She started as an Ikette before becoming his lead singer. In January 1987, Turner was arrested for trying to sell 10 ounces of cocaine to an undercover police officer; he pleaded not guilty. [88] They became close friends and she began dating his saxophonist Raymond Hill. [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. The transformation of his ex-wife Tina into a superstar inevitably overshadowed the career of Ike Turner, who has died after suffering from emphysema, aged 76. [84] One night during an intermission, Bullock got hold of the microphone from Washington and sang "You Know I Love You" by B.B. [16], In 2005, Turner revealed he had been diagnosed with emphysema which required him to use an oxygen tank. [131] Walker invited Turner to perform with him at the San Francisco Blues Festival and to tour in Europe. Turner and Bob Krasnow, founder of Blue Thumb, co-produced Earl Hooker's 1969 album Sweet Black Angel. The records were released on RPM as Bonnie and Ike Turner. [4] He formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1960, which over the course of the decade became a soul/rock crossover success. At first, I had really been in love with him. [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. We had fights and there have been times when I punched her to the ground without thinking. "[34] Turner kept the name throughout his career, although it went through lineup changes over time. A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Turner began playing piano and guitar as a child and then formed the Kings of Rhythm as a teenager. The 79-year-old superstar . The single, released on King Records, peaked at No. Ike Turner was the innovator, for rhythm and blues and for rock 'n' roll. 107) under the anagram "Icky Renrut" because he was still under contract with Sun for several more months, and he didn't want to cause friction with Phillips. [83][84] Turner said he'd call her onstage, but he never did. [17] Turner was the younger of their two children, his sister, Lee Ethel Knight, was "some ten years" his senior. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 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. Turner, best remembered for his successful musical partnership and stormy marriage to . I went through things with Ike, too, but there's a time to forgive and to let go. [112] During this period, Turner produced singer Judy Cheeks' debut album Judy Cheeks (1973),[113] and the last album by the Ikettes, (G)Old & New (1974). The act scored their first R&B hit in 1960 with A Fool in Love, reaching No. B.B. Ike and Tina played to a mixed audience and he deliberately desegregated audiences in the southern states and he wouldn't play to any segregated audiences at all. The wailing saxophone and that distorted electric guitar. Why Ike Turner's . Instead, he spent the money in a pool hall and learned boogie-woogie from Perkins. [16][188] He often married another woman before divorcing his existing wife. [104][105] This exposure introduced them to a wider audience outside of R&B. Despite routine intimidation, Tina eventually divorced her husband, taking no other assets besides her performance name and two cars. In St. Louis, Turner was exposed to a white audience who were excited by R&B. [64], After Bonnie, Turner married a woman named Alice in Helena, Arkansas. "[155] Turner was a big influence on Little Richard, who wrote the introduction to Turner's autobiography. Using her Buddhist practice to help center herself, Tina steadily performed in smaller venues while also finding herself in debt. [121] Jurassic 5 used "Getting Nasty" from A Black Man's Soul on the track "Concrete Schoolyard" in 1997, Main Source also sampled "Getting Nasty" on the track "Snake Eyes" as well as Ike & Tina Turner's "Bold Soul Sister" on "Just Hanging Out"; both featured on their 1991 album Breaking Atoms. Ike and Tina Turner's Tumultuous Relationship, Photo: Daniel SIMON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images, Rihanna and 10 Other Great Pregnant Performances, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. 27 on the Billboard Disco Top 100 chart. [107] The album earned Turner his first solo Grammy nomination for Best R&B Instrumental Performance at the 12th Annual Grammy Awards. Turner was cremated after the funeral service. His oldest son Ike Turner, Jr . "[120] Turner struggled to find success due to his cocaine addiction and run-ins with the law. [235], Turner's second wife Velma Davis (ne Dishman) claimed that Turner was the father of her daughter, Linda Turner Bullock (b. 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. 