 Turner's career endured from the barrooms of Kansas City in the 1920s (when at the age of twelve he performed with a pencilled moustache and his father's hat) to European jazz festivals of the 1980s.In 1983, two years before his death, Turner was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.That same year, the album "Blues Train" was released by Mute Records; the album featured Turner with the band Roomful of Blues.