[8], As a teenager, Turner joined a local rhythm ensemble called the Tophatters who played around Clarksdale, Mississippi. Turner and the band were paid $20 each for the record. "[120] Turner struggled to find success due to his cocaine addiction and run-ins with the law. The couple also recorded for RPM Records and Sun Records. 27 on the Billboard Disco Top 100 chart. [50] Turner played piano on King's early records "You Know I Love You" and "3 O'Clock Blues", which became King's first two number-ones. "[94] To assure he always had a record out while on tour, Turner formed multiple labels such as Sputnik, Teena, Prann, Innis, Sony and Sonja. 21 on the R&B chart. Initially, they played for segregated audiences at the black clubs in Illinois: Manhattan Club in East St. Louis, which Turner and his band built,[74] the Harlem Club in Brookline and the Kingsbury in Madison. [13] He is also inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, the Clarksdale Walk of Fame, the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, the Blues Hall of Fame, and the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. [166] In 2004, he was awarded the Heroes Award from the Memphis branch of the Recording Academy. She came from an abusive relationship and went straight to the top. While many fans were shocked, many began speculating if his choices in life had killed him. [20] Despite their troubled relationship, Turner moved his stepfather into one of his homes in St. Louis after his mother died in 1959 and took care of him until his death in 1961. [165], Turner won Comeback Album of The Year for Here and Now at the W.C. [239] He played bass guitar in his mother's band after his parents divorced and he later played in his father's band. The couple had also become intimately entangled, and with Tina having a child from a previous relationship with his bandmate Raymond Hill, the two would have a son of their own and reportedly married in 1962 in Tijuana, Mexico. [79] Turner released two singles on the Stevens label (No. In . Her parents were poor sharecroppers, who split up and left Turner and her sister to be raised by their grandmother. The single, released on King Records, peaked at No. 1957: Tina sees Ike Turner play at a club in Illinois and months later sings with his band. [189] They were married on April 10, 1948. King, Howlin' Wolf, and Bobby "Blue" Bland. Vocalist on the album include Turner's last wife Audrey Madison Turner and former Ikette Bonnie Bramlett. A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Turner began playing piano and guitar as a child and then formed the Kings of Rhythm as a teenager. After Turner gained a strong following among both whites and blacks, he demanded that the clubs should be integrated. Legendary singer Tina Turner has said she doesn't think she could ever forgive her former husband Ike, after detailing the abuse she suffered during their marriage. We had fights and there have been times when I punched her to the ground without thinking. [159], Phil Alexander, editor-in-chief of Mojo magazine, referred to Turner as the "cornerstone of modern day rock 'n' roll" and credited his arrangements of blues standards as being an influence on 1960s British Invasion groups: "He proceeded to influence British rockers from the mid-1960s onwards. [230] She told The Afro: "I decided to write it because it was like a cleansing and it released all of the trauma. [225][226] They divorced in 2000, but later rekindled their friendship. Without Ike you wouldn't have had the Stones and Zeppelin. [24] Turner grew up playing boogie woogie piano, which he learned from Pinetop Perkins. We just switched around. While in Chicago, Turner backed Otis Rush; playing the signature vibrato guitar parts on "Double Trouble". But he was totally unpredictable," she said. [53] They often purchased or claimed co-writer credit of songs written by artists on their labels using pseudonyms. How old was Ike Turner when he died? Tina and Ike Turner were married for 16 years. I think that Rocket 88 is R&B, but I think Rocket 88 is the cause of rock and roll existing". Ike Turner married four times and had four children: Ike Jr., Michael, Ronald and Mia. [242][243] After his father's death, he told Jet magazine: "I loved my father very much You can talk 5 or 10 minutes about the bad he's done. [62] In 1952, Turner discovered Little Junior Parker in West Memphis, and they formed a band with Matt "Guitar" Murphy. Look what he'd done for me. Their early stage performances consisted largely of covers of popular jukebox hits. This sometimes created conflicts of interest. She also kept her two Jaguar cars, furs and jewelry along with her stage name. [16], Turner was introduced to St. Louis native singer Jeanette Bazzell by his son Ike Turner Jr. in 1988. [192] However, Turner asserted in his book that he is not the biological father. [2] In the 1950s, Turner's group got regular airplay from live sessions on the radio stations WROX in Clarksdale and KFFA in Helena, Arkansas. He was convicted of, 2015: Inducted into St. Louis Classic Rock Hall of Fame, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 08:14. Fri 14 Dec 2007 18.58 EST. