Ike Turner

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Izear Luster " Ike " Turner, Jr. (November 5, 1931 - December 12, 2007) is an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. An early pioneer of rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his wife, Tina Turner in Ike & amp; Tina Turner Revue.

Turner began playing piano and guitar when he was eight, forming his group, the Kings of Rhythm, as a teenager. He hired the group as his support band for the rest of his life. His first recording, "Rocket 88", credited to "Jackie Brenston and Delta Cats", in 1951 was considered a contender for the "first rock and roll song". Move to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1954, he built Kings into one of the most famous stunts in the local club circuit. There he met singer Anna Mae Bullock, whom she named Tina Turner, forming Ike & amp; Tina Turner Revue, who during the sixties became a successful cross soul/rock.

Turner is noted for many R & amp keys B record labels of the 1950s and 1960s, including Chess, Modern, Trumpet, Flair and Sue. With Ike & amp; Tina Turner Revue, he graduated to major labels Blue Thumb and United Artists. Throughout his career Turner won two Grammy Awards and was nominated for three others. With his ex-wife, Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and in 2001 was inducted into St. Louis. Louis Walk of Fame.

The stories by Tina Turner about domestic violence by Ike, published in her autobiography Tina and included in her film adaptation What to Do with Love, coupled with her cocaine addiction. , impacting Ike Turner's career in the 1980s and 1990s. Addicted to cocaine and cracks for at least 15 years, Turner was convicted of drug offenses, serving seventeen months in prison between July 1989 and 1991. He spent the rest of the 1990s free of addiction but relapsed in 2004. Near the end of his life. live, he returned to live performances as a forward player and, returning to his blues roots, produced two well-received and award-winning albums. Turner is often referred to as a "great innovator" rock and roll by contemporaries like Little Richard and Johnny Otis. Phil Alexander (then editor-in-chief of Mojo magazine) described Turner as "the rock of modern rock 'n' roll".

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Turner was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on November 5, 1931, to Beatrice Cushenberry (1909-195?), A tailor, and Isaiah (or Izear) Lusterer Turner, a Baptist minister. The younger of their two children, Turner has a sister named Ethel May. Turner believes that he was named after his father, but finds his name has been mistakenly listed as Ike Wister Turner when applying his first passport.

Turner said that when he was very young he witnessed his father being beaten and left to die by the white masses. His father stayed for three years as illegitimate in a tent in the family yard before surrendering to his wounds. Blues writer and historian Ted Drozdowski says a different version of the story, stating that Turner's father died in an industrial accident. His mother later married a man named Philip Reeves. Turner says his stepfather is an alcoholic and that they often argue and fight. After one battle, Turner got rid of his stepfather with a piece of wood. He then fled to Memphis, where he lived a rough life for several days before returning to his mother. She reconciled with her stepfather a few years later, buying a home for her in 1950 around Turner's mother's death.

Turner tells how he was introduced to sex at the age of six by a middle-aged woman called Miss Boozie. Walking past her house to school, she will invite her to help feed her chickens and bring her to bed. This continued for several years. Turner claimed not to be traumatized by this, commenting that "at the time they did not call it abuse, they called it fun". She was also raped by two other women before she was twelve.

Around the eighth year, Turner began frequenting the local Clarksdale radio station, WROX, located at the Alcazar Hotel in downtown Clarksdale. WROX is famous as one of the first radio stations to employ a black DJ, Early Wright, to play blues records. DJ John Frisella made Turner work. Turner described this as "the beginning of my thing with music." Soon he goes to play the recording while the DJ goes across the street for coffee. This led to Turner being offered a job by the station manager as a DJ on the afternoon shift. The job means he has access to all new releases. In his show he played various types of music, playing Louis Jordan alongside early rockabilly recordings.

