Joshua Lee Turner

Not to be confused with Josh Turner.

Joshua Lee Turner is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and internet personality based in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] He is known for his eclectic guitar and vocal covers posted on his YouTube channel Josh Turner Guitar for which he and long time collaborator Carson McKee have gained millions of views.

Joshua Lee Turner
Background information
Born	June 22, 1992 (1992-06-22) (age 32) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Genres	Folk rock indie folk indie rock bluegrass classical
Occupations	Musician singer-songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar banjo bass guitar mandolin ukulele
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Bring Luck
Website	www.joshualeeturner.com

Early life and education

Turner began singing at nine years of age and began playing guitar five years later, in January 2006. Over the next few years he became proficient at several other instruments.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2007, he created his YouTube channel, where he began posting covers of popular songs.^[2] His first viral video was his cover of "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits. As of January 2025, the video has had 13 million views,^[3] and his channel over 737,000 subscribers.^[4]

Turner studied music at Butler University, where he also participated in the Butler Chorale, and was music director for the a cappella group Out of the Dawg House.^[5][6] In 2014, his senior year, he appeared on Good Morning America to perform segments of his cover of Paul Simon's song "Graceland"; the clip became popular on YouTube.^[7][8]

Career

In 2018 and 2019 Turner was a cast member in the touring show The Simon & Garfunkel Story^[9] and in 2019 starred as Paul Simon in Graceland Live.^[2]

Turner released his first full-length solo album, As Good a Place as Any, in April 2019, ^[2] and his second album, Public Life, on August 7, 2020.^[1]

In addition to his solo work, Turner is part of the folk duo The Other Favorites alongside Carson McKee. They released an EP, Fools, in 2017, an original studio album, Naysayer, in 2018, and a live album, Live in London, in 2019.^[10] In 2021, the duo released the album Unamericana. Turner and McKee frequently perform in YouTube videos and on tour with singer-songwriter Elle Cordova and Toni Lindgren.^{[citation needed]}

After meeting Allison Young online in 2017, Turner formed a duo with her called The Bygones. The duo announced that they would not be continuing work on the project on February 10, 2025.^[11]

Discography

Solo

Title	Album details
As Good a Place as Any [12]	Release date: April 2019 Label: Bring Luck Record
Public Life [13]	Release date: August 2020 Label: Bring Luck Records

The Other Favorites

Title	Album details
Novelty Josh Turner, Carson Mckee	Release date: 2011 [14] Label: The Other Favorites (Self-release)
The Other Favorites (EP) (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)	Release date: 2012 [15] Label: The Other Favorites (Self-release)
Fools (EP) (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)	Release date: September 2017 [16] Label: The Other Favorites (Self-released)
Naysayer (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)	Release date: June 2018 [17] Label: The Other Favorites (Self-released)
Live in London (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)	Record date: August 20, 2019 [18] Label: Last Triumph
Unamericana (Josh Turner, Carson Mckee)	Release date: November 19, 2021 [19] Label: The Other Favorites (Self-released)

The Bygones

Title	Album details
May 9-12 (EP) (Josh Turner, Allison Young)	Release date: July 1, 2022 [20] Label: Bring Luck Records
The Bygones (Josh Turner, Allison Young)	Release date: April 4, 2024 [21] Label: Tone Tree

Other albums

Title	Album details
Josh & Larkin (Josh Turner, Larkin Dodgen)	Release date: March 2014 [22] Label: Josh & Larkin (Self-released)
Armed and Dangerous (Josh Turner, Carson McKee, Bob Barrick)	Release date: April 2017 [23] Label: Kingdom Jasmine

Popular YouTube videos

Song	Release Date	Instrument	Release Channel	Additional Collaborators	Views (mil)
Sultans of Swing	July 4, 2012	Electric guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	-	12	[24]
Folsom Prison Blues	December 8, 2018	Acoustic Guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Carson Mckee	6.7	[25]
Stuck in the Middle with You	December 8, 2019	Bass guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Carson McKee Reina del Cid Toni Lindgren	6.7	[26]
Take it Easy	May 13, 2017	Electric guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Carson Mckee	5	[27]
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	November 9, 2011	Acoustic Guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Carson Mckee	4.3	[28]
Acoustic Blues in D	February 3, 2015	Acoustic Guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	-	3.5	[29]
Knockin' on Heaven's Door	April 1, 2013	Acoustic Guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Carson Mckee	3.1	[30]
Crazy	May 11, 2018	Acoustic Guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Allison Young	4.2	[31]
Harvest Moon	July 7, 2019	Bass guitar	Reina del Cid	Carson McKee Reina del Cid Toni Lindgren	5	[32]
Feeling Good	August 23, 2015	Acoustic Guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Larkin Dodgen	2.7	[33]
Eleanor Rigby	February 14, 2017	Acoustic Guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	-	3.1	[34]
Can't Help Falling in Love	July 18, 2017	Acoustic Guitar	Amber Taylor Music	Amber Ordaz Taylor Neita	3	[35]
Sloop John B	November 15, 2018	Electric guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Alec Hamilton Ben Cooley Taylor Bloom Marc Encabo Bob Sale	3.9	[36]
Paradise	June 28, 2016	Banjo	Josh Turner Guitar	Carson Mckee Kingdom Jasmine	2.2	[37]
Honky Tonk Women	October 21, 2016	Electric guitar Bass guitar Cowbell Drums	Josh Turner Guitar	-	2.3	[38]
Operator	July 7, 2019	Acoustic Guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Carson McKee Reina del Cid Toni Lindgren	3.2	[39]
Graceland	February 13, 2013	Electric guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	-	2	[40]
The Times They are a-Changin'	January 30, 2017	Acoustic Guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Carson Mckee	2.1	[41]
Mamma Mia	November 25, 2019	Banjo	Josh Turner Guitar	Carson McKee Marie [42]	2.8	[43]
Little Wing	February 3, 2014	Mandolin Ukulele Bass Cajon	Josh Turner Guitar	-	1.5	[44]
For What It's Worth	July 2, 2019	Electric guitar	Josh Turner Guitar	Alec Hamilton Ben Cooley Taylor Bloom Marc Encabo Bob Sale	2.4	[45]