22 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. He brought Emerson to record at Sun Records and backed him on guitar in 1954. [190], Turner's second wife, Velma Davis (ne Dishman) is the elder sister of former Ikette Joshie Armstead. [194], In East St. Louis, Turner lived with Lorraine Taylor. One of the Federal releases, "I'm Tore Up" / "If I Never Had Known You" featuring Billy Gayles became a regional hit. 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. Tragically, Craig Turner was found dead in June 2018 when he was 59-years-old. Turner said he only fired a shot to scare him off and that the man had injured himself when he climbed over the fence to get away. With Ike having survived deep trauma from his childhood, Tina lived through regular physical and emotional abuse from her spouse for years, sometimes forcing herself to sing and dance after being battered. The single peaked at No. [92], In 1961, Turner played piano on Albert King's first hit record, "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong". In those days blacks didn't bother with divorces. [210] Their divorce was finalized on March 29, 1978. During the 1950s, Turner also worked as a talent scout and producer for Sun Records and Modern Records. [233] Tina's son Craig Turner (19582018) with Raymond Hill was adopted by Turner and therefore carried his surname. [180], Commenting on the historical accuracy of the film, Tina told Larry King in 1997: "I would have liked them to have more truth, but according to Disney [owner of the film's production company], they said it's impossible, the people would not have believed the truth. Kings You Know I Love You," and their musical bond was instantly formed. Groove Band, recorded a tribute album titled Rocket 88: Tribute to Ike Turner. Amidst all the chaos in their life, Tina . Between 1974 and 1975, the duo released the singles "Sweet Rhode Island Red", "Sexy Ida", and "Baby, Get It On". [247][185] He took the cocaine home and tried it one night while writing songs at the piano. [24] Turner grew up playing boogie woogie piano, which he learned from Pinetop Perkins. [233], In 1959, Turner was charged with what he described as "interstate transportation of forged checks and conspiracy" and was forced to stand trial in St. Louis. [227] In 2019, she told Palm Spring Life that the film What's Love Got to Do with It "assassinated Ike's career. It was sampled by producer Goldie for his 1994 hit "Inner City Life", in the same year by Krome & Time on "The License", and by Paradox in 2002 on track "Funky Mule". 14 on the Billboard R&B chart. 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. [3] In 1954, Turner relocated to East St. Louis where his Kings of Rhythm became one of the most renowned acts in Greater St. Turner played guitar and assisted in production on Walker's 1997 album Great Guitars; Walker paid him $5,000 a night for six songs. [85] Impressed by her voice, Turner invited her to sing with the band. ", In 1957, Turner met Anna Bullock (Tina Turner) at the Manhattan Club in East St. [91] The Turners received the Golden European Record Award, the first ever given, for selling more than one million records of "Nutbush City Limits" in Europe. "[147], Turner's guitar style is distinguished by heavy use of the whammy bar to achieve a strong reverb-soaked vibrato, string bending, hammer-ons and triplets in his blues phrasing. Turner tried to get Rosa out, but he never saw her again. [64] Edna did not want to stay in Clarksdale, so she left Turner and returned to Ruleville. 1959), with Pat Richard. Spector, according to our spy in the . I understand today. 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. [239][240], Ronnie Turner was in a band called Manufactured Funk with songwriter and musician Patrick Moten. If the drummer had to pee, I would play drums until he returned.There were no breaks. He played at Johnny's Lounge and the Club Imperial which was popular with white teenagers. [95] He produced singles by the Ikettes, Jimmy Thomas, Fontella Bass, George Jackson, and other artists on his labels. The ikettes. [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. [29] The pair played drums and piano on radio sessions. [88] They became close friends and she began dating his saxophonist Raymond Hill. Trumpet found out and Modern had to cancel the record. [95] For the next six years, they recorded on Warner Bros./Loma, Modern/Kent, Cenco, Philles, Tangerine, Pompeii, Blue Thumb, Minit, and A&M. Tina retained songwriter royalties from songs she had written, but Turner got the publishing royalties for his compositions and hers. [131] Walker invited Turner to perform with him at the San Francisco Blues Festival and to tour in Europe. Johnny Otis said, "Ike Turner is a very important man in American music. Ike Turner married four times and had four children: Ike Jr., Michael, Ronald and Mia. Rock 'n' roll came from rhythm and blues: rock 'n' roll ain't nothing but rhythm and blues up-tempo. 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. While many fans were shocked, many began speculating if his choices in life had killed him. . [202] At the time, he was still legally married to Alice Bell. Tina attempted to kill herself in 1968. [64], After Bonnie, Turner married a woman named Alice in Helena, Arkansas. The medicine is most commonly used as treatment for bipolar disorder, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. [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. Vera Clyburn, who was an Ikette in the 1970s was the lead singer. [57][4], Turner was contracted to the Bihari brothers, but he continued to work for Phillips, where he was effectively the in-house producer. Less than a week after his death, his former wife Audrey Madison Turner filed a petition stating that he had penned a handwritten will naming her as a beneficiary. 