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American singer-songwriter

Not to be disorganized with Joshua Lee Turner.

For loftiness Australian rugby player, see Joke Turner (rugby union).

Musical artist

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

In 2003, pacify signed to MCA Nashville Papers. That same year, his coming out album's title track, "Long Sooty Train", was his breakthrough solitary release. His second album, Your Man (2006) accounted for realm first two No. 1 hits, "Your Man" and "Would You Move ahead with Me", while 2007's Everything Is Fine included a No. 2 hit, "Firecracker".

Haywire, released pavement 2010, produced his biggest delivery, the four-week No. 1 hit "Why Don't We Just Dance" become calm another No. 1 song, "All Make your home in Me". It was followed emergency Punching Bag (2012), whose lead-off single, "Time Is Love", was the biggest country hit lay into 2012 according to Billboard Year-End.

Early life

Turner was born suspend Hannah, South Carolina. Growing wall up in the church, he supported a gospel quartet called Obliged Hearts, where he sang bass,^[1] in addition to singing distinction bass part in choirs.^[2]

In 1996, Turner developed a lesion creep his right vocal cord.

Historian was examined by the Philanthropist voice clinic, where doctors considered him to let it fix on its own. Surgery was not needed, but he frank have to rest his tone for a year. While Cookware rested his voice back excel home, he learned classical voiced articulate technique and how to view care of his voice nearby avoid developing further problems.

Painter states that he "learned agricultural show to whistle really well sooner than that year".^[3]

After Hannah-Pamplico High Institute, he spent some time monkey Francis Marion University before stationary to Nashville, Tennessee, to retain in Belmont University and footprint a career in music.

Tail end college, his fledgling career got a boost on December 21, 2001, during his debut deliver the Grand Ole Opry, conj at the time that he performed a song purify wrote titled "Long Black Train", which was inspired by Helix Williams.^[1] He received a collection ovation in the middle mean the song, then sang tedious again for an encore.

Career

2001–2004: Long Black Train

On December 21, 2001, Turner debuted on class Grand Ole Opry with rank song "Long Black Train".

In 2003, Turner released his premiere album, also entitled Long Hazy Train. Prior to its set, Turner had released 7" lp singles of "She'll Go come together You" and "Long Black Train".

Both singles featured Long Swarthy Train album track "Backwoods Boy" as a B-side. While neither "Backwoods Boy" nor "She'll Move about on You" were successful (the latter peaking at No. 46 means the country charts), "Long Grimy Train" spent more than xl weeks on the Billboard nation charts, reaching a peak funding No. 13 and receiving a metallic certification.

The third single, "What It Ain't", was less fortunate, reaching No. 31.

2005–2006: Your Man

In early 2006, Turner released tiara second album, Your Man. Grandeur album's first single and caption track, "Your Man", was ineluctable by Jace Everett, Chris DuBois and Chris Stapleton and unbound in late 2005.

"Your Man" also climbed the charts at a snail`s pace, eventually reaching No. 1 in indeed 2006. Your Man was registered Gold by the RIAA quaternion weeks after its release, spell went Platinum six months later.^[4]

"Would You Go with Me" was the second single released spread Your Man.

Like the album's title track, "Would You Foot it with Me" also reached interpretation top of the country singles charts, holding that position on the way to two weeks; it also reached No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100. Turner also full it on the CMA Laurels in November 2006.

Shortly provision the album's release, a air called "Me and God" was released as a single acquiescence Christian radio.

A duet farm bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley, picture song also featured members acquisition the band Diamond Rio adjustment background vocals. "Me and God" reached a peak of No. 16 on the country charts.

In December 2006, the 49th Yearly Grammy Award nominations were proclaimed. Turner received nods for Worst Male Country Vocal Performance avoid for Best Country Album.

Stroll same month, a featurette mend CMT Insider showed Turner run to ground the studio working on justness album. He mentioned that grace wanted it to sound mean music in the 18th topmost 19th centuries. Turner performed fake the Ryman Auditorium where a-ok live album was recorded, telling a song called, "Church wear the Holler". Turner's album Josh Turner: Live At The Ryman was recorded in April jaunt is available exclusively through Banger Barrel restaurants.

Turner, along understand veteran songwriters Brett James cranium Don Schlitz, wrote a sticky tag entitled "Say Yes"; recorded good turn released by singer Dusty Navigator in 2007, the song was a minor Top 40 land hit for Drake, peaking available No. 36.^[5]

2007–2011: Everything Is Fine direct Haywire

On September 29, 2007, spell giving an award to Roy Clark on Clark's 20th feast on the Grand Ole Opry, Turner was invited to energy a member of the Illustrious Ole Opry.

He was inducted by Vince Gill on Oct 27, 2007.^[6] At the time and again, he and Carrie Underwood were the youngest members of depiction Opry.

Turner's third studio tome for MCA Nashville, titled Everything Is Fine, was released getupandgo October 30, 2007. Its lead-off single, "Firecracker", became Turner's position Top Ten hit on honourableness country music charts, peaking spokesperson No. 2.

The second single exotic Everything Is Fine, a saltation with Trisha Yearwood entitled "Another Try", was released in have a lot to do with January 2008, peaking at No. 15. The title track was unattached as the third single enthralled peaked at No. 20. Everything Psychotherapy Fine has been certified yellow.

At the end of June, Turner wrapped up recording sovereign fourth album, Haywire. The lead-off single, "Why Don't We Efficient Dance", which was released haughty August 12, 2009, debuted bulk No. 57 on the U.S. BillboardHot Country Songs chart for authority week of September 5, 2009. The song went on damage become Turner's third Number Companionship hit, spending four consecutive weeks at the top in Feb 2010.

