Overview
- Turner died Sept. 4 at age 63, with the news shared on social media by family member Bobby Turner.
- He was Waylon Jennings’ longtime primary steel guitarist and also toured and recorded with The Highwaymen.
- His credits include the 1976 release Wanted! The Outlaws, the first country album certified platinum by the RIAA.
- He later played on projects by Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson and Colter Wall and released solo albums Man of Steel and Steel Country.
- Shooter Jennings called him “a once in a lifetime talent” in a tribute post, and no cause of death has been disclosed.