Turner was inspired to learn the piano during a visit to her friend Ernest Lane, where he learned to play the piano father Pinetop Perkins Lane. Turner persuaded his mother to pay for piano lessons; However, he did not take a formal style of play, instead of spending money in the pool room, then learn to boogie-woogie from Perkins. He taught himself to play the guitar by playing along with the old blues record. At a point in the 1940s, Turner moved to Clarksdale's Riverside Hotel, run by Mrs. Z.L. Ratliff. Riverside plays host to tour musicians, including Sonny Boy Williamson II and Duke Ellington. Turner associated with many guests and played music with them.

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Music career

Formation Kings of Rhythm (1946-1952)

In high school, Turner joins a local rhythm ensemble called Tophatters who play a dance around Clarksdale, Mississippi. The band members are Clarksdale musicians and include Turner's schoolmates, Raymond Hill, Eugene Fox, and Clayton Love. The Tophatters play big-band settings from sheet music. Turner, who is trained by the ear and can not read, will learn pieces by listening to the versions recorded at home, pretending to read music during practice. At one point, the Tophatters had over 30 members and were eventually split into two, with one action wanting to continue playing a jazz band calling themselves Dukes of Swing and the other, led by Turner, to be Kings of Rhythm. Turner said, "We want to play blues, boogie-woogie and Roy Brown, Jimmy Liggins, Roy Milton." Turner keeps a name throughout his career, though he changes the order from time to time. Their early stage performances consisted mostly of popular jukebox hit covers. B.B. King helped them get a solid show at the weekend and recommended it to Sam Phillips at Sun Studio. In the 1950s, the Turner group got regular broadcasts from live sessions at WROX-Am, and KFFA radio in Helena, Arkansas.

Around the time he started out with Kings of Rhythm, Turner and Lane became the official roadie for blues singer Robert Nighthawk, who often played live on WROX. The couple is playing drums and pianos in radio sessions and supporting Nighthawk in blues dates around Clarksdale. Playing with Nighthawk allows Turner to perform on a regular basis and build on the play experience.

He provides backup for Sonny Boy Williamson II, playing gigs with other local blues artists such as Howlin 'Wolf, Charley Booker, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter. The show usually lasts for about twelve hours, from early afternoon until dawn the next day. Turner describes the scenario to the interviewer:

We play juke joint ; we will start playing at 8:00 pm and will not be down until 8:00 am. No pause, no pause. If you have to go to the restroom, that's how I learned to play drums and guitars! When a person has to leave, someone must replace him.

Around this time Turner and his band recorded the song "Rocket 88". Jackie Brenston, a saxophonist in the Kings of Rhythm, sang the main vocals. Turner played the piano on recordings, and his intro was then used almost as a note for Little Richard in "Good Golly Miss Molly". Phillips sold the tape to Chess in Chicago, which released it as "Jackie Brenston and Her Delta Cats". The record sold about half a million copies. In Turner's notebook, he notes that he was paid $ 20 (US $ 189 in dollars 2017).

The success of the Rocket 88 cause tension and ego clashes in the band, causing Brenston go on to pursue a solo career, taking with him some of the original members. Turner, without the band and the disappointing record of the hit does not create more opportunities for him, dissolve the Kings of Rhythm for several years.

session musician and talent scout (1952-1956)

After recording Rocket 88 , Turner became a session musician and production assistant for Philips and Bihari Brothers, departing for Memphis from Clarksdale. He started by donating piano to BB King song, "You Know I Love You", which brought him to the attention of Modern Records' Joe Bihari, who requested Turner service on another King track, 3 O'Clock Blues . It became King's first hit.

Hoping to capitalize on Delta Turner's music connections, Bihari hired him as a talent scout, paying him to find a southern musician that might be worth a shot. Turner also wrote new material, which, unknown to him, the Bihari Brothers are copyrighted on their own behalf. Turner estimates he "wrote 78 hit records for Bihari." Artists Turner found for Modern include Bobby Bland, Howlin 'Wolf, and Rosco Gordon. He played piano in sessions with them and lesser known artists such as Prisonaires, Ben Burton Orchestra, Little Milton, Matt Cockrell, and Dennis Binder.

In 1952, Turner found Little Junior Parker and playing the piano on his first release, "You're My Angel"/"Bad Women, Bad Whiskey", credited to Little Junior Parker and Blue Flames.

