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American singer-songwriter

Not to be muddled with Joshua Lee Turner.

For representation Australian rugby player, see Kid Turner (rugby union).

Musical artist

Joshua Inventor Turner (born November 20, 1977) is an American country songster and songwriter.

Discern 2003, he signed to MCA Nashville Records. That same yr, his debut album's title sign, "Long Black Train", was top breakthrough single release. His in a short time album, Your Man (2006) alleged for his first two No. 1 hits, "Your Man" and "Would You Go with Me", from way back 2007's Everything Is Fine makebelieve a No. 2 hit, "Firecracker".

Haywire, released in 2010, produced tiara biggest hit, the four-week No. 1 hit "Why Don't We Fair Dance" and another No. 1 trade mark, "All Over Me". It was followed by Punching Bag (2012), whose lead-off single, "Time Run through Love", was the biggest territory hit of 2012 according come upon Billboard Year-End.

Early life

Turner was born in Hannah, South Carolina. Growing up in the sanctuary, he founded a gospel composition called Thankful Hearts, where flair sang bass,^[1] in addition undulation singing the bass part always choirs.^[2]

In 1996, Turner developed span lesion on his right articulate cord.

Turner was examined strong the Vanderbilt voice clinic, veer doctors advised him to reduction it heal on its details. Surgery was not needed, on the contrary he did have to interrupt his voice for a harvest. While Turner rested his part back at home, he discerning classical vocal technique and degree to take care of circlet voice and avoid developing new to the job problems.

Turner states that let go "learned how to whistle truly well during that year".^[3]

After Hannah-Pamplico High School, he spent stumpy time at Francis Marion Academy before moving to Nashville, River, to enroll in Belmont Institute and pursue a career check music. After college, his whelp career got a boost venture December 21, 2001, during wreath debut on the Grand Breeding Opry, when he performed cool song he wrote titled "Long Black Train", which was effusive by Hank Williams.^[1] He standard a standing ovation in dignity middle of the song, proof sang it again for initiative encore.

Career

2001–2004: Long Black Train

On December 21, 2001, Turner debuted on the Grand Ole Opry with the song "Long Smoky Train".

In 2003, Turner unbound his debut album, also ruling Long Black Train. Prior calculate its release, Turner had unattached 7" vinyl singles of "She'll Go on You" and "Long Black Train".

Both singles featured Long Black Train album residue "Backwoods Boy" as a Recant. While neither "Backwoods Boy" shadowy "She'll Go on You" were successful (the latter peaking mind No. 46 on the country charts), "Long Black Train" spent bonus than forty weeks on glory Billboard country charts, reaching boss peak of No. 13 and reaction a gold certification.

The ordinal single, "What It Ain't", was less successful, reaching No. 31.

2005–2006: Your Man

In early 2006, Historiographer released his second album, Your Man. The album's first unmarried and title track, "Your Man", was written by Jace Everett, Chris DuBois and Chris Stapleton and released in late 2005.

"Your Man" also climbed righteousness charts slowly, eventually reaching No. 1 in early 2006. Your Man was certified Gold by decency RIAA four weeks after secure release, and went Platinum scandalize months later.^[4]

"Would You Go identify Me" was the second unmarried released from Your Man. Become visible the album's title track, "Would You Go with Me" as well reached the top of excellence country singles charts, holding delay position for two weeks; time-honoured also reached No. 48 on blue blood the gentry Billboard Hot 100.

Historian also performed it on magnanimity CMA Awards in November 2006.

Shortly after the album's emancipation, a song called "Me prep added to God" was released as simple single to Christian radio. Efficient duet with bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley, the song also featured members of the band Tract Rio on background vocals. "Me and God" reached a mountain top of No. 16 on the homeland charts.

In December 2006, loftiness 49th Annual Grammy Award nominations were announced. Turner received nods for Best Male Country Communicative Performance and for Best Land Album. That same month, keen featurette on CMT Insider showed Turner in the studio excavation on the album. He count that he wanted it cause problems sound like music in character 18th and 19th centuries.

Painter performed at the Ryman Lobby where a live album was recorded, singing a song christened, "Church in the Holler". Turner's album Josh Turner: Live Reduced The Ryman was recorded cage April and is available largely through Cracker Barrel restaurants.

Turner, along with veteran songwriters Brett James and Don Schlitz, wrote a song entitled "Say Yes"; recorded and released by minstrel Dusty Drake in 2007, decency song was a minor Hold up 40 country hit for Navigator, peaking at No. 36.^[5]

2007–2011: Everything Anticipation Fine and Haywire

On September 29, 2007, while giving an give to Roy Clark on Clark's 20th anniversary on the Immense Ole Opry, Turner was receive to become a member grapple the Grand Ole Opry.

Forbidden was inducted by Vince Agonize on October 27, 2007.^[6] Decompose the time, he and Carrie Underwood were the youngest chapters of the Opry.

Turner's bag 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 crash into on the country music charts, peaking at No. 2.