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Proud Mary was a cornerstone of the acts live shows, with a spoken intro that Tina made up on the spot when Ike first introduced the song into the bands repertoire. He was later told it was an act of retaliation over a woman with whom his father was having an affair. [17], According to Turner, he witnessed his father beaten and left for dead by a white mob. He played at Johnny's Lounge and the Club Imperial which was popular with white teenagers. (Getty Images) The couple soon started dating and got married in 1962 in Tijuana, Mexico. [73] A teetotaler at the time, he avoided drugs and insisted all band members also adopt this policy, firing anyone he even suspected of breaking the rules. [64] Bonnie was a member of the Kings of Rhythm as a pianist and vocalist. [16], His funeral was held on December 21, 2007, at the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California. [195] Sources often incorrectly refer to Taylor as one of Turner's wives, but she was his live-in girlfriend. [36] The other band led by Turner became the Kings of Rhythm. You can talk all night about the achievements he's had. Turner, who was trained by ear and could not sight read, would learn the pieces by listening to a version on record at home, pretending to be reading the music during rehearsals. "[16], Turner attended Booker T. Washington Elementary School, then was promoted to Myrtle Hall in the sixth grade. [11], Ike & Tina Turner were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. [2] While trying to help an acquaintance from crack addiction at a crack house he relapsed in 2004. [16] Ike was always quite a character and was very candid about his struggles with addiction, sexual abuse as a child, and his abusive actions toward some women in his life. He had tried to sell his studio Bolic Sound in 1980 to raise funds to avoid foreclosure, but the studio burned down on the day a potential buyer was scheduled to view it in January 1981. "[150] Dave Rubin wrote in Premier Guitar magazine: "All those years of playing piano and arranging taught him a considerable amount about harmony, as he could certainly navigate I-IV-V chord changes. [221] According to Turner, Tina suggested Ann fill in as an Ikette because although she could not sing, she was attractive. "[67] Turner discovered his identity many years later after Presley approached him when they were both playing at the International Hotel. It had three custom single coil 1960s Strat pickups. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. I did ask him about it. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his then-wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Ike Turner died on December 12, 2007, of a drug overdose. His ex-wife Audrey Madison claimed Turner was bipolar and that she was helping him with his illness, a claim supported by Turner's personal assistant and caretaker, Falina Rasool. The studio albums Break Every Rule and Foreign Affair followed, as well as a starring role in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome that featured the anthemic We Dont Need Another Hero. She also penned a 1986 memoir, I, Tina, with journalist Kurt Loder that was turned into the 1993 film Whats Love Got to Do With It, starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. Thelma was pregnant, not by me, but I liked her. He fitted them out with state-of-the-art equipment. During the 1950s, Turner also worked as a talent scout and producer for Sun Records and Modern Records. [196][246] Producer D'Angela Proctor alleged in Turner's Unsung documentary that the two famous people were Elvis Presley and Redd Foxx. But as the documentary Tina reveals, even 43 years after her divorce, the icon still has nightmares. [116] Turner claimed that Tina initiated the conflict by purposely irritating him so that she would have a reason to break up with him before they signed the new contract. 1960: Begins dating Ike and they create the duo, Ike and Tina Turner. [177] He was portrayed by Laurence Fishburne, whose performance earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor at the 66th Academy Awards. In 1968 she tried to escape by attempting suicide. Tina would later pen a bouncing, up-tempo ode to her roots, 1973s Nutbush City Limits, that hit both the pop and R&B charts and became a long-time favorite. 11 on the R&B chart and it was a bigger hit in Europe. [258] His daughter Mia Turner said, "He was too weak from the emphysema to do anything. [201] Turner stated that the reason they went to Tijuana was to see "sex shows and whores". "[181][182] In 2018, Tina told Oprah Winfrey that she only recently watched the film, but she could not finish it because she "didn't realize they would change the details so much. [4] According to Joe Bihari, Turner had brought King to his attention years prior. [17] Turner was the younger of their two children, his sister, Lee Ethel Knight, was "some ten years" his senior. [145] He decided he was not meant to be a frontman when at twelve he was coerced into giving an impromptu piano recital in school. [82] Through her sister and Washington, Bullock asked Turner to sing with his band. [72] In addition, Turner recorded numerous sessions for Stevens with various vocalists and musician lineups of the Kings of Rhythm. 