Turner was contracted by the Bihari Brothers, but he continued to work for Phillips, where he effectively became an in-house producer. This sometimes creates a conflict of interest. Turner interrupted two Howlin 'Wolf songs, "How Many Years Again" and "Moanin' at Midnight", which Phillips sent to Chess. Turner then takes Wolf across country borders, re-records the tracks without Phillips or Chess's knowledge, and sends the results to Modern/RPM. Turner also tried to hunt Elmore James from Trumpet Records and record it for Modern. Trumpet knew and Modern had to cancel the recording. However, James eventually signed for Modern, with Turner playing the piano on James recording at Club Desire in Canton.

St. Louis (1956-1959)

In 1956, Turner took a reformed version of the Kings of the North Rhythm to St. Louis, including Kizart, Sims, O'Neal, Jessie Knight, Jr. and Turner's third wife, Annie Mae Wilson Turner, on piano and vocals. Turner moved on to play the guitar to accommodate Annie Mae, taking lessons from Willie Kizart to improve.

Turner maintains strict discipline, insisting they live in a big house with him so he can do the exercises in the morning. He still drinks alcohol until the age of 30, and has never used drugs. He insisted all band members also adopted this policy, and fired anyone he suspected of breaking the rules. He also fine or physically attack members of the band if they play the wrong tone and control everything from setting up to the suit the band wore on stage. Start playing at a club called Kingsbury's in Madison, Illinois, within a year Turner has made a full show schedule, building his group as one of the tallest on the St. Louis, competing for popularity with their main competition. , Sir John's Trio featuring Chuck Berry. These bands will play all nighters at St. Louis, then cross the river to the East St Louis, Illinois clubs, and continue playing until dawn. In St. Louis for the first time, Turner is faced with a thriving white teenager audience with R & amp; B. Turner plays at St. Louis include Club Imperial, popular with white teenagers, Dynaflow, Moonlight Lounge, Riviera Club and Walter's West End. At East St. Louis, his group plays Kingsbury's, Manhattan Club and Sportsman.

Between live dates, Turner took the band to Cincinnati, to record for Federal in 1956 and Chicago for Cobra/Artistic in 1958, and fulfilled his contract as a re-session musician at Sun.

He befriends St. Louis R & amp; B fan Bill Stevens, who in 1959 prepared a short-lived record label Stevens financed by his father Fred. Turner released two singles on the Stevens label (# 104 and # 107) under the anagram, "Icky Renrut", because he was still under contract with Sun for a few more months and did not want to cause friction with Phillips. He also contributed vocals and/or guitar on five additional Stevens singles: Johnny Wright (# 101), Bobby Foster (# 102 and # 106), Chuck Wheeler (# 103), and Little Cooper and the Drifters (# 105). In addition, Turner contributed vocals and/or guitars to various "missing" sessions that have not been released for decades. None of the Stevens singles had a wide distribution when it was released and has since become a collection amongst fans of record and broadcasters.

Also in 1959, Turner was charged with what he described as "interstate transport and fraudulent checks" and forced to stand trial at St. Louis. In the first trial, the jury failed to reach the verdict, and in the re-trial a year later, Turner was found not guilty.

The Ike and Tina Turner Revue (1960-1976)

In 1957, Anna Mae Bullock, 16, accompanied her sister, Aillene, to watch Ike Turner and the King of Rhythms at the Manhattan Club. Aillene is a bar maid at the club and dating Turner's drummer, Eugene Washington. After seeing the band, Anna Mae was asked to sing with the Kings of Rhythm, finally given a chance to do it during the break. Impressed by his voice, Ike Turner invited him to join the band, giving him the stage name of "Little Ann". In 1958, he sang backgrounds on Turner's song, "Box Top", for Tune Town Records, and also gave birth to the son of a band member Raymond Hill.

