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| Full Name: | Josh Turner |
| Birth Name: | Josh Turner |
| Famous As: | Country music singer |
| Date of Birth: | November 20, 1977 |
| Place of Birth: | Hannah, South Carolina |
| Nationality: | American |
| Spouse: | Jennifer Ford Turner (a backing vocalist & piano player, since June 14, 2003) |
| Education: | Attended Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina Attended Belmont University, Nashville |
| Claim to Fame: | Debut album Long Black Train (2003) |
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SpeedwayMedia.com - Found 5 hours ago ... and Young, other country artists already on the list of participants include Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Turner, and members of Diamond Rio. |
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American Idol - Found 12 hours ago This year the show includes country singer Josh Turner, American Idol?s Mandisa, Stephen Norwood, Macy?s All Star Holiday Choir, and... |
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New York Times - Found Nov. 20, 2009 34. Actress Laura Harris is 33. Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Dawes is 33. Country singer Josh Turner is 32. Actress Nadine Velazquez... |
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The 9513 - Found Nov. 16, 2009 He possesses perhaps the best voice to hit commercial country since Josh Turner first hit the scene, and his vocal turn on ?The Man I Want... |
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Individual.com - Found Nov. 10, 2009 Millwood junior receiver Josh Turner continued to rake in the offers. Just in the last few days, Turner has added offers from Miami and Auburn to a... |
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The 9513 - Found Oct. 8, 2009 Watch the new video for Josh Turner ?s ?Why Don?t We Just Dance.? Alison Krauss has been courted by bigger labels during her career... |
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Country Music Television - Found Oct. 8, 2009 Take for instance, Josh Turner's new video, "Why Don't We Just Dance." It reminds me of Lady Gaga's heart-pumping hit, "Just Dance," where she... |
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Boston Globe - Found Sep. 14, 2009 Email | Print | | Text size ? + LOUDON, N.H.?Country music star Josh Turner will be performing a pre-race concert and the National Anthem... |
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Who Won - Found Sep. 12, 2009 LOUDON, N.H. -- Josh Turner, recently named by People magazine as one of country music's hottest stars, will be performing a pre-race concert and the ... |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joshua Otis Turner |
| Born | November 20, 1977 |
| Origin | Hannah, South Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | MCA Nashville |
| Associated acts | John Anderson Ralph Stanley Randy Travis Trisha Yearwood |
| Website | JoshTurner.com |
Joshua Otis "Josh" Turner (born November 20, 1977) is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003, Josh released his platinum certified debut album Long Black Train that year. This album produced a #13 in its title track. In 2005, Turner charted his first two Number One singles on the Billboard country charts: "Your Man" and "Would You Go With Me", both from his Your Man album, which has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum in the United States. This album also produced the #16-peaking "Me and God", a duet with bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley. Turner's third studio album, titled Everything Is Fine, was released in October 2007. It produced the #2 hit "Firecracker", and two further Top 20 hits in "Another Try" (a duet with Trisha Yearwood) and its title track. Overall, Turner's three albums have all been certified gold or higher by the RIAA, and nine of his singles have charted on the Billboard country charts.
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Early in his life, Josh Turner sang lead and bass parts in his church choir. He also formed a gospel quartet called Thankful Hearts in which he sang bass and occasionally lead. After attending school at Hannah-Pamplico High School in Florence County, South Carolina, Turner attended nearby Francis Marion University. Josh Turner is also a devout Christian.
In 1996, Turner developed a lesion on his right vocal cord. Surgery was not needed, but he did have to rest his voice for a year. Turner states that he "learned how to whistle really well during that year."1 Turner was examined by the Vanderbilt voice clinic who advised him to let it heal on his own. While Turner rested his voice back at home, he learned classical vocal techniques and how to take care of his voice and avoid developing further problems.
Shortly afterwards, Turner moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music and attend Belmont University. At Belmont, Turner went through a classical training vocal program. While there, he also met Jennifer, whom he married in 2003, prior to the release of his album.2 Jennifer also plays piano and sings background vocals in Turner's road band.
Josh Turner met his wife Jennifer in 2003 at a classical training vocal program. They have two children: Hampton Otis Turner, born on October 6, 2006.3 and Colby Lynch Turner, born June 26, 2009. His wife travels with Josh when he's on tour, playing keyboards and singing background vocals. Josh has one sister and one brother.
On December 21, 2001, Turner debuted on the Grand Ole Opry with the song , "Long Black Train."
In 2003, Turner released his debut album, also entitled Long Black Train. Prior to its release, Turner had released 7" vinyl singles of "She'll Go on You" and "Long Black Train." Both singles featured Long Black Train album track "Backwoods Boy" as a B-side. While neither "Backwoods Boy" nor "She'll Go on You" were successful (the latter peaking at #46 on the country charts), "Long Black Train" spent more than forty weeks on the Billboard country charts, reaching a peak of #13 and receiving a gold certification. The third single, "What It Ain't", was less successful, reaching #31.
In early 2006, Turner released his second album, Your Man. The album's first single and title track, "Your Man", was co-written by Jace Everett and released in late 2005. "Your Man" also climbed the charts slowly, eventually reaching #1 in early 2006. Your Man was certified Gold by the RIAA four weeks after its release, and later went Platinum six months later.4
"Would You Go with Me" was the second single released from Your Man. Like the album's title track, "Would You Go with Me" also reached the top of the country singles charts, holding that position for two weeks; it also reached #48 on the Billboard Hot 100. Turner also performed it on the CMA Awards in November 2006.
Shortly after the album's release, a song called "Me and God" was released as a single to Christian radio. A duet with bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley, the song also featured members of the band Diamond Rio on background vocals. "Me and God" reached a peak of #16 on the country charts.
In December 2006, the 49th Annual Grammy Award nominations were announced. Turner received nods for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and for Best Country Album. That same month, featurette on CMT Insider showed Turner in the studio working on the album. He mentioned that he wanted it to sound like music in the 1700s and 1800s. Turner performed at the Ryman Auditorium where a live album was recorded, singing a song called, "Church in the Holler." Turner's album Josh Turner: Live At The Ryman was recorded in April and is available exclusively through Cracker Barrel restaurants.
Turner, along with veteran songwriters Brett James and Don Schlitz, wrote a song entitled "Say Yes"; recorded and released by singer Dusty Drake in 2007, the song was a minor Top 40 country hit for Drake, peaking at #36.5
Turner's third studio album for MCA Nashville, titled Everything Is Fine, was released on October 30, 2007. Its lead-off single, "Firecracker", became Turner's third Top Ten hit on the country music charts, peaking at #2. The second single from Everything Is Fine, a duet with Trisha Yearwood entitled "Another Try", was released in late January 2008, peaking at #15. The title track has since been released as the third single and peaked at #20. Everything Is Fine has been certified gold. Here is Turner performing live in the summer of 2008: http://app.synclive.com?show/21973.
At the end of June, Josh wrapped up recording his fourth album, Haywire. The lead-off single, "Why Don't We Just Dance", which was released on August 12, 2009, debuted at #57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 5, 2009. Originally scheduled for release on November 10th, the release date has been pushed back to February 9, 2010, according to Josh's official website.
On September 29, 2007, while giving an award to Roy Clark on Clark's 20th anniversary on the Grand Ole Opry, Josh was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted by Vince Gill on October 27, 2007.6 He is the second youngest member, after Carrie Underwood.
Turner plays George Beverly Shea in the film titled Billy: The Early Years, the film is a biopic of the evangelist Billy Graham. George Beverly Shea led the music on many of Graham's crusades.7
| Year | Category | Association | Result |
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| 2004 | Top New Artist | Academy of Country Music | Nominated |
| Breakthrough Video of the Year - "Long Black Train" | CMT Music Awards | Nominated | |
| Horizon Award | Country Music Association Awards | Nominated | |
| Song of the Year - "Long Black Train" | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year - "Long Black Train" | Inspriational Country Music Awards | Won | |
| Songwriter of the Year | Won | ||
| Mainstream Country Artist | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Best New Artist | Academy of Country Music | Nominated |
| 2006 | Song of the Year - "Me and God" | Inspirational Country Music Awards | Nominated |
| Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Mainstream Country Artists | Nominated | ||
| Horizon Award | Country Music Association Awards | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated | |
| Male Country Vocal Performance - "Would You Go With Me" | Grammy Awards | Nominated | |
| Country Album of the Year - Your Man | Nominated | ||
| Single Record of the Year - "Would You Go with Me" | Country Music Association Awards | Nominated | |
| Song of the Year - "Would You Go with Me" | Nominated | ||
| Vocal Event of the Year - "Me and God" (with Ralph Stanley) | Nominated |
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