Wayne "Animal" Turner - Heaven Can't Be Found

Country Jim and His Country All-Stars, featuring Wayne "Animal" Turner, at Houston's Trader's Village on May 17, 2009

[@hazelconn7874]

Wayne Turners voice is fabulous. He was a lot of the reason Hank Jr. was entertainer of the year 5 times.The Bama Band was outstanding. The best in the business.

[@SamSattler]

Could not agree more.

[@RemingtonRidersMusic]

Awesome singing on one of my favorite Hank Jr. songs

[@SamSattler]

He does a great job on those old Hank Jr. songs without a doubt.

[@SamSattler]

I agree, guys. This is absolutely a great version of the song - done live, on stage, early on a Sunday afternoon. That says a whole lot about Wayne's voice.

[@hnanny55]

I too went to high school with Turner. He had a beat-up Gibson flay top,the best I can remember. My boyfriend had a '57 Les Paul he and Turner played together on fri. nites. He was great at that age. I loved him. He's just a really nice person. He came to school everyday with a new joke. I have thought about him often thru the yrs. -helen

[@josechavez3670]

I work with him. Very nice person

[@mkingrey100]

Wayne really needs to cut a CD . His voice is remarkable . One of the very best out there . Us true Country Music fans everywhere around the world deserve to hear more of his great talent !

[@chickiechew4848]

Yes he does need to cut a c d

[@KentBElder]

Ty, without words for this, ty

[@LinkRocks]

Great job by Mr. Turner!

[@SamSattler]

Wayne can do it all. Super talent for sure.

[@randym5143]

Just seen this!! The animal is a very very loyal band member!!! ♥️

[@SamSattler]

I see him around Houston pretty regularly, so I'll try to shoot more videos. I have another one but it needs some clean up at the end. I'll try to do that and get it uploaded, too. Wayne was with Hank Jr. for a long, long time, so you can find more video of him with Hank on KZbin.

[@candacewaldrop1044]

The childhood memories of the Bama band living in our basement apartment in Chattanooga will always be dear to my heart.

[@aliensporebomb]

Wow, that VOICE! If I could sing like that I'd have the world on a string.

[@jackieemerson984]

My brother and I saw Hank Jr in Huntsville Alabama in the early 80’s. My little brother made his way to the front of the stage and Wayne grabbed his camera and took it on stage and took close up pics of him and Hank. I’ll never forget that moment. Hank messed up by getting rid of him and the Bama band.

[@JoeLazzara]

Wow that is so cool, Jackie!! Id love to see those pics, probably amazing stuff. 😆😆 I had the same thing happen to me at a Judds concert back around '86 - '87 when I was in high school. It was in Merrillville Ind. at the Holiday Star Theater, I was with my mom. We had pretty good seats on the floor, but I noticed there was no one sitting in some seats in the very first row, so I made my way up there. Naomi was always dancing around the stage and I would stand up and take a picture of her. So she made her way back over to where I was and motioned for me to give her my camera, she then walked around to Wynona while she was singing and took a picture of her and then danced back over to me and then took a picture of me and handed me my camera and walked away lol. I also shook her hand too. I could not believe what had just happened, just couldn't believe it. One of the greatest things that ever happened to me, such an amazing and beautiful memory. ❤😢 R.I.P. Naomi. 💔

[@jackieemerson984]

That’s awesome. I need to see if I can find them. Great memories for sure.

[@MrGuitarWhisperer]

Animal playin' the tele I made for him back in 2000, and SANGIN' his heart out!

[@latokatn506]

Great job on this song Thank's Sam Houston

[@latokatn506]

Heart & Soul in his singing !!!!

[@SamSattler]

Wayne was with Hank Jr. most of those 25 years you reference him being late as.

[@magbrown1]

Great singer and great steel player

[@Davids508]

This is Hank Jr's song,and NOBODY can sing it like he does,but Wayne Turner comes closer than anyone I ever heard.

[@TheEdgibson]

With all the years that Wayne and the Bama Band was with Hank Williams Jr, there's bound to create a similarity. All great musicians!

[@bellesmom238]

You must have never seen Wayne perform with his band , HANK would have cried

[@raymondyukich7891]

Animal would cover for Hank Jr when he couldn't perform. Imo, Animal is a better singer than Jr

[@beardedwolf4713]

Exactly..Hank knocked this song out of park and was a top 10 hit for him I believe.

[@beardedwolf4713]

​@raymondyukich7891 Hank has 75 million records sold that says otherwise.

[@AtlantaVintageGtrs]

Hank Jr. cant sing it this good .....no way ....these guys give up their best years for these stars and then they are done with them ...and they never try to help them make it like they did in the old days ..Ernest Tubb ...Jack Greene ..Cal Smith ...were pushed up front by ole Ernest .....Country music is a cruel business .....

[@budaustin6681]

Wtf?

[@budaustin6681]

Sorry buddy, this is a really good version of the song but it doesn’t come close to Bocephus

[@garygoodman4342]

You know nothing of what you're talking about. They got a recording contract in the 80s because of Hank. He had them open shows for him, he's still friends with them today. The only reason they moved on is Hank cut his touring schedule way back to 15-20 shows a year. If Hank was so bad to them, do you think he would let them do his music

[@renownimagesolutions5606]

This is SOOO good tho

[@culversofgallatin3933]

Animal how are you - I used to fly Hank years ago when you were in BB. How is Rob West (bass player); Billie?? The rest of the guys???

[@renownimagesolutions5606]

That woman is the most.

[@JaniceBrooksbusgal]

Keep educating Sam

[@chickiechew4848]

Wayne sings circles around Hank jr

[@AtlantaVintageGtrs]

Hank Jr. cant sing it this good .....no way ....

[@greghenderson4582]

The ones who say I am wrong apparently never paid almost 300.00 to hear a guy , Hank jr. play guitar too damn loud and was too drunk to sing or play !!! and I gave him two chances and the last time was worse than the first at the OMNI ..in Atlanta ....I ant remember what year .......but Wayne can do it !!!

[@beardedwolf4713]

Wrong..

[@haggardly79]

I believe wayne is originally from birminhgam, alabama

[@bellesmom238]

he is used to play with sonnydukes club went e=with hank 1980 him and cliff pippin

[@opustrek1]

wayne is from Leitchfield ky as am i.

[@raymondyukich7891]

Kentucky.

[@rodbelding9523]

Ive seen a few vids now and honestly Wayne sings Hank songs better than Hank does.

[@bobr9531]

Agree. Wayne is an incredible talent ! Hank is embarrassing to watch !

[@bolivingston1400]

I think it was shitty the way HWJ done the bama band. After all Wayne Turner, Bill Marshall, Ray Bregginham ,Cowboy Eddie Long and theirs One more.. they were the original bama band for all those years. Then when Merle Kilgore dies someone tells HWJ he needs a more fresher Band to keep up with today's younger generation.. Whoever told him that was an ediot. Plus HWJ ain't far from him.. I don't like hanks back up band he has today. Gotta a woman playing bass. Get real..

[@bellesmom238]

Iam a guitar player , at least i thought i was , Wayne and Cliff pippin used to live next door , I got to see the REAL talent Wayne has first hand , HELL HE SHOULD HAVE HIRED HANKi agree

[@hnanny55]

That's flat top I'm not sure what a flay top is.