Spyder Turner
Spyder Turner
Top Songs
| 1 | Rocket to the Moon | ||
| 2 | I Can't Make It Anymore | ||
| 3 | Reincarnation | ||
| 4 | You Never Had This Before | ||
| 5 | Tomorrow's Only Yesterday |
Albums
Jun 2021 • 1 song
Jun 2021 • 1 song
May 2018 • 1 song
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Biography
Born Dwight Turner in 1947 in Beckley, WV, he grew up in Detroit, MI. As a teenager, Turner sang in doo wop groups and in glee clubs. Producer/engineer Clay McMurray submitted a demo of Turner performing "guess-timating" imitations of Jackie Wilson, David Ruffin, Billy Stewart, Smokey Robinson, and Chuck Jackson singing "Stand By Me" to MGM Records. MGM issued the demo as a record. Spyder Turner's cover of "Stand By Me went to number three R&B, number 12 pop on Billboard's charts in February 1967. MGM released a 1967 album, Stand By Me, which reached number 14 R&B/number 158 p...