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I found only a little on him and that wasn't easy. I feel like I should have another source to confirm his being killed, but I found no obituary of him online.--T. Anthony (talk) 00:30, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
- Okay another source corroborates the shooting, but they differ on whether it was a bar or a drugstore. Still it sounds like his being shot to death is true even if it's a little fuzzy on detail.--T. Anthony (talk) 00:38, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
Tommy Turk is a somewhat mysterious figure, even though he enjoyed a lot of public exposure for a brief period, probably owing to his association with Jazz at the Philharmonic. Good work finding those sources. Even there, there are problems. One of your references says he was murdered in the late Seventies! Can't say I can offer any help resolving that conflict with the death year of 1981. I did expand and clarify a little. His "Tommy Turk and His Orchestra" was clearly assembled briefly only for recording purposes. Not mentioning that might have misled some people to think it was a regularly performing band. If it had been, Turk would be a lot less obscure now. --Alan W (talk) 04:28, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- I see. I thought I'd heard a fair amount about him once, but I might be thinking of the actor Tommy Kirk. I found what I could, but I thank you for improving it more.--T. Anthony (talk) 06:27, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