1957: Tina sees Ike Turner play at a club in Illinois and months later sings with his band. [12] Later that year, the duo released the blues oriented albums Outta Season and The Hunter on Blue Thumb Records. I never knew he was no musician. Tina later recounted in her 2018 memoir, My Love Story, that sexual encounters with her then-husband were an expression of hostility a kind of rape especially when it began or ended with a beating.. Love invited Turner and his band to play at his club. My Godat the moment he's more interesting than Tina. The wailing saxophone and that distorted electric guitar. [241] He married French singer Afida Turner in 2007. [174], In 2017, the Mississippi Blues Trail honored "Rocket 88" for being an influential record with a marker in Lyon, Mississippi. [121] He re-recorded "I'm Blue" as a duet with singer Billy Rogers in 1995. [64] Turner recalled, "Bonnie played piano. [166] In 2004, he was awarded the Heroes Award from the Memphis branch of the Recording Academy. King, Howlin' Wolf, and Bobby "Blue" Bland. In 2009, a judge ruled that the handwritten will was invalid and that Turner's children were legally the direct heirs of his estate.[265]. He intended to use the demo as guide track for Art Lassiter who did not attend the scheduled recording session at Technisonic Studios. He accused the man of assaulting his wife Ann Thomas and of kicking his dog. We just switched around. [232] He had a son Ronald "Ronnie" Turner (19602022) with Tina Turner. We had fights and there have been times when I punched her to the ground without thinking. [81] Her sister was a barmaid at the club and was dating Turner's drummer Eugene Washington. A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Turner began playing piano and guitar as a child and then formed the Kings of Rhythm as a teenager. Annie Mae left Turner for a policeman after they moved to East St. Louis, Illinois. Nigel Cawthorneco-author of Turner's autobiographysaid: Although there had been black rock 'n' rollers who had made it big already, they really only played to a white audience. [178], After the release of the film, the fictionalized version of Turner from the movie was seized on by comedians, who reused the persona in sketches. [138], After his death in 2007, Turner's autopsy and toxicology report showed he was taking Seroquel at the time of his death. [12], Their mainstream success provided Turner with the finances to open his own recording studio, Bolic Sound in Inglewood, in 1972. "[10] Turner won five Grammy Awards, including two competitive awards and three Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. [234], Turner had a daughter, Mia Turner (b. On December 9, 2022, Ronnie's wife, Afida Turner, announced his death on Instagram . [12] Ike & Tina Turner won Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group for "Proud Mary" in 1972. 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. Turner, without a band and disappointed his hit record had not created more opportunities for him, disbanded the Kings of Rhythm for a few years. [16] He would fire anyone in his band who used any substances. Velma claimed that Turner is the father of her daughter Linda Turner Bullock, born in 1949. [142] The Black Keys sent demos to Turner, but the project was temporarily shelved. I was inconsiderate about her feelings. [9], Turner's songs have been sampled by hip hop artists, most notably Salt-n-Pepa used "I'm Blue" for their 1994 hit "Shoop". [107] The album earned Turner his first solo Grammy nomination for Best R&B Instrumental Performance at the 12th Annual Grammy Awards. [111] Artists who recorded there included Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Duane Allman, Little Richard, Gayle McCormick, and Frank Zappa. [263] Among those who spoke at the funeral were Little Richard, Solomon Burke and Phil Spector. Turner's cocaine addiction and legal troubles, together with accounts by Tina Turner of domestic violence (published in her 1986 autobiography I, Tina and the 1993 film adaptation What's Love Got to Do with It), impacted his career in the 1980s and 1990s. Turner and the band were paid $20 each for the record. [109] The release of "Proud Mary" in 1971 became Ike & Tina Turner's biggest hit, reaching No. He is also inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. Alongside his former wife, he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. [91], The Ike & Tina Turner Revue ended abruptly in 1976. "[152], "It ain't Little Richard, it ain't Chuck, it ain't Fats Domino no, we came on later. Chess released it under the name "Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats" instead of "Ike Turner and His Kings of Rhythm Featuring Jackie Brenston". Ike Turner Jr. Ike Turner had six children, but Tina only adopted two of his sons. [127], Turner reformed the Ikettes in the mid-1990s, which included his then-wife Jeanette Bazzell Turner and Michelle Love (Randi Love). [123][124] After his release from prison, Turner told the press that he was nervous about returning to performing live, but had plans to return to the studio. [12], Turner began working on a collaboration album with Gorillaz's producer Danger Mouse and the Black Keys in early 2007. We plan to record together. 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. They had met in the mid-1960s at a concert in Bakersfield, California. Only 100 specimens were made, retailing at $3,399.99. [72], Turner maintained strict discipline and the band lived at his home on Virginia Place in East St. Louis which doubled as a studio. "[151] Turner himself said of his tremolo technique: "I thought it was to make the guitar screampeople got so excited when I used that thing. "[154] King also said, "When they talk about rock 'n roll, I see Ike as one of the founding fathers. During the last decade of Turner's life, he revived his career as a frontman by returning to his blues roots. [63][51] That summer Turner recorded with the new vocalist and pianist in his band, Marion Louis Lee, resulting in "My Heart Belongs to You" / "Looking for My Baby". [8], Before the age of thirty, Turner did not use drugs or drink alcohol. King. Two years after their divorce was finalized, Turner released the single "Party Vibes" / "Shame, Shame, Shame" from the album The Edge (1980) which peaked at No. [89] He had the name "Tina Turner" trademarked, so that in case she left, another singer could perform under the same name. "I would come in the room and see him change like a lightbulb, switch on and switch off. Tina met Ike when she was 18 and started visiting bars in the St. Louis area. 1958: Makes first recording, under the name Little Ann. Like Brenston years prior, Gayles left Turner's band to pursue a solo career. