Zeb Turner
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Biography
Zeb Turner was an American country songwriter and guitarist born William Edward Grishaw on June 23, 1915, in Lynchburg. He adopted his stage name from the musical piece "The Zeb Turner Stomp". After World War II, he and his brother, Zeke Turner, performed as backing musicians for artists including Hank Williams and Red Foley. In 1947, Turner co-wrote the track "It's a Sin", which reached Number 1 on the country charts for Eddy Arnold. He recorded for labels including Bullet and King Records, specializing in the country boogie style. His recording of "Tennessee Boogie" reached number 11 in 1949, and his version of "Chew Tobacco Rag" reached number 8 on the jukebox country and western charts in 1951. During the late 1950s, he served as a disc jockey for radio stations in Baltimore and Washington. Turner died on January 10, 1978.
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Top Tracks
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- I Could Lose the Blues (If My Baby Were Back)
- Never Been so Lonesome
- Hard Hearted You and Chicken Hearted Me
- Why Don't You Haul off and Get Religion
- How Can I ?
- I Got Loaded
- Oh She Gone, Gone, Gone
- You're My Cutie Pie
- Tennessee Boogie
- Back, Back, Back to Baltimore
- Rag Man Boogie
- Your Gonna Be Lonesome, Downhearted and Blue
- Travellin' Boogie
- I Get a Lot of Time for Being a Lot of Things
- Jersey Rock
- Crazy Heart
- I'm Tying Up The Blues (With A Big Blue Ribbon)
- No More Nothing (But Get Ting Off Your Mind)
- Huckleberry Boogie
- A Drunkards Confession
- Chew Tobacco Rag
- I'm in Love with Someone (Who Can't Belong to Me)
- Dolly Dimple Dance
- Boogie Woogie Lou
