Chanteur US né le 17 juin 1921, originaire d'Haleyville (Alabama), Jack Turner a débuté en 1953 chez RCA, puis il est passé chez Hickory et MGM Records. Il fut en outre membre du "Deep South Jamboree" sur les ondes de la radio WBAM de Montgomery (Alabama) en 1955. Il eut aussi son émission : le "Jack Turner Show (WFSA-TV, Montgomery, Alabama) en 1956. Titres : Everybody's Rockin' But Me (1956) - HICKORY Lookin' For Love (1956) - HICKORY
DISCOGRAPHIE Singles
04/1953
SP RCA VICTOR 47-5267 (US)
Hound Dog (1) / I Couldn't Keep From Crying (1)
05/1956
SP HICKORY 45-1050 (US)
Everybody's Rockin' But Me / I'm Gonna Get You If I Can
The "Singing River Boy" as they called Jack Turner came from Haleyville, Alabama. Jack's fater was S.W. Turner, a conductor on the I.C. Railroad. Jack made his first public appearance when he was six years old and sang at a county wide gathering that encompassed all Winston County schools. They say he wore that blue ribbon on his overalls button til it wore out. His mom gave him a ukelele when he was seven and in a couple years, he got his first guitar, an $8.00 special. Where he lived, there were many good fiddle players and before long, Jack could 'second' to the old-time breakdowns. (If you read some of the books about country music history, you'll find that Alabama had quite a history of country fiddlers.) Jack had another artistic bent to him. He also enjoyed painting and drawing. His parents often wondered what to make of his varied interests and which way he would turn. He just about almost chose the artist in him as a career. After he graduated from high school, he headed up to Nasvhille to enroll in an advertising art school. However, the very first Saturday he was there, he went to WSM's Grand Ole Opry and the itch to sang came back again. And somehow, he managed to work both loves into his life. Early 1942 saw some changes in Jack's life. He met a gal named Lorene Davidson who was from northern Alabama. Later, he enrolled in the US Navy. While there, he formed a hillbilly band and entertained his fellow troops. He also kept up his artistic work by drawing charts and illustrations along with his regular duties as Yeoman. When he got out of the service, he moved his family to Montgomery, Alabama. By then, he had two daughters, Jacqueline and Dixilyn. He got work as an artist-illustrator at the Air University at Maxwell AFB. And also hooked up with a local radio station, too, but they don't mention which one. If he had any spare time, he spent it composing songs and taking private lessons in portrait painting. Not to mention taking an ICS course in commercial art, selling vacuum cleaners part-time and accepting commissions to do portraits. Television came to Montgomery like it did to many cities back then. And Jack auditioned and became a regular member of the first Saturday night hillbilly program, "Bar Twenty" that aired over WCOV-TV. He stayed with that for several months. He was turning to music and singing more and more it seems. When WBAM radio came on the air, Jack was a guest on Shorty Sullivan's first "Deep South Jamboree" program and had stayed with them it appears through the mid-1950s. Jack eventually got his own show on WBAM and signed on with the RCA Victor record label in 1954. Some of the releases he had back then included: "Shoot I Reckon I Love You" backed with "Walkin' A Chalk Line"; "If I Could Only Win Your Love" backed with "I'm Getting Married Tonight".
Credits & Sources
Cowboy Songs Number 39; February 1955; American Folk Publications, Inc. Derby, CT.
RECORDINGS:
RCA Victor
Rec. No.
Side
Song Title
20-5267
A
Hound Dog
20-5267
B
I Couldn't Keep From Crying
20-5384
A
Butterfly Love
20-5384
B
Gambler's Guitar
20-5682
A
Shout I Reckon I Love You
20-5682
B
Walkin' A Chalk Line
20-5815
A
If I Could Only Win Your Love
20-5815
B
I'm Getting Married Tonight
20-5901
A
I'm Not Jealous
20-5901
B
Put It Down On Paper
20-5997
A
Hitchin' A Ride
20-5997
B
Model T Baby
20-6163
A
Bama Bamboo Boy
20-6163
B
Story Of The Smoky Mountains
20-6309
A
Hi Fi Polka
20-6309
B
Smile
47-6163
A
'Bama Bamboo Boy
47-6163
B
Story Of The Smoky Mountains
47-6305
A
Llittle Boy, Why Do You Weep?
47-6305
B
Nightmare
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Turner, Jack
Born 1921 in Haleyville, Ala. A regular on the Deep South Jamboree (WBAM, Montgomery, Ala.) in 1955. Star of the Jack Turner Show (WFSA-TV, Montgomery, Ala.) in 1956.
References: Feature article and discography in issue 10 (1984) of Roll Street Journal.
Original Releases
Discography is not intended to be complete
Date & Source
Label & Number
V
Titles {& References to LP/CD List}
As By
Matrix Numbers
1953/Apr. 18 Bb c&w rev.
RCA Victor 47-5267
Hound Dog {a,b,d,e} I Couldn't Keep From Crying
2 2
E3VW-0883 E3VW-0885
1956/May 19 Bb c&w rev.
Hickory 45-1050
Everybody's Rockin' But Me {c,f,g} I'm Gonna Get You If I Can
1 1
45-F-123 45-F-124
1958/July 21 Bb c&w rev.
MGM K12690
Shake My Hand (Meet Mr. Blues) {h} An Indication Of Love
1 1
58-XY-561 58-XY-562
References in "As By" Column:
as by Jack Turner
as by Jack Turner And His Granger County Gang
Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks
a.
BMG Int. 75406 (cd)
Don't Mess With My Ducktail: 26 RCA Tracks
b.
Bear Family BCD 16864 (cd)
Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight!
c.
DJM 22069 (lp)
Hillbilly Rock
d.
Detour 33- 008 (lp)
Hillbilly Houn' Dawgs & Honky Tonk Angels
e.
Franklin Mint FMRS-CW- 053 (lp)
Rockabilly
f.
Magnum Force CDMF 034 (cd)
Hillbilly Rock: 20 Rare Tracks From The Hickory Vaults
g.
Magnum Force MFLP 034 (lp)
Hillbilly Rock: 20 Rare Tracks From The Hickory Vaults
h.
Revival 4003 (lp)
Rockabilly Boogie - Rare Items Vol. 3
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Sujet: Re: Jack TURNER Dim 05 Avr 2009, 20:36
HOUND DOG Version HILLBILLY , toute à fait différents de celles de Big Mama THORNTON et d'Elvis PRESLEY
Sujet: Jack TURNER 
Rocky Productions 24/03/2002
Hound Dog {a,b,d,e} 