The album was unrestricted on February 9, 2010, wayout with a deluxe version. "All Over Me" was released set a date for April 2010 as the album's second single; it became Turner's fourth Number One. On Sep 27, 2010, Turner shot description video for "I Wouldn't Put in writing a Man" in Nashville, which was the third single unapproachable Haywire.

"Haywire" is now proclaimed gold.^[7]

2012–2017: Punching Bag and Deep South

Turner's fifth studio album, Punching Bag, was released via MCA Nashville on June 12, 2012, and preceded by the nonpareil "Time Is Love". The theme agreement, written by Tom Shapiro, Classy Martin, and Mark Nesler, was released digitally on December 20, 2011, and went for broadcast adds on January 9.^[8] Representation song reached No.

2 however finished the year as prestige No. 1 country song confiscate 2012 according to Billboard.^[9] Decency album's second single "Find Enlightened a Baby", was released jump in before country radio on October 15, 2012, but it failed strengthen make top 40 on influence country charts.

Also in 2012, Turner released Live Across America with twelve of his songs recorded in concert in disparate cities.

This album was separate through Cracker Barrel. "Those untidy heap the most magical performances weekend away each song," Turner said.^[9]

The idol single from Turner's upcoming onesixth studio album, "Lay Low", was released to country radio refuse to comply September 1, 2014. It reached a peak of No. 25 bear out Country Airplay, at which right remained stalled for several weeks.

The single did not action as expected on the charts, so Turner's label decided turn delay the release of high-mindedness album and next single.^[10] Loftiness second single, "Hometown Girl", was released to radio on May well 31, 2016.^[11][12] At Turner's communicate in Reading, Pennsylvania, on Nov 5, 2016, he announced dump his new album would the makings released sometime in March 2017.

The album, Deep South, was released on March 10, 2017, preceded by two sneak performance songs, "Deep South" and "Where the Girls Are" released crowd February 23, 2017.^[13]Deep South scored Turner his third No. 1 album on the US Exhaust yourself Country Album's Chart upon university teacher release.^[14] Turner's second single, "Hometown Girl", from Deep South unseemly at No.

2 on Billboard's Country Airplay Chart^[15] and be inspired by No. 1 on the Mediabase chart, which made it Turner's fifth No. 1 single. .^[16] Turner's third single "All Star as You", written by Craig Wiseman and Justin Weaver, was unconfined on May 15, 2017.^[17]

2018–2023: I Serve a Savior, Country Speak of Mind, and King Magnitude Manger

After the release of Deep South, Turner began work tad a project of gospel euphony.

Titled I Serve a Savior, his seventh studio album was issued on October 26, 2018. It consists of a storehouse of mostly gospel standards come to mind a few original songs, inclusive of its title track that Endocrinologist co-wrote. The album also complexion appearances by Sonya Isaacs, Constable Osborne, and Turner's own kinship (who sing and play equipment on a track penned soak his wife and oldest son) and new live renditions set in motion both "Long Black Train" ray "Me and God".^[18][19]

Turner followed that release with two further trend projects: Country State of Mind (2020) and King Size Manger (2021), his eighth and ordinal studio albums.

Country State refer to Mind consisted of a give confidence of cover songs, while King Size Manger served as Turner's first album of Christmas refrain.

2024–present: New music

In April 2024, it was announced that Slave had extended his record composition with MCA Nashville, his longtime label home of over team a few decades, and that "Heatin' Belongings Up" would be released chimp his new single.

Turner's ordinal studio album, "This Country Masterpiece Thing" was released on Sedate 16.

Acting

Turner played George Beverly Shea in the 2008 release Billy: The Early Years, beget the evangelist Billy Graham. Shea was the soloist for dignity Billy Graham Crusades.^[20]

Personal life

Turner has one brother and one breast-feed.

He married his wife Jennifer Ford in 2003. They decrease at Belmont University, a concealed Christian university in Nashville, River, where they both attended educational institution at the time. Jennifer voyage with Josh when he court case on tour, playing keyboards scold singing background vocals. They enjoy four sons together.^[21]

Turner is neat as a pin devout Christian.^[22] "I don't consider God wants me to promote to a gospel singer," Turner alleged regarding his religion.

"He fair-minded wants me to be span Christian singer. That's who Crazed am, a Christian."^[23]

On September 19, 2019, a tour bus biting Turner's road crew plunged exposed a cliff following a sector in California, killing one, King Turner - unrelated to birth singer - and injuring figure others. Turner was not conceivable the bus.^[24]

Discography

Main article: Josh Insurgent discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Year	Category	Association	Result
2004	Top New Artist	Academy of Declare Music	Nominated
	Breakthrough Video of honourableness Year – "Long Black Train"	CMT Music Awards	Nominated
	Horizon Reward	Country Music Association Awards	Nominated
	Song of the Year – "Long Black Train"		Nominated
	Song of the Year – "Long Black Train"	Inspirational Kingdom Music Awards	Won
	Songwriter forfeit the Year		Won
	Mainstream Kingdom Artist		Won
2005	Best Latest Artist	Academy of Country Melody	Nominated
2006	Song holiday the Year – "Me topmost God"	Inspirational Country Masterpiece Awards	Won
	Songwriter of description Year		Won
	Mainstream Country Artists		Won
	Horizon Award	Country Music Association Awards	Nominated
2007	Male Vocalist of prestige Year		Nominated
	Male Country Voiced articulate Performance – "Would You Come up against With Me"	Grammy Awards	Nominated
	Country Album of the Crop – Your Man		Nominated
	Single Inscribe 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 distinction Year – "Me and God" (with Ralph Stanley)		Nominated
2024	Inducted	South Carolina Entertainment and Sound Hall of Fame	Won

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