Sammy Turner

Sammy Turner (born Samuel Black, June 2, 1932, Paterson, New Jersey) is an American singer, who was popular at the end of the 1950s.
He was born and grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, developing an early interest in singing and songwriting, and on the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and saw active service as a paratrooper.
He was signed to Bigtop Records late in the 1950s, and his releases featured production from Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. He scored several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 and 1960; the biggest were "Lavender Blue", a number-three chart record on the Billboard Hot 100, and originally a hit for Sammy Kaye in 1949, and "Always", a number-one hit for Vincent Lopez in 1926. Later in the 1960s Turner recorded for Motown Records.
==Links to Peel==
Peel mentioned on his 14 February 1982 (BFBS) show that he saw the singer perform at the Liverpool Empire, although it was not specified when he saw him perform. A few of his songs were played by Peel on his programmes and his track, 'Lavender Blue', was nominated by the DJ as one of his Peelenium 1959 songs.
==Shows Played==
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*14 February 1982 (BFBS): Paradise
;1991
*26 January 1991: Always
;1999
*07 October 1999: Lavender Blue (Peelenium 1959)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists