Joe Lynn Turner, born Joseph Linquito in Hackensack, New Jersey, has made his more than substantial mark on the Rock world by initially fronting FANDANGO (after first playing in the Tri-State Hard Rock outfit EZRA) in the late 70's. He then took Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW to increased commercial success, superseding IAN GILLAN in DEEP PURPLE for the 'Slaves And Masters' album and later vocalising for Swedish axe maestro YNGWIE MALMSTEEN.

Turner had joined RAINBOW in 1981, replacing GRAHAM BONNET, scoring a number of high profile hit albums and singles such as 'I Surrender', but parted company with the Blackmore led troupe in 1984 when the band officially broke up. The singer started work on a solo project and demos that the singer recorded with ex-BALANCE guitarist Bob Kulick gained the interest of Geffen. The label were keen on teaming Turner with STARSHIP guitarist Craig Chaquico and the man also fielded calls from SURVIVOR, TOTO and the DRIVER alliance of Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge but Turner was intent on pursuing his own project.

With a deal from Elektra Joe eventually commenced work on an album with erstwhile FOREIGNER and SPYS keyboard player Al Greenwood, former BALANCE and RAINBOW drummer Chuck Burgi and journeyman guitarist Bobby Messano (STARZ, TYCOON, FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS and FIONA). Roy Thomas Baker was hired to produce. 'Rescue You' emerged in 1985.

During 1986 Turner busied himself co-writing songs for Canadian songstress LEE AARON for her self-titled album of the same year. Tracks for a proposed follow up to 'Rescue You' were also cut, but shelved. He also worked with BONNIE TYLER during 1987 before forming a new group with ex-SWIFT KICK guitarist Tony Bruno, erstwhile TALAS bassist Bruno Ravel, POP'S A ROCKER drummer Chuck Bonfante and former FOREIGNER man Al Greenwood. However, Turner had parted company with Elektra and would soon establish links with YNGWIE MALMSTEEN.

1988 found Turner as frontman for YNGWIE MALMSTEEN recording the 'Odyssey' album, the Swedish guitar maesto's most commercially sucessful outing to date. A lengthy world tour, captured on the 'Live in Leningrad' album, took Turner and Malmsteen's relationship to breaking point and the pair split amidst bitter recriminations.

The 'Nothing's Changed' album, co-produced and featuring guitar by ex-ASIA man Al Pitrelli saw Turner collaborating on the songwriting front with Paul Sabu. The session rhythm section was made up of bassist Greg Smith and drummer John O Reilly, both of whom would join RAINBOW and BLUE ÖYSTER CULT.

1997 found Turner laying down vocals on the extremely RAINBOW sounding third BRAZEN ABBOT album 'Bad Religion'. The singer also accompanied the band for a short German acoustic tour that winter.

During 1998 Turner emerged fronting an outfit of significant pedigree titled MOTHER'S ARMY, a band that made quite an impact in Japan. His esteemed colleagues for this venture were ex-OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW, URIAH HEEP and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN bassist Bob Daisley, veteran ex KING KOBRA, OZZY OSBOURNE and CACTUS drummer Carmine Appice and NIGHTRANGER guitarist Jeff Watson.

The man's 1999 'Hurry Up And Wait' record found Turner reworking the track 'Too Much Is Not Enough' from DEEP PURPLE's 'Slaves And Masters' album.

The 1999 'Undercover 2' album sees a collection of covers including tracks by UFO, STEPPENWOLF, THIN LIZZY, DEEP PURPLE, FREE, WHITESNAKE & RICK DERRINGER. Contributing musicians included LIVING COLOR's Vernon Reid and MOUNTAIN's Leslie West. The only original song on the album was one of Turners- 'The Race Is On', from his own debut solo album. The same year Turner guested on the HELLCATS 'Hellcats II' album.

March of 2000 found Turner in alliance with GLENN HUGHES and TOTO man BOBBY KIMBALL for a live acoustic concert for the American 'Rockline' radio station.Turner's 2000 studio album 'Holy Man' includes guitar contributions from MANDRAKE ROOT's Akira Kajiyama, Andy Timmons, Joe Bonomassa and SAVATAGE and MEGADETH man Al Pitrelli.

Turner also put in an appearance on NIKOLO KOTZEV's epic 2001 'Nostradamus' album. The man would appear on another record the same year albeit in somewhat exceptional circumstances. The radio station WDHA's 'Tour Bus' show had aired a live session from Turner that prompted such an unanticipated degree of feedback that Turner's live take on 'Stone Cold' would be the catalyst for a whole album 'The Tour Bus- Road Trip'. Turner returned to studio action for a September solo release 'Slam' issued by MTM Music in Europe and Pony Canyon in Japan. Featured musicians were guitarist Akira Kajiyama, bassist Eric Czar, former RAINBOW keyboard player Paul Morris and drummer Kerry Kramme.

Fans would also be excited to learn that Turner had plans to record a duet album with one of the other great Rock voices GLENN HUGHES, the debut HUGHES TURNER PROJECT album emerging in February of 2002 followed by dates in Japan. So successful was this union that a live album was spawned too, the pair delivering a collection of vintage solo material as well as DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW classics. Joe announced the recording of a new solo album in early 2003, the singer utilising the talents of SAVATAGE guitarist Al Pitrelli and former RAINBOW drummer John O'Reilly for this outing.

