Young Jessie
American singer (1936-2020)
Obediah Donnell "Obie" Jessie (December 28, 1936 – April 27, 2020) was an American R&B, rock and roll and jazz singer-songwriter. He recorded as Young Jessie in the 1950s and 1960s. He was known for his solo career, work with The Flairs and for a short time, with The Coasters. He later performed and recorded jazz as Obie Jessie. He was born in Dallas, Texas.
He died on April 27, 2020, aged 83.[1]
References
change- ↑ "R.I.P. Obie "Young" Jessie, 1936-2020", The Perlich Post, April 29, 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020
Other websites
change- Young Jessie on Myspace
- Young Jessie discography Archived 2015-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
- The Coasters Web Site
- Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - The Flairs Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine