Later, Turner joined Mighty Joe Young as the bass guitarist of his band before becoming the bandleader for Marva Wright for 20 years.

[3] Turner started his music career playing guitar for The Kindly Shepherds, a gospel group on the Nashboro Records label.

He eventually rejoined his brother's band and toured regularly, performing with musicians such as Eric Clapton, John Fogerty and Grand Funk Railroad.

During that time, Turner and Young appeared in the 1981 film Thief while playing live at the Wise Fools Pub in Chicago.

On October 27, 2019, Turner celebrated his 80th birthday at the Inaugural Lone Star Blues and Heritage Festival in Grapeland, Texas.