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Izear Luster " Ike " Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.
May 25, 2023 · Learn about the life and career of Ike Turner, the R&B legend who helped create the Ike & Tina Turner Revue and had a string of hit songs with his former wife Tina Turner. Find out about his early musical start, his abuse allegations, his drug addiction, his solo success, his wives and children, and his death.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Ike Turner, American rhythm-and-blues and soul performer and producer who was best known for his work with Tina Turner. His career soared in the 1960s and ’70s when she performed with him as his vocalist, but she later said he mistreated her. Learn more about his life and career.
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Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner's band, the Kings of Rhythm, and backing vocalists, the Ikettes.
- 1960–1976
- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Dec 13, 2007 · Ike Turner was a musical innovator, songwriter, producer, guitarist, pianist and band leader who died in 2007. He was best known as the half of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, a hard-hitting R&B band that tore off a string of hits in the Sixties and early Seventies. He also discovered Tina Turner, who became a global star in her own right.
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Dec 12, 2007 · SAN DIEGO — Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock’s critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home...
Dec 13, 2007 · Rock 'n roll pioneer Ike Turner died yesterday after a bout with emphysema. The artist was known both for his work in music and his abusive, womanizing past. Jet magazine features editor...
