Sammy Turner (born Samuel Black , June 2, 1932) is an American singer who was popular at the end of the 1950s.

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Sammy Turner was born on June 2, 1932 in Paterson, New Jersey , where he also grew up. ^[1] He developed 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. ^[2]

He was signed to Bigtop Records late in the 1950s, and his releases featured production from Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller . ^[1] 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. ^[3] Later in the 1960s Turner recorded for Motown Records . ^[1]

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