Josh Turner Welcomes Son; Jake Owen Benefit Concert

Josh Turner and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their third son, Crawford Marion Turner, on Monday, December 13. He was born at 8:52 p.m. at a Nashville hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 inches long. Both baby and mother are doing well.

“Jennifer and I are overjoyed at Marion’s arrival,” Turner says. “He’s a strong, handsome little boy with a resilient spirit. Thanks to all of our family, friends and fans for their thoughts and prayers.”

Josh and Jennifer married in 2003 and have two other sons, Hampton, 4, and Colby, 17 months.

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Vero Beach, FL, native Jake Owen recently headlined his annual hometown Jake Owen concert called Mardy’s Tennis & Jake’s Music Fest. This year’s event moved to Holman Stadium, where Owen and special guests Little Big Town entertained a crowd of over 4,500. Owen presented checks to St. Jude for $30,000 and a check to the Mardy Fish Foundation for $33,000, on behalf of the Jake Owen Foundation.