Joe Lynn Turner is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is known for his work in the hard rock bands Rainbow, Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Deep Purple. During his career, Turner played guitar with the pop rock group Fandango in the late 1970s; and in the early 1980s, he became a member of Rainbow, leading the group and writing songs with guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore and bassist, and producer, Roger Glover. After Rainbow disbanded in March 1984, he pursued a solo career, releasing an album, Rescue You, and later worked as a translator and soundtrack for Billy Joel, Cher and Michael Bolton. On Bolton's advice, Turner began recording radio and television jingles. Other songs he has composed or through collaborations with musicians such as Desmond Child and Jack Ponti have been recorded and published by international artists Jimmy Barnes, Lee Aaron and Bonfire.
New Jersey-born singer best known as the frontman for the rock band Rainbow. He has recorded solo albums, including"Hurry Up and Wait" in 1998.