Turner donated guest lead vocals to the track 'Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy' on the 2003 MR. BIG album 'Influences And Connections'. Rumours abounding in October pointed to a fresh band union comprising Turner, ex-WINGER and DOKKEN guitarist REB BEACH working alongside the erstwhile QUIET RIOT rhythm section of bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Frankie Banali. However, this proposal soon collapsed. In 2004 Turner would partner with guitarist RICHIE KOTZEN for a rendition of AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell' included on the Rufftown 'We Salute You' tribute album. The singer also formed a new live band the N.Y.C. HITSQUAD including the JOAN JETT credited guitarist Ricky Byrd and longtime Billy Joel band drummer Liberty DeVitto. During October Turner featured in an unusual collaboration, uniting with GLENN HUGHES once again, working with producer Alexander Berezhny to record songs for a Russian album release of songs penned by Moscow mayor Mikhail Men.

JOE LYNN TURNER returned in February 2005 with a new, Bob Held produced solo album, entitled 'The Usual Suspects', for the Italian Frontiers label. Featured studio musicians would include Al Pitrelli of MEGADETH and SAVATAGE repute together with the ACE FREHLEY credited Karl Cochran both on guitar, David Z on bass, RAINBOW veteran John O'Reilly on drums, Paul Morris and Andy Burton on keyboards with Nancy Bender assisting with background vocals. The singer also lent vocals to a version of 'All Shook Up' included on the MICHAEL SCHENKER 'Heavy Hitters' covers album and featured on the 'Axes To Axes' debut solo album from TWISTED SISTER guitarist EDDIE OJEDA.

In November it was revealed that Turner had guested for noted Japanese guitarist AKIRA KAJIYAMA, featuring on all the songs on his 'Fire Without Flame' album, simply credited to AKIRA KAJIYAMA & JOE LYNN TURNER. A further revelation came when it was announced the singer had re-forged links with RAINBOW mentor Ritchie Blackmore, cutting a duet with Candice Night on a re-work of RAINBOW's 'Street Of Dreams' for the BLACKMORE'S NIGHT album 'Village Lanterne'. Turner undertook a joint tour of Turkish universities with guitarist CEM KȪKSAL throughout May 2006.

June would see a resurrection of archive material in a re-worked format. 1986 era tracks for a proposed follow up to the 'Rescue You' album were re-recorded and and re-worked by SURVIVOR guitarist JIM PETERIK to be issued under the project title SUNSTORM. Produced by PINK WARD 69's bassist Dennis Ward, the songs were re-recorded by a German cast comprising guitarist Uwe Reitenauer, keyboard player Jochen Weyer and drummer Chris Schmidt.

Turner joined the New Japan Philharmonic on August 4th for a concert dubbed 'Tribute to RAINBOW: Over the Rainbow' at the Tokyo Geijyutsu-Gekijyo in Japan. The vocalist announced that same month. BIG NOISE comprised a cast of elite players involving QUIET RIOT guitarist Carlos Cavazo, OZZY OSBOURNE and BILLY IDOL bassist PHIL SOUSSAN, the CINDERELLA credited keyboard player Gary Corbett and drummer Vinny Appice, a veteran of DIO, WWIII and BLACK SABBATH. This project's first endeavour would be the making of a DVD for the corporate concert industry.

The singer featured on the VAN HALEN song 'Dance The Night Away' included on the tribute album '80s Metal Tribute To Van Halen' released by Deadline Records in September 2006. Another diversion for Turner would involve tracks laid down for solo work conducted by ex-HEART guitarist Howard Leese, these including a song as a duet with 'Rock Star' finalist Deanna Johnston.

A fresh solo album, entitled 'Second Hand Life', boasted songwriting contributions from SURVIVOR and PRIDE OF LIONS man Jim Peterik, Bob Held, Karl Cochran, MARTIN BRILEY and a track that was written by Ritchie Blackmore, Jim Peterik, DEEP PURPLE's ROGER GLOVER and Joe entitled 'Stroke Of Midnight'. The recording band comprised Karl Cochran on guitars and bass, Bob Held on bass, Gary Corbett on keyboards plus Michael Cartellone, of DAMN YANKEES and LYNYRD SKYNYRD, on drums.

Russian shows in February 2007 saw Turner backed onstage by Moscow's GREEN TOWN. Joe Lynn Turner undertook Japanese gigs in May and June partnered with another ex-RAINBOW singer, GRAHAM BONNET's new version of ALCATRAZZ. Turner's live band comprised guitarist Akira Kajiyama and GERARD band members bassist Atsushi Hasegawa, keyboard player Toshio Egawa, also being ex-EARTHSHAKER, and drummer Kenichi Fujimoto.

In July 2008 Turner unveiled two projects, a solo concert recording entitled 'Live In Germany', recorded at the 'United Forces Of Rock' festival in Ludwigsburg on 30th September 2007, for October release and a second album from SUNSTORM. Like the SUNSTORM debut, this second opus comprised archive tracks from Turner's vaults re-recorded. In September Turner performed live in Europe as part of the 'Classic Rock Nights' pacage alongside JIMI JAMISON and ORLEANS.

In November 2008 it was learned the singer had joined erstwhile RAINBOW musicians Tony Carey, Bobby Rondinelli and Greg Smith plus guitarist Jürgen Blackmore, son of Ritchie Blackmore, in the band OVER THE RAINBOW.