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. During the 1950s, Turner also worked as a talent scout and producer for Sun Records and Modern Records. [184], In 2015, TV One's Unsung offered some redemption with "The Story of Ike Turner", which documented his career along with his trials and tribulations. [222] Eventually she moved into their View Park home. Her parents were poor sharecroppers, who split up and left Turner and her sister to be. . [45] Phillips used profits from the success of the record to launch Sun Records in February 1952. They had met in the mid-1960s at a concert in Bakersfield, California. "[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. [95] He produced singles by the Ikettes, Jimmy Thomas, Fontella Bass, George Jackson, and other artists on his labels. [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. [121] He re-recorded "I'm Blue" as a duet with singer Billy Rogers in 1995. [64] Edna did not want to stay in Clarksdale, so she left Turner and returned to Ruleville. [76] He also wrote and produced the Ikettes hit "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)". [249] His addiction caused a hole through his nasal septum, the pain of which he relieved by using more cocaine. [122], While Turner was in prison following a drug conviction, Ike & Tina Turner were inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. [150] In The Stratocaster Chronicles, Tom Wheeler wrote that Turner's "inventive style is a classic example of an artist discovering the Stratocaster, adapting to its features and fashioning something remarkable. Her parents were poor sharecroppers, who split up and left Turner and her sister to be raised by their grandmother. 14 on the Billboard R&B chart. [173] The unveilings coincided with Clarksdale's 23rd Annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival, which paid tribute to Turner. We plan to record together. Blues Music Awards.mw-parser-output .awards-table td:last-child{text-align:center}, 19461950: Formation of the Kings of Rhythm, 19511954: Session musician and talent scout. [190], Turner's second wife, Velma Davis (ne Dishman) is the elder sister of former Ikette Joshie Armstead. Alice was dating his vocalist Johnny O'Neal, but Turner liked her so he married her to avoid locking heads with O'Neal. Turner recalled, "there wasn't no intermission. How many wives did Ike Turner have? [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. [192] However, Turner asserted in his book that he is not the biological father. Their early stage performances consisted largely of covers of popular jukebox hits. 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". [53] They often purchased or claimed co-writer credit of songs written by artists on their labels using pseudonyms. The single peaked at No. Groove Band, recorded a tribute album titled Rocket 88: Tribute to Ike Turner. He sent the results to the Biharis at Modern and they released it on their subsidiary label RPM Records. [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. [224] She became his lead vocalist and they married in a private ceremony at Circus Circus Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas on July 4, 1995. These sketches were collected in a 2008 comedy album Ike at the Mike. [35] The Tophatters played big band arrangements from sheet music. [177] He was portrayed by Laurence Fishburne, whose performance earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor at the 66th Academy Awards. At the first trial, the jury failed to reach a verdict, and at the retrial a year later he was found not guilty. [8] He later settled his account. [186] It was written with Nigel Cawthorne and Little Richard wrote the introduction. He intended to use the demo as guide track for Art Lassiter who did not attend the scheduled recording session at Technisonic Studios. [17][a][18], His mother remarried an artist named Philip Reese, who Turner described as a violent alcoholic. the ikettes, originally the artettes, were a trio (sometimes quartet) of female backing vocalists for the ike & tina turner revue. "[231], Turner had six children. [144], In his career, Turner originally worked in the style of 1950s R&B, or post-jump blues. The medicine is most commonly used as treatment for bipolar disorder, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. Madison-Turner marrie d Ike on October 2006, and he filed for divorce two months later. He was later told it was an act of retaliation over a woman with whom his father was having an affair. [137][138] His performance is featured in the live concert DVD Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House. [16], His funeral was held on December 21, 2007, at the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California. Ike Turner married four times and had four children: Ike Jr., Michael, Ronald and Mia. [96] Between 1964 and 1965, they scored fourteen top 40 R&B hits with "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had", "Tell Her I'm Not Home", "Good Bye, So Long", and "Two Is a Couple". ", "Listen to the first rock and roll song ever recorded", "Joe Bihari, Who Put Early R&B on Record, Dies at 88 (Published 2013)", "Chess, Biharis Skirmish; This Time Over Wolf", "Bobbito plays the tracks. 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. [87] Turner then renamed her "Tina" because it rhymed with Sheena, however, family and friends still called her Ann. 1960: Begins dating Ike and they create the duo, Ike and Tina Turner. [247][185] He took the cocaine home and tried it one night while writing songs at the piano. [72] In addition, Turner recorded numerous sessions for Stevens with various vocalists and musician lineups of the Kings of Rhythm. [194], In East St. Louis, Turner lived with Lorraine Taylor. [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. . He was a great innovator. During the last decade of Turner's life, he revived his career as a frontman by returning to his blues roots. [190], Turner married Marion Louis Lee (Bonnie Turner) in Clarksdale on September 24, 1952. In 2022, her son Ronnie died aged 62. That's how we acquired B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, and Bobby "Blue" Bland. Nonetheless, in 2017, Tina