Brenda Sutton TurnerBrenda Sutton Turner grew up in Texarkana, Arkansas, in the 1960s. Her father was employed by the railroad and her mother was a domestic worker. Brenda was the eighth of eleven children. As The Turner Sisters, she and four of her sisters sang gospel n venues all over Texarkana. At seventeen, she moved to California to live with two of her older sisters. She married musician Michael Sutton, and the couple became writer/producers for the Motown label. Some of their songs were recorded by Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson and many other recording stars. They performed as a duo, Mike and Brenda Sutton, and also wrote for artists at Capitol and Columbia, among other labels. Brenda has four children and a granddaughter. She lives in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles and is a vocal coach for up and coming singers. Read More Read Less