label, novelty records for Mercury in the early 1960s, and soul ballads for the Vanessa label in 1963, but with little commercial success. He recorded some unreleased material for Jake Porter in the 1960s. He also did an album's worth of songs owned by Harvey Fuqua in the 1970s that never got released. In 1972, he recorded a single as Obe Jessie & The Seeds Of Freedom for Stone Dogg Records. He also formed a jazz group, the Obie Jessie Combo, which played club dates, and in 1976 became musical director for Esther Phillips. In 1982, he toured in Europe and recorded jazz in Germany, and in 1983 performed at an "R & B Jamboree" in London, where he reportedly "astonished the audience with a charismatic performance." He also performed with Leon Hughes' group of The Coasters. As "Obie Jessie", he later released several jazz albums, including What Happened To Jr. (1995), Here's To Life (2002), and New Atmosphere (2009). He also recorded with Atlanta-based saxophonist Bob Miles, and performed on the song "People The Time Has Come" with lyrics by Nadim Sulaiman Ali. Personal life His younger brother DeWayne Jessie became an actor, and became well known as Otis Day in the film, National Lampoon's Animal House. Two of Young Jessie's four children sang in a group called Wizdom in the 1980s. Obie Jessie died on April 27, 2020, aged 83. Discography Singles "I Smell A Rat" / "Lonesome Desert" (Modern) (January 1954) "Mary Lou" / "Don't Think I Will" (Modern #961) (June 1955) "Nothing Seems Right" / "Do You Love Me" (Modern #963) (November 1955) "Hot Dog (Modern)" (unreleased) (1956) (recorded this before Elvis Presley) "Hit Git And Split" / "It Don't Happen No More" (Modern #1002) (September 1956) "Oochie Coochie" / "Here Comes Henry" (Modern #1010) (December 1956) "Shuffle In The Gravel" / "Make Believe" (Atco #6101, 1957) "Shuffle In The Gravel" / "Make Believe" (UK London HLE #8544, 1958) "Margie" / "That's Enough For Me" (Atlantic #2003) (1958) "Shuffle In The Gravel" / "Make Believe" (Atco #6101) (1958) "Lulu Belle" / "The Wrong Door" (Capitol #4318) (1959) "Teacher, Gimme Back" / "My Country Cousin" (Mercury #71895) (1961) "Be Bop Country Boy" / "Big Chief" (Mercury #71985) (1962) "I’m A Lovin' Man" / "Too Fine For Cryin'2" (Mercury #72104) (1963) "Mary Lou" / "You Were Meant For Me" (Mercury #72146) (1963) "Make Me Feel A Little Good"