[2] His music career began in 1967 when he co-wrote "That Acapulco Gold" (a #70 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart) with Tim Gilbert of the Rainy Daze.
Also with Gilbert, he co-wrote the lyrics to "Incense and Peppermints," a Billboard #1 hit by the Strawberry Alarm Clock.
There he worked with Bob Seger (fostering his hit album Night Moves) and the Steve Miller Band during the periods of their commercial breakthroughs.
He also signed Sammy Hagar, Bob Welch and The Motels to Capitol, and co-wrote and produced some of their early output.
The album went on to sell more than 20 million copies and made Turner a global superstar.