was able to give her blessings to a high-profile musical depicting her life story, which debuted the following year in London starring Adrienne Warren. Craig died in an apparent suicide in 2018. (Tina has said that shes never watched the film in its entirety.). [128] They performed to positive reviews as the Ike Turner Revue. [221] According to Turner, Tina suggested Ann fill in as an Ikette because although she could not sing, she was attractive. Johnny Otis said, "Ike Turner is a very important man in American music. "I know I'm bipolar.And I've been bipolar, but a lot of people is bipolar," he told her. "[259] Despite his ill health, he collaborated with Gorillaz on their album Demon Days and performed the track with them at the Manchester Opera House in November 2005. "[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. [71] Eventually, Turner returned with his reformed version of the Kings of Rhythm. [41], Phillips licensed the recording to Chess Records in Chicago. [228] Turner filed for divorce two months later on December 22, but after the divorce was granted they reconciled in 2007. Having served time in prison for drug possession, Ike released his own autobiography, Takin Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner, in 1999. [173], Turner then married Rosa Lee Sane in West Memphis, Arkansas. [27] One day Friskillo spotted Turner watching and put him to work; teaching him the ins and outs of the control room. [132] Turner's work on the tour led to the recording and release of his Grammy-nominated album Here & Now (2001). He released two award-winning albums, Here and Now and Risin' with the Blues. 1949),[192] but Turner denied that assertion in his autobiography (in which Velma is mistakenly referred to as Thelma): "I met Thelma Dishman, who, at that time, I thought was a pretty girl. Turner's vocalist Johnny O'Neal had left to sign a solo contract with King Records, so Jackie Brenston, a saxophonist in the Kings of Rhythm, sang lead vocals while Turner was on piano. Spector, according to our spy in the . He eventually began freebasing crack cocaine. [3] In 1954, Turner relocated to East St. Louis where his Kings of Rhythm became one of the most renowned acts in Greater St. [59][60] Turner and Howlin' Wolf then recorded a version of "Moanin' at Midnight" at radio station KWEM in West Memphis without Phillips' or the Chess brothers' knowledge. How many wives did Ike Turner have? [189] They were married on April 10, 1948. In . He asked for one more tour with me, and I said, 'No, absolutely not.' [89] He had the name "Tina Turner" trademarked, so that in case she left, another singer could perform under the same name. "[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. [71] He also had live music broadcast on the St. Louis radio station KATZ. July 3, 2018Raymond Craig Turner / Date of death. [16] Turner established his group as one of the most highly rated on the St. Louis club circuit, vying for popularity with their main competition, Sir John's Trio featuring Chuck Berry. [33] The Riverside played host to touring musicians, including Sonny Boy Williamson II and Duke Ellington. 104 and No. 1958: Makes first recording, under the name Little Ann. [6] After his release in 1991, he remained drug-free until he relapsed in 2004, dying of a drug overdose in 2007. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. [238] He toured with former Ikette Randi Love as Sweet Randi Love and The Love Thang Band. [115] Tina fled from the hotel shortly after they arrived, and filed for divorce on July 27, 1976. "[8], Turner was first married at 16 years old to Edna Dean Stewart of Ruleville, Mississippi. Love invited Turner and his band to play at his club. Ike Turner states the facts", "Ike Turner That Kat Sure Could Play! [211] In the final divorce decree, Tina took responsibility for missed concert dates as well as an IRS lien. "[10] Turner won five Grammy Awards, including two competitive awards and three Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. "[51] King also maintained that Turner introduced him to the Bihari brothers. [239][240], Ronnie Turner was in a band called Manufactured Funk with songwriter and musician Patrick Moten. [64] Velma and Linda attended Turner's Mississippi Blues Trail marker unveiling in 2010. [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. [195] Sources often incorrectly refer to Taylor as one of Turner's wives, but she was his live-in girlfriend. He had two sons, Ike Turner Jr. (b. [169][170], In 2004, Fender Custom Shop manufactured a limited edition Ike Turner Tribute Stratocaster. 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. "[154] King also said, "When they talk about rock 'n roll, I see Ike as one of the founding fathers. Without Ike you wouldn't have had the Stones and Zeppelin. [52], Unaware of songwriter's royalties, Turner also wrote new material which the Biharis copyrighted under their own names. [146] Donald Fagen noted: "[T]alented as he was, there wasn't anything really supernatural about Ike's skills as a musician What Ike excelled at was leadership: conceptualization, organization, and execution. [24] Turner grew up playing boogie woogie piano, which he learned from Pinetop Perkins. [95] For the next six years, they recorded on Warner Bros./Loma, Modern/Kent, Cenco, Philles, Tangerine, Pompeii, Blue Thumb, Minit, and A&M. 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