Lyricist whose popular songs include "Mean To Me," "Walkin' My Baby
Back Home," and "Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?".
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
His widow, Gladys, was an aspiring singer who could never afford voice lessons. After Turk's death, she lived off of royalties from his songs and upon her death, willed most of her $600,000 estate for a fund to assist aspiring vocalists.