I'll do a refresh and an exerpt from gomememphis.com's obituary.

Turner was nearly cast in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? by the Coen Brothers, who considered him for the role of the blind prophet. His music kicks off Gangs of New York as a prelude to the opening fight sequence.

He was also a subject for photographer Annie Leibovitz and is featured in the book Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey. and appeared some years back on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

That TV show - its host, Fred Rogers, died Thursday - influenced North Mississippi Allstars' leader Luther Dickinson, who would go on to produce Turner's two albums. "That's where Luther first saw him," says musician father Jim Dickinson. "He was just a kid. I told Luther, 'That man lives right down the street.' "


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