Early Career to Present
In high school, Joe formed Ezra, performing original material and cover songs by such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Free and Deep Purple. In 1976, JLT enjoyed his first taste of national success with Fandango, a band described as an eclectic mix of R&B, pop, country, jazz and melodic rock. Turner sang and played guitar on all of the band's four albums. Fandango toured with numerous artists including The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Beach Boys and Billy Joel.
After Fandango split, JLT received a phone call from legendary Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. This resulted in an audition and Blackmore was so impressed that he immediately enlisted Joe in Rainbow.
Rainbow, while popular in Europe and Japan, had not reached the same level of success in the US before JLT joined. With Turner's contributions (largely considered more pop-oriented), the group was catapulted to a new level of American success. Several tracks from albums with Turner reached the Top 20 on rock radio charts in the early- to mid-80's. "Stone Cold" became Rainbow's first Top 40 hit and the band's videos were played in heavy airplay on MTV. Turner recorded three studio albums with Rainbow: Difficult to Cure, Straight Between the Eyes, and Bent Out of Shape, which featured the single "Street of Dreams". Rainbow disbanded in 1984, and Blackmore rejoined Deep Purple.
After the break-up of Rainbow, Joe released a solo album, Rescue You, produced by Roy Thomas Baker, known for his work with Queen and The Cars. JLT co-wrote most of the songs with keyboardist Al Greenwood (Foreigner). The first single, "Endlessly," received extensive airplay on radio and MTV. A tour with Pat Benatar and an acting role in the movie Blue Deville followed.
In 1987 Joe also supplied backing vocals to the Michael Bolton album 'The Hunger'. He appeared on the tracks 'Hot Love' and 'Gina'.
In 1988, he joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and recorded the greatly successful album Odyssey (1988). 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). In 1989 he left the band to join his ex-bandmates Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover by replacing Ian Gillan in Deep Purple, making him their fifth singer. With Deep Purple Joe recorded the album Slaves & Masters. The album's sound was different from the traditional Deep Purple sound, and although many thought it sounded fresh, in general Deep Purple fans did not like it. The tour supporting the album was financially successful, but the audiences were unhappy with Turner's performances and vocal about their desire for a return of previous singer Ian Gillan. After the tour, Joe was fired, reportedly much to his and Blackmore's displeasure.
Joe Lynn Turner has been working mainly on his prolific solo career since his departure from Deep Purple and has worked with Glenn Hughes under the "Hughes Turner Project" name and with the Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev and his band Brazen Abbot. Joe also participated in Nikolo Kotzev's rock opera Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus. He has also put out 3 albums under the band name Mother's Army. In recent years he took on very successful studio project Sunstorm and worked with Japanese Guitar player Akira Kajiyama for the album Fire Without Flame. Joe Lynn Turner was a guest in the Voices Of Classic Rock Shows, along with his colleague Glenn Hughes. In 2005, Joe had a guest appearance on Blackmore's Night album The Village Lanterne singing on the Bonus track Street Of Dreams, which was originally written by him and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore with the band Rainbow.
In recent years, Joe Lynn Turner has performed in several concerts alongside Graham Bonnet, his predecessor in Rainbow and has also been a member of a touring band Big Noize.
In 2008 he has formed Over The Rainbow, a new band comprising of former Rainbow musicians (Bobby Rondinelli on drums, Greg Smith on bass, Tony Carey on keyboards - replaced in mid 2009 by Paul Morris) and Ritchie Blackmore's son J.R. Blackmore on guitar.
Dreaming
Joe Lynn Turner Lyrics
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Lonely world fades away
Misty light, shadows start to rise
Lonely world fades away.
In my dreams your face is all I see
Through the night you share your love with me.
Dreaming visions of you
Feeling all the love I never knew.
Here we are on the crossroads of forever
Shining star lights the way.
Walk with me on the winds of time
Love's mystery is for us to find.
Repeat Chorus.
Until that day, until the day I find you
I won't rest, I won't let go
Somehow some way, I know I'll be beside you
To warm my heart and fill my soul.
The lyrics of Joe Lynn Turner's song Dreaming explore the theme of love and longing. The song begins with the shades of night falling upon the singer's eyes and the lonely world fading away. The misty light and rising shadows create a dreamlike atmosphere, which the singer uses as a backdrop to envision and long for his beloved. The singer then describes his dreams, where he sees his beloved's face and shares love with her all night. This dreamworld is the only place where the singer feels he can experience and understand what true love is.
In the chorus, the singer expresses his yearning for this love that he has never known before. He is dreaming of visions of his beloved and feeling the love that he has yet to experience. The second verse of the song talks about being at the crossroads of forever and being guided by a shining star towards the winds of time. The singer then invites his beloved to walk with him towards love's mystery, which is waiting for them to discovered.
The song concludes with the singer declaring his determination to find his beloved, who he knows will warm his heart and fill his soul. The lyrics of Dreaming beautifully captures the yearning for idealized love and the belief that it can be found.
Line by Line Meaning
Shades of night, fall upon my eyes
As darkness descends, everything becomes obscure, and vision becomes null.
Lonely world fades away
The world around becomes desolate and constrictive.
Misty light, shadows start to rise
Faint luminosity emerge, and a fleeting formless shade starts to manifest.
In my dreams your face is all I see
The fond recollection of a lover's countenance is the only apparition that appears in my dream.
Through the night you share your love with me
In the dead of night, my beloved expresses endearment and fondness towards me.
Dreaming visions of you
In a somnolent state, I envision images of you in my mind's eye.
Feeling all the love I never knew
Sensing an abundance of emotion that was previously elusive and unexperienced.
Here we are on the crossroads of forever
At this moment, we stand at the junction of a never-ending journey.
Shining star lights the way
Guidance is provided by the effulgent celestial body that illuminates our path.
Walk with me on the winds of time
Attain knowledge and share your existence with me as we soar on the bountiful zephyr of time itself.
Love's mystery is for us to find
The enigma and intricacy of adoration is a subject matter that we must discover on our own.
Until that day, until the day I find you
Until a date unknown when I meet you again and hold you close, and for that duration of time,
I won't rest, I won't let go
Until that point in time, I will refuse to repose or relinquish my determination.
Somehow some way, I know I'll be beside you
In some manner, I am positive that I will be near you once more.
To warm my heart and fill my soul.
Once that occurs, my heart will be reinvigorated, and my spirit will be strengthened.
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