In March 1960, Turner used the voice of Anna Mae on the recording of her self-penned song "A Fool in Love" to lay down a guide track for male singers who did not attend the recording. He sent a recording to Sue Records in New York, where label owner Juggy Murray insisted on putting out the track with Bullock's vocals. Murray offered a $ 25,000 (US $ 206,805 on 2017 dollars) down payment for the song, sure it was a hit. Around the time of listing, Anna Mae has been chased by Raymond Hill to join her band and leave Turner. When Ike Turner asked him to use his last name in an attempt to prevent Hill, Anna Mae accepted the offer. He later named him "Tina" because it was rhythmic with Sheena. She was inspired by Sheena, Queen of the Jungle to create the picture "Tina Turner." Turner has a trademarked name so that if he leaves, other singers can come up with the same name. In July 1960, "A Fool in Love" was released under the billing of 'Ike & amp; Tina Turner 'and then became a national hit, selling a million copies and making a national duo. Turner added a backing girl group that he named Ikettes, and this also led to the first name change of the Kings of Rhythm as they began to appear as Ike & amp; Tina Turner Revue. Robert Palmer wrote, "There is never any doubt that Tina Turner is a star... a thrilling spectator show comes to see Ike keeps her stage presence intentionally, avoids the flamboyant movement and directs the band with unaccounted-for economic movements. and the direction of the music is directed to showcase Tina. "

The duo produced five more hit singles, including "Poor Fool", "I Idolize You" and Joe Seneca's "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" cover, which gave them their first million-sellers and Grammy nominations. After the duo's deal with Sue ended in 1964, Turner moved the band to a different label, looking for the best deal and between that year and 1969 they recorded at Sonja, Warner Bros./Loma, Modern/Kent, Cenco, Philles, Tangerine, Innis , Pompeii, Blue Thumb, Minit and A & amp; M. Phil Spector sought out the duo to work with "River Deep-Mountain High" in 1965, but paid Turner $ 25,000 for not having any creative input into the session. The song was not a success in America, causing Spector's withdrawal from the music industry, but became a big hit in Europe, reaching No. 1. 3 on the UK singles chart. This brought the duo to the attention of Mick Jagger, who in 1966 and in 1969, invited them to tour and open to the Rolling Stones, bringing them to a wider audience beyond the soul.

Another important note released by the duo is the cover of Sly & amp; The Family Stone "I Want To Take You Higher" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary", and the Tina Turner-write "Nutbush City Limits".

The success of Ike and Tina Turner Revue gave Turner the finances to create his own recording studio, Los Angeles-based Bolic Sounds next door to his home in Inglewood. The studio name is a reference to Tina's maiden name, Bullock. Turner has twelve studio tracks built, big ones for rent and smaller ones for his personal recordings. He equips them with sophisticated equipment, two 16-input 16-input mixing tables custom made by John Stephens and Daniel Flickinger, IBM's mix mixer, early Eventide digital delays. The studio opened for public rent in March 1972. The listed artists included Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Duane Allman, Little Richard and Gayle McCormick. Frank Zappa recorded Ruben and Jets album For Real! and most of the Overnite Sensitivity itself and Apostrophe (') LP in 1973 and 1974. Ike and Tina's last kick, Tina written Nutbush City Limits, also recorded there.

In 1974, Turner was arrested for using an illegal blue box in Bolic to make long distance phone calls. At the time of the arrest, police officers spent several hours breaking through heavy security measures in the studio, when Ike worked hard inside trying to complete the various recordings before being taken to jail. He was finally released from the charges. After this the police began to watch in the studio, believing that other illegal activities were going on inside.

The partnership ended abruptly in 1976 with Tina leaving after the last in a series of fights with Turner. According to his book, Ike has plans to leave United Artists Records for a five-year contract worth $ 150,000 with Cream Records. The deal will be signed on July 6, 1976. On July 1, Ike and Tina were on their way from Los Angeles to Dallas where Revue held a show at Dallas Statler Hilton. They got into a fight during their trip to the hotel. Shortly after arriving at the hotel, Tina escapes and then hides in a friend's house. On July 27, Tina sued for divorce on the basis of irreconcilable differences. Ike claims that Tina started the fight by deliberately upsetting her so she has a reason to break up with her before they are scheduled to sign a new 5-year contract after they return from Dallas.

