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Born August 2, 1951 in Hackensack, New Jersey, Joe Lynn Turner (JLT) gained notoriety as a guitarrist/vocalist with Fandango. They released four albums on RCA Records between 1977 and 1980. His work with Fandango brought him to the attention of Deep Purple guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, who was in search of a lead singer for his band Rainbow.
In 1980, JLT met Blackmore at a recording studio in Long Island, NY. By the end of the audition He was writing and recording with Rainbow as their new lead singer.
Rainbow released three albums with JLT "Difficult to Cure", "Straight Between the Eyes" and "Bent Out of Shape".
In 1984, Ritchie Blackmore disbanded his group to reform Deep Purple with Rainbow alummnus, Roger Glover. Free to pursue other musical endeavors, JLT released his first solo record in 1985, "Rescue You", produced by Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars). At the same time Michael Bolton introduced Turner to the lucrative business of singing TV/radio jingles. JLT's voice has appeared on spots for Budweiser, Domino´s Pizza, and Gatorade. Turner has also co - written songs and sung many other albums by diverse collection of artists ranging from Cher to Billy Joel.
In 1988, JLT joined swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen and recorded the album "Odyssey". This album produced the radio/MTV hit "Heaven Tonight". This helped return JLT to the visibility he had once enjoyed with Rainbow. The Malmsteen-Turner union brought the band to Russia for 20 sold out shows. Highlights appeared on the follow up to Odyssey, Live in Leningrad.
In 1990, JLT temed up with his former Rainbow cohorts, Blackmore and Glover again in Deep Purple. "Slaves and Masters" was released later that year. Deep Purple toured the world to promote the album.
The recording of a follow up album to "Slaves and Masters" had begun, but due to internal band politics, Deep Purple decided to rehire former vocalist Ian Gillan. After taking some time to regroup form the parting, Joe released his "Nothing´s Changed".
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