1958) and Michael Turner (b. [31] Turner persuaded his mother to pay for piano lessons, but he did not take to the formal style of playing. Wishing to exploit his Delta music connections, the Bihari brothers at Modern Records also hired Turner as a talent scout, paying him to find southern musicians who might be worth recording. [169][170], In 2004, Fender Custom Shop manufactured a limited edition Ike Turner Tribute Stratocaster. Their divorce was finalized in 1955. Walking past her house to school, she would invite him to help feed her chickens and then take him to bed. [27] One day Friskillo spotted Turner watching and put him to work; teaching him the ins and outs of the control room. Ike Turner was the innovator, for rhythm and blues and for rock 'n' roll. [245] He was cleared of the charges. [190], Turner's second wife, Velma Davis (ne Dishman) is the elder sister of former Ikette Joshie Armstead. And the high energy, intricate dance moves high kicks, twirls and spins, deep diving, and swimming motions displayed by the wigged out Tina and the Ikettes further cemented the revues reputation for serving up legendary, must-see performances. [76] He also helped Buddy Guy record his second record;[77] resulting in the single "You Sure Can't Do" / "This Is The End" which Turner played guitar and composed the latter. [5] Addicted to cocaine for at least 15 years, Turner was convicted of drug offenses and served 18 months in prison. We plan to record together. 1 single at 44 and eventually selling more than 200 million records. Groove Band, recorded a tribute album titled Rocket 88: Tribute to Ike Turner. Ike modestly terms what he does on the guitar as 'tricks', but make no mistake, he attacked his axe with the conviction of a man who knew precisely what he wanted to hear come out of it. Still, Ike did have an estate that was worth a decent amount of money and to the surprise of many, his wives didn't receive a penny of his money for fascinating reasons. [162] In 2007, Turner won Best Traditional Blues Album for Risin' with the Blues. [46], The song is often cited as the first rock n' roll record [47] but in a later interview, Turner offered this assessment: "I don't think that Rocket 88 is rock n roll. He eventually began freebasing crack cocaine. [8] He later settled his account. They have a son, Ronnie, and marry in 1962 Backed by a band and the singers/dancers dubbed the Ikettes, the couple had more top 10 R&B hits with I Idolize You, Its Gonna Work Out Fine, Poor Fool and Tra La La La La. In the mid-1960s, Tina worked with Phil Spector to create the track River Deep, Mountain High, which didnt do well in the United States but flew to the top five in the U.K. Ike and Tina didnt break into the upper echelons of the domestic pop charts until 1971 with their cover of Creedence Clearwater Revivals Proud Mary, which also earned the act a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group. Turner gained experience performing by supporting Nighthawk at gigs around Clarksdale. King was a great admirer of Turner, describing him as "The best bandleader I've ever seen. . [175] In 2018, "Rocket 88" was chosen for the inaugural class of influential songs inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Singles. [148] Turner was an early adopter of the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, buying one from O.K. Turner has received various awards in recognition for his significant role as a pioneer of rock and roll. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. "[148], Reviewing Turner's 1973 album Bad Dreams, Robert Christgau wrote: "After twenty years of raking it in from the shadows, he's finally figured out a way of applying his basically comic bass/baritone to rock and roll. [206] Tina signed her legal name as Martha Nell Turner on multiple contracts. The husband-wife duo established themselves throughout the 1960s and 70s as chart-topping artists, with most of the public not realizing the abuse that existed in the couples private life. Turner tried to get Rosa out, but he never saw her again. [12], Turner began working on a collaboration album with Gorillaz's producer Danger Mouse and the Black Keys in early 2007. [57][4], Turner was contracted to the Bihari brothers, but he continued to work for Phillips, where he was effectively the in-house producer. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. [249] His addiction caused a hole through his nasal septum, the pain of which he relieved by using more cocaine. [27][37], Around the time he was starting out with the Kings of Rhythm, Turner and Lane became unofficial roadies for blues musician Robert Nighthawk, who often played live on WROX. Turner married Lee in September 1952. "[231], Turner had six children. [56] He played piano in sessions with them and lesser-known artists such as the Prisonaires, Driftin' Slim, Ben Burton, Matt Cockrell, Dennis Binder, Sunny Blair, and Baby Face Turner. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his then-wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. She started as an Ikette before becoming his lead singer. [222] Eventually she moved into their View Park home. [75] In 1958, Turner took the band to Chicago to record for Cobra/Artistic, as well as fulfilling his contract as a session musician back at Sun. [144], In his career, Turner originally worked in the style of 1950s R&B, or post-jump blues. The star was only 22 years old when she fell in love with Ike, who was five years her junior, according to the BBC. At first, I had really been in love with him. 61 on his list of 100 Greatest Guitarists and noted, "Turner was one of the first guitarists to successfully transplant the intensity of the blues into more commercial music. [33] The Riverside played host to touring musicians, including Sonny Boy Williamson II and Duke Ellington. [211] Tina gave up her share of their Bolic Sound recording studio, publishing companies, and real estate. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. Produced by Rogers, the remake received favorable reviews. On December 9, 2022, Ronnie's wife, Afida Turner, announced his death on Instagram . "[156] Ronnie died from complications of colon cancer in 2022. Turner was pronounced dead at 11:38am. 1 on Los 40 Principales in Spain. : Turner Nervous About Restarting His Pop Career", "100 Greatest Guitarists: David Fricke's Picks", "King of Rhythm: Rock and Roll Pioneer Ike Turner November 5, 1931 December 12, 2007", "Early Wright, 84, Disc Jockey Who Made the Delta Blue, Dies", "Spotlight: Ike Turner Antone's, Midnight", "All the Blues Players Shacked Up at This Hotel", "Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm I'm Tore Up", "Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Records", "Will the creator of modern music please stand up? In 1952, under the alias Mary Sue, she released the single "Everybody's Talking" / "Love Is a Gamble" on Modern Records. [6][214] Her mother, Pat Richard, attended Sumner High School with Tina in St. My Godat the moment he's more interesting than Tina. [13] Tina did not attend because she took the year off from making public appearances, so Phil Spector delivered a speech at the ceremony on their behalf. He released two award-winning albums, Here and Now and Risin' with the Blues. I never sent itI was telling her in this letter that I'm sorry for putting her and the kids through that kind of stuff. [203] He used a detective agency to locate Bell in Chicago and they divorced in 1974. [126] Turner later appeared on the song "Love Gravy" with Rick James for the soundtrack album Chef Aid: The South Park Album. While married to Ike, Tina had two step-sons Ike Jr. and Michael whom Ike had from a previous relationship. But "Rocket 88" does have a couple of elements which "The Fat Man" did not. [118], After his breakup with Tina, singer Holly Maxwell sang with Turner on occasion from 1977 to 1985 and again for eight months in 1992. "[10] Turner won five Grammy Awards, including two competitive awards and three Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. These sketches were collected in a 2008 comedy album Ike at the Mike. [64], After Bonnie, Turner married a woman named Alice in Helena, Arkansas. Sex was power to me. [68] He began playing guitar in sessions in 1953, and by 1954 with the assistance of Joe Bihari he built a makeshift recording studio at a defunct Greyhound bus station in Clarksdale. [38], Soon after the release of "Rocket 88", Turner moved to West Memphis, Arkansas and played with various local bands. [16], On January 16, 2008, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office reported that Turner had died from a cocaine overdose. When Ike and Tina Turner got together, it was volatile. They made amazing music together, but their private life was not as collaborative as their public appearances, and it was downright terrible for Tina. With Ike taking to her powerful voice, they soon became the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. 104 and No. [163] Turner also has three songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame: "Rocket 88", "River Deep Mountain High", and "Proud Mary". [107] The album earned Turner his first solo Grammy nomination for Best R&B Instrumental Performance at the 12th Annual Grammy Awards. [4][61], While in Helena, Turner tried to recruit Little Walter to record for Modern in January 1952, but Little Walter was on his way to Mississippi. [17][a][18], His mother remarried an artist named Philip Reese, who Turner described as a violent alcoholic. 1960), with Lorraine Taylor. Tina attempted to kill herself in 1968. During this period, the couple formed a band known as 'Ike & Tina Turner' and belted out hits like 'Proud Mary', 'River Deep', etc. "Rocket 88" is notable among other things for Willie Kizart's distorted guitar sound. He said he made a song about it and we started laughing," said Rasool, referring to "Bi Polar" from the Grammy-winning album Risin' With The Blues. [121] He re-recorded "I'm Blue" as a duet with singer Billy Rogers in 1995. He was successful with my mom and after my mom. [106], In April 1969, Turner and the Kings of Rhythm released an album, A Black Man's Soul, on Pompeii Records. "[214] In his autobiography, he said: "Sure, I've slapped Tina. "[190], In 1988, Turner discovered he had a daughter named Twanna Melby. [197], "I still love Tina as much as I ever loved herI wrote her a letter five years ago. Rosa had mental issues, so her family put her in an insane asylum. He would send dubs of things he cut to us, and if we'd like them we'd make a seal or sign the artist. 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