Ed Ward

Six feet tall, weighing in at 400 pounds and in his 40s when stardom hit him, Big Joe Turner is behind a load of rock 'n' roll hits. His hardest-hitting singles have been collected on a new compilation, titled Big Joe Turner Rocks.

Ed Ward connects the dots of the British band's eight studio albums, which were just collected in a box set.

Ed Ward reviews the reissued catalog from the multiracial, multi-generational ska band.