Scott Turner

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Scott "Scotty" Turner (born August 1931 in Sydney , Nova Scotia as Graham Morrison Turnbull ; † February 9, 2009 in Cobleskill , New York) was a Canadian songwriter and music producer.

Turner taught himself to play the guitar while at college in Iowa in 1955 when he was unable to advance his track and field ambitions due to an athletic injury. In 1956 he went to Lubbock , Texas for postgraduate studies , where he met Buddy Holly , with whom he wrote 13 songs. After two years as a guitarist in Tommy Sands ' band, he befriended Johnny O'Keefe on a trip to Australia , whose first number one hit She's My Baby he wrote and whom he brokered a contract with Liberty Records . He was then guitarist and musical director for Guy Mitchell and Eddie Fisher .

He made his first experience as a music producer with his friend Herb Alpert's A&M Records company . He then worked as a producer for Liberty and Imperial Records , producing Slim Whitman's albums and directing sessions for Roy Clark , Vickie Carr , Del Reeves , Rosemary Clooney , Jerry Wallace and Jimmy Bryant . In 1962 he discovered Harry Nilsson and used him as a singer in a demo recording session.

Turner wrote over 400 songs, including with John Marascalco , Audie Murphy , Doc Pomus , Tommy Sands, Buddy Holly and Guy Mitchell, which have been recorded by many well-known performers, including Dean Martin , Charley Pride , Gene Vincent , Wanda Jackson and many more .

successes

Several songs from Scott Turner's pen reached the top ten of the charts:

  • Slim Whitman - Put Your Trust in Me - 1958 (USA)
  • Tommy Sands - Blue Ribbon Baby - 1959 (USA)
  • Tommy Sands - The Worry Kind - 1959 (USA)
  • Tommy Sands - I Ain't Gettin 'Rid of You - 1960 (USA)
  • Johnny O'Keefe - She's My Baby (three times in Australia)
  • Johnny O'Keefe - Don't You Know Pretty Baby - 1959 (Australia)
  • Johnny O'Keefe - Own True Self (USA)
  • Baja Marimba Band - Comin in the Back Door - 1963 (USA)
  • Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Mexican Drummer Man - 1964 (England)
  • Jerry Wallace - Shutters and Boards - 1962 (USA)
  • Slim Whitman - Shutters and Boards - 1971 (USA)
  • Charley Pride - Shutters and Boards - 1998 (England)
  • Wynn Stewart - Does He Love You Like I Do - 1963 (USA)
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford - Hicktown - 1964 (USA)
  • Roy Clark - When the Wind Blows in Chicago - 1964 (USA)
  • Dave Dudley - Truckers Prayer - 1964 (USA)
  • Wanda Jackson - My First Day Without You - 1965 (USA)
  • Roy Clark - The Color of Her Love Is Blue - 1965 (USA)
  • Gene Vincent - If You Want My Lovin ' - 1961 (England)
  • Penny DeHaven - Another Day of Lovin ' - 1966 (USA)
  • Slim Whitman - Take It From Me - 1967 (England)
  • Red Simpson - Nitro Express - 1965 (USA)

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personal data
SURNAME Turner, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Turner, Scotty (nickname); Turnbull, Graham Morrison
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian songwriter and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH August 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney , Nova Scotia
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 2009
Place of death Cobleskill , New York