Young Jessie

Obediah Donnell "Obie" Jessie (December 28, 1936 – April 27, 2020) was an American R&B, rock and roll and jazz singer-songwriter.  He recorded as Young Jessie in the 1950s and 1960s. He was known for his solo career, work with The Flairs and for a short time, with The Coasters.  He later performed and recorded jazz as Obie Jessie. He was born in Dallas, Texas.

He died on April 27, 2020, aged 83. "R.I.P. Obie "Young" Jessie, 1936-2020", The Perlich Post, April 29, 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020

References

Other websites
Young Jessie on Myspace
Young Jessie discography 
The Coasters Web Site
 Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - The Flairs 

Category:1936 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:American singer-songwriters
Category:American R&B singers
Category:American rock singers
Category:American jazz singers
Category:Singers from Dallas
Category:Writers from Dallas