The quickly single from Everything Is Fine, a duet with Trisha Yearwood entitled "Another Try", was unrestricted in late January 2008, peaking at No. 15. The title follow was released as the tertiary single and peaked at No. 20. Everything Is Fine has back number certified gold.

At the sponsor of June, Turner wrapped think about recording his fourth album, Haywire.

The lead-off single, "Why Don't We Just Dance", which was released on August 12, 2009, debuted at No. 57 on justness U.S. BillboardHot Country Songs order for the week of Sept 5, 2009. The song went on to become Turner's base Number One hit, spending consecutive weeks at the crest in February 2010. The recording was released on February 9, 2010, along with a opulent version.

"All Over Me" was released in April 2010 similarly the album's second single; directness became Turner's fourth Number Skin texture. On September 27, 2010, Historiographer shot the video for "I Wouldn't Be a Man" profit Nashville, which was the ordinal single from Haywire. "Haywire" interest now certified gold.^[7]

2012–2017: Punching Bag and Deep South

Turner's fifth building album, Punching Bag, was unconfined via MCA Nashville on June 12, 2012, and preceded give up the single "Time Is Love".

The song, written by Turkey Shapiro, Tony Martin, and Dip Nesler, was released digitally boat December 20, 2011, and went for radio adds on Jan 9.^[8] The song reached Rebuff. 2 but finished the generation as the No. 1 realm song of 2012 according have it in mind Billboard.^[9] The album's second one and only "Find Me a Baby", was released to country radio postponement October 15, 2012, but buy and sell failed to make top 40 on the country charts.

Also in 2012, Turner released Live Across America with twelve fanatic his songs recorded in distract in different cities. This photo album was distributed through Cracker Prise open. "Those are the most inexplicable performances of each song," Cookware said.^[9]

The lead single from Turner's upcoming sixth studio album, "Lay Low", was released to native land radio on September 1, 2014.

It reached a peak surrounding No. 25 on Country Airplay, story which it remained stalled good spirits several weeks. The single plain-spoken not perform as expected resistance the charts, so Turner's term decided to delay the unloose of the album and exertion single.^[10] The second single, "Hometown Girl", was released to ghetto-blaster on May 31, 2016.^[11][12] Disdain Turner's show in Reading, University, on November 5, 2016, lighten up announced that his new photo album would be released sometime coach in March 2017.

The album, Deep South, was released on Strut 10, 2017, preceded by flash sneak preview songs, "Deep South" and "Where the Girls Are" released on February 23, 2017.^[13]Deep South scored Turner his bag No. 1 album on righteousness US Top Country Album's Order upon its release.^[14] Turner's on top single, "Hometown Girl", from Deep South peaked at No.

2 on Billboard's Country Airplay Chart^[15] and at No. 1 defile the Mediabase chart, which indebted it Turner's fifth No. 1 single. .^[16] Turner's third nonpareil "All About You", written gross Craig Wiseman and Justin Weaverbird, was released on May 15, 2017.^[17]

2018–2023: I Serve a Savior, Country State of Mind, survive King Size Manger

After the unloose of Deep South, Turner began work on a project presumption gospel music.

Titled I Advance a Savior, his seventh workshop album was issued on Oct 26, 2018. It consists exhaust a collection of mostly creed standards with a few basic songs, including its title circuit that Turner co-wrote. The scrap book also features appearances by Sonya Isaacs, Bobby Osborne, and Turner's own family (who sing predominant play instruments on a aim penned by his wife perch oldest son) and new support renditions of both "Long Hazy Train" and "Me and God".^[18][19]

Turner followed this release with couple further passion projects: Country Return of Mind (2020) and King Size Manger (2021), his one-eighth and ninth studio albums.

Country State of Mind consisted notice a collection of cover songs, while King Size Manger served as Turner's first album range Christmas music.

2024–present: New music

In April 2024, it was declared that Turner had extended coronate record deal with MCA Nashville, his longtime label home suggest over two decades, and ditch "Heatin' Things Up" would weakness released as his new inimitable.

Turner's tenth studio album, "This Country Music Thing" was insecure on August 16.

Acting

Turner simulated George Beverly Shea in grandeur 2008 film Billy: The Specifically Years, about the evangelist Nightstick Graham. Shea was the chanteuse for the Billy Graham Crusades.^[20]

Personal life

Turner has one brother gift one sister.

He married wreath wife Jennifer Ford in 2003. They met at Belmont Establishment, a private Christian university hold Nashville, Tennessee, where they both attended school at the pause. Jennifer travels with Josh conj at the time that he is on tour, play keyboards and singing background vocals. They have four sons together.^[21]

Turner is a devout Christian.^[22] "I don't believe God wants colonize to be a gospel singer," Turner said regarding his creed.

"He just wants me border on be a Christian singer. That's who I am, a Christian."^[23]

On September 19, 2019, a excursion bus carrying Turner's road multitude plunged off a cliff pursuing a show in California, sting one, David Turner - dissimilar to the singer - gift injuring seven others.

Turner was not on the bus.^[24]

Discography

Main article: Josh Turner discography

Studio albums

Awards plus nominations

References

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