Jesse Lee Turner
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Jesse Lee Turner is a former American pop singer. He recorded songs for several labels in the late 1950s, including the one-hit wonder
"Little Space Girl".
Turner was born in Addicks, Texas and graduated high school in Boling, Texas. His first recording was the single "Teenage Misery" for Fraternity Records
. In 1958, he released the single "Little Space Girl" b/w "Shake Baby Shake" on Carlton Records; the tune hit #20 on the Billboard Hot 100
in 1959. The follow-up "Thinkin'" failed to chart, and Turner switched to Top Rank Records to release "Do I Worry". The record was promoted poorly and sold correspondingly poorly. 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.
Turner's output (15 known songs) has never been reissued in a compilation and he is now an evangelist who sings rock and roll songs with Christian lyrics. On his homepage he tells the story of his bad luck in becoming a star.
He currently lives in Texas.
One-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...
"Little Space Girl".
Turner was born in Addicks, Texas and graduated high school in Boling, Texas. His first recording was the single "Teenage Misery" for Fraternity Records
Fraternity Records
Fraternity Records was a small record label based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was started by Harry Carlson and silent partner Dr. Ashton Welsh in 1954.The first hit was local girl Cathy Carr's rendition of a Tin Pan Alley song, "Ivory Tower" in 1956...
. In 1958, he released the single "Little Space Girl" b/w "Shake Baby Shake" on Carlton Records; the tune hit #20 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in 1959. The follow-up "Thinkin'" failed to chart, and Turner switched to Top Rank Records to release "Do I Worry". The record was promoted poorly and sold correspondingly poorly. Moving to Sudden Records, he wrote and issued "The Elopers" to no success; GNP Records
GNP Records
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also released "Ballad of Billy Sol Estes" and a second single.
Turner's output (15 known songs) has never been reissued in a compilation and he is now an evangelist who sings rock and roll songs with Christian lyrics. On his homepage he tells the story of his bad luck in becoming a star.
He currently lives in Texas.