Zeb Turner (June 23, 1915 – January 10, 1978)[1] was an American country music songwriter and guitarist,[2] and pioneer of rockabilly.
He was born William Edward Grishaw in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, and he renamed himself after a favorite piece of music, "The Zeb Turner Stomp".
[1] With his brother James (who took the stage name "Zeke Turner"), also a guitarist, he backed artists such as Hank Williams and Red Foley in the years after World War II.
He co-wrote "It's a Sin", a number one hit on the country chart for Eddy Arnold in 1947, with music publisher Fred Rose.
His King Records version of Billy Briggs' "Chew Tobacco Rag" was a No.