Sammy Turner was born on June 2, 1932 in
Paterson, New Jersey, where he also grew up. 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. ==Singles==