Dale Turner is an American singer-songwriter, rock musician, and multi-instrumentalist/record producer, noted for his sophisticated songcraft, quirky vocal arrangements, and adventurous guitar work.

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. Turner is the lone musician featured on all of his albums.

History

Awards and achievements

In November 2010, Dale Turner's ''Mannerisms Magnified'' CD made ''

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'' magazine's list of "Top Three Picks" by Matt Blackett, who praised the album for its "Smart pop tunes that are crammed with interesting guitar parts and tones," comparing it to "what the

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Radio

Dale Turner's's debut American radio broadcast was on "Appalachian Trail," Steve Sedberry's "Vaguely Folk Music" show on

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Discography

LPs

* ''Interpretations'' (2004) #"Bohemian Rhapsody" #"God Only Knows" #"Blackbird" #"Sweet Baby James" #"Hallelujah" #"She's Always a Woman" #"Leader of the Band" #"Sister Golden Hair" #"Castles Made of Sand" #"Coconut" *''Mannerisms Magnified'' (2010) #"Brian on the Brain" #"Bad Seed" #"Sooner or Later You'll Hate Her" #"She-Hab" #"Hiding Place" #"Taken" #"Morality Rule" #"Five Things" #"Saboteur" #"Civil Lies" #"Exit Wound" #"Solace Song"

References

External links

Official websiteG3 MAGAZINE Interview: Dale Turner – Mannerisms MagnifiedMUSIC ZEITGEIST's October 2011 Indie Artist of the MonthTARGET AUDIENCE MAGAZINE Featured Indie Artist: What We All Can Learn from Dale Turner

I AM ENTERTAINMENT Magazine Interview: Making Music the 'Dale Way'
* ttp://blogs.juniorscave.com/2011/01/23/dale-turner-2/ JUNIOR'S CAVE Interview: Music Now Spotlight
ULTIMATE-GUITAR.COM Interview: "Stepping Outside Yourself ... Only Way to Grow as Musician"

GUITARHOO.COM Interview: Dale Turner"
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