Eddie Turner

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Eddie Turner | image = | caption = Photo provided by NorthernBlues Music | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = Eddie "Devil Boy" Turner | birth_place = Cuba | birth_date = | death_date = | origin = | instrument = Guitar | genre = Blues | occupation = | years_active = | label = NorthernBlues Music | website = }}

'''Eddie "Devil Boy" Turner''' is a blues guitarist born in Cuba<ref>{{cite news|last=Tribe|first=Jeff|title=Rocking Port Burwell with the blues|url=http://www.tillsonburgnews.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3128123|accessdate=16 June 2011|newspaper=Tillsonburg News|date=May 2011|archive-date=25 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325125925/http://www.tillsonburgnews.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3128123|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{When|date=January 2011}} and raised in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Mark|title='Devil Boy' grows into role as frontman|url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/22/devil-boy-grows-into-role-as-frontman/|accessdate=16 June 2011|newspaper=Rocky Mountain News|date=22 May 2008}}</ref> A former member of the Otis Taylor band, he is currently signed to Toronto's NorthernBlues Music.<ref name="AM">{{cite web |title=Rise Review by Chris Nickson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rise-mw0000260979 |website=AllMusic |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref>

Turner began to play the guitar when he was twelve. He attended the University of Colorado in the early-1970s, and while there played in the region's first punk/R&B band The Immortal Nightflames, then later toured with Grammy Award nominee Tracy Nelson from Mother Earth for a short time

Subsequently, Turner joined the Legendary 4-Nikators (an oldies band formed by members of Zephyr and Flash Cadillac), then when David and Candy Givens reformed Zephyr Eddie was tapped to be lead guitarist and appears on the 1982 HEARTBEAT lp. After the death of the singer Candy Givens he abandoned music to work in real-estate in Denver.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}

In the mid 1990's Turner joined the Ron Miles electric band appearing on the 1996 cd My Cruel Heart. In 1995, he joined Kenny Passarelli and Otis Taylor, recording five albums.

In 2006 he was listed among the Best New Artist Debut by the Blues Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=2006 - 2006 Blues Music Awards |url=http://www.blues.org/bluesmusicawards/pastyears.php?YearId=29#ref=bluesmusicawards_pastyears |publisher=The Blues Foundation |accessdate=16 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520094718/http://www.blues.org/bluesmusicawards/pastyears.php?YearId=29 |archivedate=20 May 2011 }}</ref>

Turner now performs solo as a singer/songwriter. He was the winner of the 6th annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop vote for best Blues Album ''The Turner Diaries''. His song "Mr. Blues" was nominated for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards for Blues Song of the Year. In January 2011, his song "Miracles and Demons" was nominated for the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/eddie-turner|title=Eddie Turner - Independent Music Awards|website=Independentmusicawards.com|accessdate=12 August 2018}}</ref>

==Discography== *2005 ''Rise'' *2006 ''The Turner Diaries'' *2010 ''Miracles & Demons''

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==External links== *[http://www.eddiedevilboy.com/ Eddie Turner Official Site] *[http://www.northerblues.com/ NorthernBlues Music Official Site]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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