One'' (2004)


Live albums

* '' Live in Germany'' (2008) * ''Street of Dreams – Boston 1985'' (2016)


As band member


Guest appearances

* Soundtrack ''
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'' (1985) – "Heartless" *
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– '' Heartbeat'' (1986) – backing vocals *
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, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998.
(born February 26, 1953), known professio ...
– '' The Hunger'' (1987) – backing vocals * Cher – '' Cher'' (1987) – backing vocals *
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– ''Rovers Return'' (1987) – backing vocals *
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– ''
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'' (1987) – co-writer on "Powerline", "Hands Are Tied" and "Number One". *
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– '' Freight Train Heart'' (1987) – co-writer of "Walk On" * Bonfire – ''
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'' (1987) – co-writer of "Sleeping All Alone" and "Sweet Obsession" *
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– ''
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'' (1988) – backing vocals *
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– '' Notes from America'' aka ''Hide Your Heart'' (1988) – backing vocals * Don Johnson – '' Let It Roll'' (1989) – backing vocals * Mick Jones – '' Mick Jones'' (1989) * Alexa – ''Alexa'' (1989) * Paul Carrack – ''Groove Approved'' (1989) * Billy Joel – '' Storm Front'' (1989) – backing vocals * Slyce – ''Slyce'' (1990) * Riot – ''
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'' (1990) – vocals on "Killer" * Michael Bolton – '' Time, Love and Tenderness'' (1991) – backing vocals *
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– '' Pure Attraction'' (1991) – backing vocals *
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– '' Dangerous Curves'' (1991) – co-writer of "Little Too Early", backing vocals * Hellcats – ''Hellcats 2'' (1992) * TNT – '' Realized Fantasies'' (1992) – backing vocals *
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– ''
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'' (1993) – backing vocals *
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– ''Bloodline'' (1994) * L.A. Blues Authority vol. 5 – ''Cream of the Crop'' (1994 compilation of covers by Blues Bureau International) – "Sittin' on Top of the World" * ''Deep Purple Tribute – Smoke on the Water'' (1994) * Nerds – ''Poultry in Motion'' (1995) * ''Black Night: Tribute to Deep Purple'' (1995) * Toshi Kankawa – ''Toshi Kankawa'' (1996) * Mojo Brothers – ''Mojo Brothers'' (1997) * ''Thunderbolt: A Tribute to AC/DC'' (1997) – "
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" * Vick LeCar – ''Never Stranded'' (1998) * Stuart Smith – ''Heaven & Earth'' (1998) * Niji Densetsu – ''Rainbow Tribute'' (1998) * ''Randy Rhoads Tribute'' (1999) – " Mr Crowley", "
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", " Diary of a Madman" *
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– ''As Phat as It Gets'' (1999) * ''Fire Woman: A Tribute to The Cult'' (2000) – " The Rain" * ''Bat Head Soup: A Tribute to Ozzy'' (2000) – "Hellraiser" * ''Tribute to Van Halen'' (2000) – "Dance the Night Away" *
Nikolo Kotzev Nikolo Kotzev ( bg, Николо Коцев) (born 6 June 1961) is a Bulgarian guitarist, violinist, songwriter and producer, perhaps most famous for his 2001 rock opera ''Nostradamus'' and his band Brazen Abbot. Biography Kotzev was born in P ...
– '' Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus'' (2001) * Voices for America – ''Special WTC EP'' (2001) * ''Aerosmith Tribute – Let the Tribute Do the Talking'' (2001) – "Let the Music Do the Talking" * ''Rock Ballads – WTC Benefit'' (2001) * '' Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute'' (2001) – "
Fat Bottomed Girls "Fat Bottomed Girls" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by guitarist Brian May, the song appears on the band's seventh studio album ''Jazz'' (1978) and later on their compilation album ''Greatest Hits''. When released as a single ...
" * Terry Brock – ''Freedom'' (2001) * The Tour Bus Radio Show – ''The Road Trip'' (2002) *
Mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
– '' Mystic Fire'' (2002) * ''Mr. Big Tribute – Influences and Connections'' (2003) – "Colorado Bulldog", "Daddy Brother Lover Little Boy" * Murray Weinstock – ''Tails of the City'' (2003) * '' Metallic Attack: The Ultimate Tribute'' (2004) – "
Nothing Else Matters "Nothing Else Matters" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth studio album, '' Metallica''. The song peaked at number 11 on the '' Billboard'' Mainstream Rock ...
" * Karl Cochran's Voodooland – ''Give Me Air'' (2004) * Eddie Ojeda – ''
Axes 2 Axes Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda (born August 5, 1955 in New York City, New York) is an American musician best known as a guitarist of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He was a member of the band's classic lineup. Career In the early 1970s he record ...
'' (2005) * ''
Numbers from the Beast This is a list of albums recorded in tribute to the British heavy metal music, heavy metal band Iron Maiden. ''The Maiden Years Volume 1 – Tribute to Iron Maiden'' ''Made in Tribute: A Tribute to the Best Band in a Whole Goddamn World! ...
