RUSH and the TURNABOUTS, MERRILEE

Homebase: Seattle, WA
MISC NOTES: Merrilee and the Turnabouts were the band that Merrilee and Neil Rush assembled right after their years with the Statics. The band issued several singles on the Quest, RU-RO and Merrilin labels. However, the records that she cut later -- that were credited by various national labels to Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts -- were actually recorded by her with studio musicians in Memphis and elsewhere, and not with the Seattle musicians. [NOTE: We have opted to list those recordings under Merrilee and the Turnabouts.]

ALSO SEE:
1.) RUSH, MERRILEE
2.) MERRILEE and the TURNABOUTS,
3.) STATICS, The

ALSO SEE:
1.)  Merrilee and the Turnabouts 
2.) Merrilee Rush

"Merrilee Rush (b. 1944)" by Peter Blecha
Copyright (c) 2015, and courtesy HistoryLink.org

Merrilee Rush was among the most popular homegrown singing stars that the Northwest rock 'n' roll teen scene produced during the mid 1960s. Her trademark low voice and comely looks and an exciting stage presence helped her lead a string of teen combos -- notably the Statics and the Turnabouts -- to regional fame. But then in 1968, after scoring her first of several international radio hits, "Angel of the Morning," she was no longer Seattle's private treasure and the years of major-label record deals, television appearances, and concert touring began. [READ MORE...]

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