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Gecko Turner (Fernando Echave) was born and raised in the San Roque district of Badajoz, Spain, a town about halfway between Madrid and Lisbon, Portugal. As a teenager, he fell in love with The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones. The Stones led him back to Elmore James, Leadbelly, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and other blues greats. He picked up his guitar in his teens and eventually formed a cover band that played an eclectic mix of American and British pop. In his late teens, Gecko discovered jazz. A true Dizzie Gillespie fan, he hitched across Spain with his best friend, following Gillespie on tour.
He adopted his alias when he moved to London, attracted by the Jazz scene there. His friends in England interpreted his Spanish nickname Keko as Gecko, and adopted Turner moved by his respect for Big Joe Turner and Ike Turner, and his love of Kathleen Turner as a kid.
When his mother died, he returned to Badajoz. He got a job at a bank and got married. After his wife became sick and died, he returned to music. He says that after losing two important people in his life, he came to the conclusion that what you really love in life is what you have to do.
He adopted his alias when he moved to London, attracted by the Jazz scene there. His friends in England interpreted his Spanish nickname Keko as Gecko, and adopted Turner moved by his respect for Big Joe Turner and Ike Turner, and his love of Kathleen Turner as a kid.
When his mother died, he returned to Badajoz. He got a job at a bank and got married. After his wife became sick and died, he returned to music. He says that after losing two important people in his life, he came to the conclusion that what you really love in life is what you have to do.
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Monka Mongas
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Dizzie (Boozoo Bajou Remix)
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Monosabio Blues (Philip Owusu Remix)
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45.000$ (Guapa Pasea)
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Dime Que Te Quea
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Did Ya Black Up Today?
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Shoutbox
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johnny_barrie wrote:
el puto amo
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pepe_el_toro wrote:
y yo..
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cosmicic wrote:
Amo toda mojaíta :D
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Darthyarak wrote:
What a freaky great musican! I love his Songs, exceptionally "Daughterbitchin' and Motherfuckin' Style" :-)
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Sympathy3000-21 wrote:
freaking gecko turner... shiiiiiiiieeet...
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minichuf wrote:
limon en la cabezaa!
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wakimen wrote:
buen rollito!
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Koobakoop wrote:
The remix of the Boozoo Bajou track Dizzie which appears on Quango 2007 Winter Chill album is great.
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FREE RINGTONE
2 Feb 2006 | from blog.myspace.com/geckoturner
FREE RINGTONE
If you have a Nokia phone, you can get a free ringtone of my song, Monka Mongas.Also, listen to another couple songs you may not have heard yet.
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2 Feb 2006 | from blog.myspace.com/geckoturner
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