Nate Turner was born in Baton Rouge, La. USA in 1937. At a very young age Nate moved to Hollandale, Mississippi and then finally to Miami, Florida where he was raised. Nate grew up with guitar players all around him. Friends of his father's would stop by and play with his dad almost every day. This is what started Nate in becoming interested in music.
Nate used a wire from an old broom his mother had and nailed it against the house. He would imitate his father's friends. Sometimes he would get really creative and use a bottle to make a more hollow sound. The blues was a big part of Nate's beginning. This was his music of choice.
Although he found the blues to be enchanting he also sang gospel every Sunday in this family's church. At the age of fifteen he was part of the church choir with five other young men. Nate started out singing baritone, and then second tenor and eventually he became the lead voice every Sunday. Nate's father was a huge force in them going to church. With this encouragement it started Nate on the road to becoming a successful singer.
Later Nate was introduced to harmonica by next door neighbor of his. His neighbor played harmonica all the time and at first it bothered Nate, but instead of getting into an argument with him Nate decided one day to try out and see what he could do with it. When he picked it up he found out that he was a natural. Nate played the harmonica very well right away. This was his first full time instrument. Nate kept that harmonica on him all the time. One evening Nate ran into a band playing in the park. He asked them if they could use a harmonica player and with that Nate joined his first band. They played all around town.
This was going great until the band decided they wanted a saxophone player instead of harmonica. They bought a saxophone and let Nate try to play it first. Nate learned one song called "Walk With Mr. Lee". This was Nate's only song he could play well on the saxophone. With Nate not doing well with the saxophone the band had another problem. They were not happy with the drummer. He was not holding up his end. The band came to a decision, with Nate not doing well on saxophone and the drummer not doing well on the drums they told them to switch instruments for a while to see what would happen. Switch they did and it worked out beautifully. The drummer found out that he had a gift on the saxophone and Nate found out how to keep everyone in line with his beats.
Nate stayed with the drums and introduced his vocal talent with the band for about four more years. Then he left the band to find better work. At this time he fooled around with the guitar. He couldn't play much on it. Nate used to sit on his front steps and practice with it. One day a group of guys noticed him with the guitar and asked him if he could also play the bass, they were looking for a bass player right away to join their band. Nate said he could play bass and he would join up with them right away. Well at the first performance everyone found out that Nate was not good with the bass. He quickly shared bass guitar lessons with a friend of his. Nate watched the teacher and ended up learning more than his friend did. Soon he learned notes and tempos. One of his first songs he learned was "Stand By Me". He gradually became very successesful with his bass.
Nate then moved from Miami to Chicago in 1965. He quickly got involved with Johnny Christian and Art "Shorty" Stalwell with the Chicago Playboys. He would sit in with them every chance he got until one night they hired him to play bass. Nate played with them for the next three years on the West Side and South-Side of Chicago.
In 1967 Nate was noticed by Jimmy Dawkins and was invited to join them on Nate's first trip with the Stealer Band. They played the top 40, R&B and soul all over the U.S. Nate was also a big part of their hit record "Get It From the Bottom" on V.J. Records. Nate stayed with the band for a couple years and then moved on.
After Jimmy Dawkins Nate found himself busy with one band after another. He was a freelancing bassist and went wherever he was needed. His first stop was Koko Taylor in 1969. Nate then worked with Big Ben around Chicago from 1970-1973. From here he joined forces with Lovey Lee in Chicago from 1974-1980. He was moving from band to band gaining more and more experience. Nate Turner has recorded with Lovey Lee on Blues On Blues records, Johnny Dollar on Blues R&B records, "The Professor" on Delmar Records and Abb Locke on Rooster Records. Nate has played with many of the greatest blues musicians today: Fenton Robinson, Junior Wells, Luther Johnson, Cary Bell and John Primer just to name a few. Through all of this he was never quit satisfied with any other of his bands.
With all this in mind Nate decided to create his own band and become the bandleader. With his expertise and connections he formed Nate Turner's Windy City Blues Band in 1992. His first group of musicians included: Steve Bell on harmonica, Leon Lee on 2nd guitar, Arthur Ruth on lead guitar, Rick Howard on drums and Nate on bass and vocals. He took his band all over the U.S., Canada and Jamaica. With Nate being in charge of his own destiny he decided to go back to his roots and teach himself guitar. He had always dreamed of learning and mastering that instrument and now he finally has. Today The Windy City Blues Band has Nate Turner in charge and on guitar and lead vocals. They have years of experience, confidence and skill. Nate has recently recorded "Hard Times" now on Wolf Records and has many more plans for recording. ~Bio by Lisa Becker

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