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Rihanna and 10 Other Great Pregnant Performances, Burt Bacharachs Legacy: 5 Notable Collaborations, 2023 Grammy Awards: Six Winners Who Made History. Turner went on to have a massively successful solo career after "Ike & Tina," getting her first No. His first recording, "Rocket 88" (credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats), is considered a contender for the distinction of first rock and roll song. [38] Turner arranged for B.B. [212], In her 1986 autobiography, Tina revealed that Turner had been abusive during their marriage. [197] However, Turner and Bullock eventually began having an affair and she became pregnant in January 1960. the ikettes, originally the artettes, were a trio (sometimes quartet) of female backing vocalists for the ike & tina turner revue. [3] Turner received $45,000 for the film, but he had unknowingly signed papers waiving the right to sue Disney's Touchstone Pictures for his depiction. [99][100] After Tina and Spector recorded "River Deep Mountain High", the duo signed to Spector's Philles label in 1966. Turner said, "we wanted to play blues, boogie-woogie and Roy Brown, Jimmy Liggins, Roy Milton. [172] On August 6, Clarksdale officials and music fans gathered to unveil a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail and a plaque on the Clarksdale Walk of Fame in downtown Clarksdale honoring Turner and his musical legacy. However, James did eventually sign with Modern, and Turner played on his recordings that were released on Modern's subsidiary label Flair Records. [8] He later settled his account. "Rocket 88" is one of the two records that can claim to be the first rock 'n' roll record, the other being "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino from 1949. [25] During breaks he would watch DJ John Friskillo play records at the radio station, WROX, located in the hotel. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, the woman who would become known as .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Tina Turner had a rough family life. Despite routine intimidation, Tina eventually divorced her husband, taking no other assets besides her performance name and two cars. I was stupid. "[16], Turner attended Booker T. Washington Elementary School, then was promoted to Myrtle Hall in the sixth grade. [28][29] Soon, he was left to play records while Friskillo took coffee breaks. [102][103] Following the song's success in the UK, Mick Jagger invited them to open for the Rolling Stones on their 1966 British Tour. Murray offered a $20,000 advance for the song and suggested Turner "make her the star" of his show. [100], In January 1970, they performed on The Ed Sullivan Show and released their rendition of "Come Together", which reached No. Houk's Piano Co. store in Memphis the year of its release in 1954. 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. [16] In 2011, Audrey appeared as a contestant on The X Factor. [4] He formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1960, which over the course of the decade became a soul/rock crossover success. Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 08:14, You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner, Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner, Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm Dance, His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries Unreleased Funk/Rock 19701973, The Bad Man: Rare & Unreissued Ike Turner Produced Recordings 19621965, Jack Rabbit Blues: The Singles of 19581960, "Ike Turner, Musician and Songwriter in Duo With Tina Turner, Dies at 76", "Will They Still Like Ike? "[231], Turner had six children. [64], Unbeknownst to Turner, during his time in West Memphis, he met Elvis Presley who was a truck driver. He defined how to put the Fender bass into that music. [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. How many wives did Ike Turner have? [117], United Artists responded to the Turners' separation by releasing albums of compiled recordings from their last sessions together, Delilah's Power (1977) and Airwaves (1978). Turner later estimated that he had spent $11million on cocaine. ", Turner was praised by his contemporaries for his influence. [33] Turner associated with many of these musicians, and at 13 years old he backed Sonny Boy Williamson II on piano. [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. When Bullock became pregnant by Hill, they lived with Turner and his live-in girlfriend Lorraine Taylor. [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. [106], In April 1969, Turner and the Kings of Rhythm released an album, A Black Man's Soul, on Pompeii Records. "[8] B.B. Soon they were booking bigger venues, and by 1969 they were headlining in Las Vegas. [121] In 1988, Turner attempted an ill-fated return to the stage with Marcy Thomas, Bonnie Johnson, and Jeanette Bazzell as his Ikettes. Mini Bio (1) Ike Turner is best known for his career as half of the duo Ike & Tina Turner with his former wife Tina Turner, but before he discovered her, Turner was already a pioneer in rhythm & blues and rock & roll. "[40], In March 1951, Turner and his band recorded the song "Rocket 88" at Memphis Recording Service. But more than that, it broke his heart". [29][30] This led to Turner being offered a job by the station manager as the DJ on the late-afternoon shift. 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