'' (2005) – " 2 Minutes to Midnight" *
Vitalij Kuprij Ring of Fire is an American neoclassical/progressive/power metal band from Chula Vista, California formed in 2000. Fronted by former Yngwie J. Malmsteen collaborator Mark Boals after the release of his solo album ''Ring of Fire'', the band also in ...
– ''Revenge'' (2005) – "Follow Your Heart" *
Michael Schenker Group The Michael Schenker Group (often abbreviated as MSG) are a guitar-oriented hard rock band, formed in London in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker. In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Sche ...
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Heavy Hitters ''Heavy Hitters'' is a 2005 album of cover songs 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 ...
'' (2005) – " All Shook Up" * Blackmore's Night – ''
The Village Lanterne ''The Village Lanterne'' is the fifth studio album by the group Blackmore's Night, released on Steamhammer US on 4 April 2006. It featured the single "Just Call My Name (I'll Be There)". The song "Olde Mill Inn" was included as soundtrack in ...
'' (2006) – bonus track version of " Street of Dreams" * Icarus Witch – ''Songs for the Lost'' (2007) *
Jimi Jamison Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target (American band), Target, Cobra (American band), Cobra, and Survivor ( ...
– ''Crossroads Moment '' (2008) * ''
We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year ''We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year'' is a compilation album of Christmas songs played by an all-star collection of hard rock and heavy metal artists released on October 14, 2008. Each track puts together a unique supergro ...
'' (2008) – " Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree" *
Howard Leese Howard M. Leese (born June 13, 1951, in Hollywood, California, United States) is an American guitarist, record producer, and musical director who played with Heart as guitarist and keyboardist for 23 years (1975 through 1998). He continues to rec ...
– ''Secret Weapon'' (2009) – "Alive Again", "Hot to Cold" * ''The Ultimate Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne'' (2009) – "Hellraiser" * ''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 Beck Robin Beck is an American singer. She topped the singles chart in the United Kingdom in 1988, and Austria, Germany, Norway, Netherlands and Switzerland in 1989, with her single " First Time", which had come to the public's attention via its use ...
– ''The Great Escape'' (2011) – "That All Depends" * ''Who Are You: An All Star Tribute to The Who'' (2012) – " The Seeker" * George Gakis & Very Special Friends – ''Too Much Ain't Never Enough'' (2012) – "Street of Broken Dreams" *
Avantasia Avantasia is a German supergroup metal opera project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of the band Edguy. It has been characterized as a rock opera, as it features the contributions of various vocalists and musicians and it consists of concep ...
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The Mystery of Time ''The Mystery of Time'' is the sixth full-length album by German Tobias Sammet's rock opera project Avantasia. The album was released on 26 April 2013. This is the first Avantasia release to feature the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg (the s ...
'' (2013) – "Spectres", "The Watchmakers' Dream", "Savior in the Clockwork", "The Great Mystery" * ''Fly Like an Eagle: An All-Star Tribute to Steve Miller Band'' (2013) – "Jungle Love" * '' Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to the Doors'' (2014) – "
Riders on the Storm "Riders on the Storm" is a song by American rock band the Doors. It was released in June 1971, as the second single from '' L.A. Woman'', their sixth studio album and the last with lead singer Jim Morrison. The song reached number 14 on the U.S ...
" * Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall – '' Kingdom of Rock'' (2015) – "No Control" * Paco Ventura – ''Black Moon'' (2015) * ''The Parliament of Souls'' – project honouring the memory of Václav Havel (2016) *
Star One Star One was an Indian pay television network based in Mumbai. It was launched on 1 November 2004 and was it owned by Star TV and distributed worldwide by Fox International Channels. In November 2006, Star One was launched in the UK on Sky. ...
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Revel in Time ''Revel in Time'' is the third studio album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive metal project/ supergroup Star One, released via Inside Out on 18 February 2022. As with previous Star One albums, here Lucassen focuses on the "metal" side of hi ...
'' (2022) – "The Year of '41"


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Official Joe Lynn Turner website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Joe Lynn 1951 births Living people American heavy metal singers American rock singers American male singers American tenors People from Hackensack, New Jersey American people of Italian descent Songwriters from New Jersey Singers from New Jersey Rainbow (rock band) members Deep Purple members Mother's Army members Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force members Frontiers Records artists Elektra Records artists Cleopatra Records artists Brazen Abbot members