Scott Turner (songwriter)

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 brought in 1955 during his time at the College in Iowa even play the guitar when he his ambitions could not advance due to a sports injury as a track and field athlete. In 1956 he went for a post -graduate degree to Lubbock, Texas, where he met Buddy Holly, with whom he wrote 13 songs. After two years as a guitarist in Tommy Sands' band he befriended on a trip to Australia with Johnny O'Keefe, whose first number -one hit She's My Baby, he wrote and which he mediated a contract with Liberty Records. Then he was guitarist and musical director for Guy Mitchell and Eddie Fisher.

His first experience as a music producer he made in the company A & M Records of his friend Herb Alpert. He then worked as a producer for Liberty and Imperial Records where he produced albums Slim Whitman and sessions for Roy Clark, Vickie Carr, Del Reeves, Rosemary Clooney, Jerry Wallace and Jimmy Bryant headed. In 1962, he discovered Harry Nilsson and sets it as a singer in a demo recording session.

Turner wrote over 400 songs, including John Marascalco, Audie Murphy, Doc Pomus, Tommy Sands, Buddy Holly and Guy Mitchell, which were recorded by many famous artists, including Dean Martin, Charley Pride, Gene Vincent, Wanda Jackson and many more.

Achievements

Several songs from Scott Turner's spring 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 Child - 1959 (USA)
  • Tommy Sands - I Is not Gettin ' Rid of You - 1960 ( USA)
  • Johnny O'Keefe - She's My Baby ( three times in Australia)
  • Johnny O'Keefe - Do not 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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