Legal and comeback issues (1976-2007)

After breaking up, Turner struggled to find success as a solo artist. Holly Maxwell replaced Tina Turner on Turner's band from 1977 to 1985 and again for eight months in 1992. Maxwell reported a positive working relationship with Turner.

Turner admits that his behavior is becoming increasingly uncertain. During the 1980s he was arrested 10 times for drug offenses and firearms and was sentenced twice.

In 1980, the SWAT team invaded Bolic Sound, finding direct hand grenades and seven grams of cocaine. Turner was convicted of possession of cocaine and sentenced to thirty days in prison L.A. county with three years trial. This is Turner's first conviction. In April 1981, he was arrested for shooting a 49-year-old newspaper delivery man whom he allegedly physically and verbally abused against his then-wife, Ann Thomas and kicked her dog. Turner says he just fired a shot to frighten him and that the man had injured himself when he climbed over the fence to escape. A jury in 1982 found him not guilty of assault. In 1985, Turner's finances were a mess and he owed California state $ 12,802 in taxes (US $ 29,129 in 2017 dollars). He then finishes his account. He had tried to sell Bolic Sound in 1980 to raise funds to avoid foreclosures, but the studio burned in fire in January 1981 on the day Turner would show it to potential buyers. Turner was arrested again on Friday, June 21, 1985, and accused of conspiracy to sell cocaine, possession, and retain a $ 16,000 (US $ 36,406 in dollars 2017) residence to sell or use controlled substances. Police took $ 1,000 rock cocaine from his apartment in North Hollywood. Also arrested and charged with him were Eddie Coleman Jr., 32, of Altadena, record producer, and Richard Lee Griffin, 35, from Los Angeles, a music company writer. Turner paid $ 5,000 of bonds (US $ 11,377 in 2017 dollars) and was released. Further arrests occurred in 1986 due to cocaine possession, hiding handguns and traffic violations. Turner was released on bail of $ 2,671 (US $ 5,963 in 2017 dollars). In January 1987, he was arrested for trying to sell 10 ounces of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell the drug and was not guilty of other charges. On February 16, 1990, he was sentenced to four years in California prison for possession of cocaine. He is imprisoned in the minimum security of the California Men's Colony, San Luis Obispo. Turner completed 18 months of his sentence before being released on parole in September 1991. Larry Kamien, associate assistant of the California Men's Colony, said Turner was a prisoner. In prison he became a guardian working in the library and saving $ 13,000 by selling cigarettes, sweets, and coffee to other inmates. He played music with other inmates and wrote 15 new songs he planned to record when he was released.

In 1991, while he remained in jail, Ike and Tina Turner were inducted into Rock & amp; Roll Hall of Fame, which Spector received on their behalf. Released from prison, Turner said he was nervous about returning to the show, but had plans to return to the studio. He sells 20 ike & amp; Tina Turner's recording to independent label Esquire Records. In 1993 Garam-n-Pepa took a hit sample of his Ikettes " My Blue (The Gong Gong Song) " for their 1993 single Shoop . The song goes to No. 4 on Billboard Hot 100, generating about half a million dollars in royalties. He re-recorded the song in duet style with singer Billy Rogers. Produced by Rogers, the remake received favorable reviews. She also appeared on the song "Love Gravy" with Rick James on Chef Aid's album: The South Park Album , the soundtrack for the TV series South Park . Ike Turner also appeared on MADtv in 1997, episode # 2.18

Turner praised Joe Louis Walker by encouraging him to return to his roots in blues music. Turner played guitar and assisted in the production of 1997 Walker's album Great Guitars and toured internationally with him. Walker paid him $ 5,000 a night for six songs. The positive response to the tour prompted Turner to reform the Kings of the Rhythm, taking them on a US tour in 2001. The group held a showcase at South by Southwest and was hailed as one of the highlights of the conference. His new wife Jeanette is the lead singer of Ike. Turner working on the tour led to his recording and released his 2001 Grammy nomination. Here & amp; Now album. In September 2003, PBS MartinScorsese's Blues documentary series included interviews and performances by Turner. She is featured in episodes "The Road to Memphis" and "Godfathers and Sons".

