Jesse Lee Turner
Born1938
Genres
Years active1958–present

Jesse Lee Turner (born 1938)[1] is a former American singer. He recorded songs for several labels in the late 1950s, including the one-hit wonder "Little Space Girl".[2]

Turner was born in Addicks, Texas, United States, and graduated from high school in Boling, Texas.[3] His first recording was the single "Teenage Misery" for Fraternity Records.[3] In 1958, he released the single "Little Space Girl" b/w "Shake Baby Shake" on Carlton Records; the tune hit No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.[2] The follow-up "Thinkin'" failed to chart, and Turner switched to Top Rank Records to release "Do I Worry", which also sold poorly.[3] Moving to Sudden Records, he wrote and issued "The Elopers" to no success; GNP Records also released "Ballad of Billy Sol Estes" and a second single.[2]

Turner's output comprises 15 known songs; most of which have been reissued on the CD, Shake, Baby, Shake. He currently lives in Texas.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "JESSE LEE TURNER". Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 457. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Jesse Lee Turner | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
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