Emphysema and bipolar disorder

In 2005, Turner revealed he had been diagnosed with emphysema and in his last years very weak, had to use an oxygen tank. Her daughter, Mia Turner, said, "She is too weak of emphysema to do anything, she will go into the studio for a few minutes and play some bars and say she has to lie down." Despite his poor health, he appeared on the Gorillaz album, Demon Days, playing the piano on the track "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead". Turner also performed tracks at live performances at the Manchester Opera House from November 1-5, 2005; Her performance was released on DVD "Demon Days: Live at Manchester Opera House." Before his death, a collaboration between Turner and the Black Keys rock band, had been planned by Gorillaz producer Danger Mouse in 2007. The Black Keys recorded the song for Turner. Although Turner does not appear in the album (Attack & amp; Release), Pitchfork notes its influence in production.

In the year before his death he was hospitalized several times after falling accidentally. After his death in December 2007 due to a cocaine overdose, Turner's autopsy and toxicology reports showed he took Seroquel at the time of his death. It is most commonly used as a treatment for bipolar disorder, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. Former wife of Audrey Madison claims Bipolar Turner and that she helped her with her illness, a claim supported by Turner's personal assistant and caretaker, Falina Rasool. Rasool said he talked about his bipolar interference with Turner many times and witnessed the impact:

I will go into the room and see it change like a light bulb, turned on, and turned off. I asked him about it. He said he made a song about it "Bi Polar", the last song on Rising With the Blues and we started laughing... He said, 'I know I'm bipolar.' He said, 'And I am bipolar, but many people are bipolar.'

However, Turner's daughter, Mia Turner rejects this diagnosis, saying that the drug is not necessary: ​​"Dad is not bipolar... He is so drunk he can hardly speak." He steps twice and walks to the side.

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Arts and heritage

Music style

Turner grew up playing piano boogie woogie, which he learned from Pinetop Perkins. In his professional career, he originally worked in the 1950s R & amp; B, or post-jump blues. Despite being primarily known as a guitarist, Turner started his career playing piano and personally regarded it as his main instrument. He decided he was not meant to be a frontman when at age 12 he was forced to give a piano recital in high school. He found a frightening experience and from then on preferred to be in the background, controlling every aspect of music and choreography, but not being the focus of attention. Sometimes in Ike & amp; Tina Turner Revue she plays with her back to the audience. Donald Fagen has written: "[T] gloved like him, nothing is really supernatural about Ike's skills as a musician... What Ike admired is leadership: conceptualization, organization, and execution."

Turner's guitar style is distinguished by the heavy use of the whammy bar to achieve vibratory vibrato vibration, string bending, hammer-ons and triplets in its blues phrase. Turner is an early adopter of electric guitar Fender Stratocaster, bought one from O.K. Houk's Piano Co. save in Memphis its launch year in 1954. Unaware that the tremolo arm of the guitar can be used for subtle effects, Turner uses it to play shouts, dives and solo dives that precede artists like Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck by a decade. In The Stratocaster Chronicles, Tom Wheeler writes that Turner's inventive style is a classic example of an artist who invented the Stratocaster, adapting to its features and creating something extraordinary. Turner himself says his tremolo technique: "I thought it was to make a guitar scream - people got really excited when I used that thing." Dave Rubin writes in Premier Guitar magazine:

For years playing the piano and arranging taught him quite a lot about harmony, because he can certainly navigate the chord of I-IV-V changes. Ike simply mentions what he does on the guitar as a "trick", but make no mistake, he attacks his ax with the conviction of a man who knows exactly what he wants to hear out of him.

In 1951, Turner's Kings of Rhythm recorded one of the first examples of the use of amplifier distortion. Rocket 88 is well-known amongst other things for Willie Kizart's distorted guitar sound. In February 2005, Fender produced a limited edition Ike Turner Tribute Stratocaster. The model features an alder body in Sonic Blue with Ike Turner's signature in gold ink on the body under a clear-coat, with a maple neck in the 1960s "C" shape with a rosewood fingerboard, with 21 vintage frets. It has three custom Strat 196 roller pickups. Only 100 specimens were made, retailing at $ 3,399.99.

Influence

Robert Palmer wrote, "he might [Turner] play Svengali behind the scenes too smoothly for his own good.For fans who buy recordings and concert tickets, his contribution is practically invisible.By his creative work from the 50s was largely forgotten and his efforts, his more recent efforts overshadowed by Tina's greater presence of her life, she is easily rejected as a truly exploitative figure riding her wife's coattails. "However, for contemporary and blues fans Turner's contribution to music is enormous. Johnny Otis said, "Ike Turner is a very important person in American music, the texture and taste of R & D B owe him a lot, he defines how to put the Fender bass into the music he is a great innovator." B.B. King is an admirer of Turner, describing it as "the best Bandler I've ever seen". Turner also had a major influence on contemporary Little Richard, who said in Turner's autobiography introduction, "Before all these people Ike Turner did his job, he was an innovator." Richard was inspired to learn to play the piano with Rocket 88 and borrowed the introduction to his hit Good Golly Miss Molly.

Phil Alexander, editor-in-chief of Mojo magazine, acknowledged Turner's arrangement of blues standards as an influence on British Invasion groups of the 1960s: "He began to influence British rockers from the mid-1960s onwards Without Ike, You will not have Stones and Zeppelins.These people will not have the material resources they use. "

Speaking of Turner's claim to write one of the first rock 'n' roll notes, announcer Paul Gambaccini said:

In music terms [he] is very important. "Rocket 88" is one of two recordings that can claim to be the first rock 'n' roll record, the other being "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino from 1949. But "Rocket 88" does have some elements that "The Fat Man " no. The wailing saxophone and distorted electric guitar. It's number one on the rhythm and blues chart for five weeks, it's at the Grammy Hall of Fame and it is an irrefutable claim to fame for Ike Turner... For his criticism he will be known as a great founder, unfortunately for the general public he will always be known as a brutal person... He is always on the road and he drives himself and punish others.

Nigel Cawthorne - coauthor of the autobiography Turner - says:

Although there are black rock enthusiasts who have made it big, they really only play for white audiences. Ike and Tina play for mixed audiences and she deliberately sorts the audience in the southern states and she will not play for a separate audience at all. Since he has a big band and group, he outlines many hotels because the hotel chain will not want to lose the money they will generate from a tour of the southern states.

The song Turner began to be sampled by hip hop artists, especially my Salt-n-Pepa Blue sample for use in the 1994 hit "Shoop" and Jurassic 5 using "Getting Nasty" from A Black Man's Soul Beton Schoolyard 1997. Main Source also sampled "Getting Nasty" in the song "Snake Eyes" and Ike & amp; Tina "Bold Soul Sister" in "Just Hanging Out", both featured on their 1991 album Breaking Atoms. The Funky Mule Song, also from A Black Man's Soul, has been extensively sampled by forest DJs, with the introduction of drums to be a very popular respite. Was sampled by producer Goldie for his hit "Inner City Life" in 1994, the same year by Krome & amp; Time at "The License", and by Paradox in 2002 on the "Funky Mule" line.

Imagery in popular culture

In Tina Turner's autobiography, I, Tina , she describes Ike's harsh behavior. He received intense negative publicity aggravated in 1993 by the release of the film adaptation What To Do With It . The movie rights for the book were obtained by Disney's Touchstone Pictures. Turner said he had mistakenly signed a letter releasing the right to sue Touchstone Pictures for his portrayal after receiving a $ 50,000 payment in lieu of the right for them to describe it in whatever way they deem appropriate. Ike is played in the film by Laurence Fishburne. Tina Turner, commenting on the historical accuracy of the film, said, "I would be glad to have more truth, but according to Disney, they say it's impossible, people will not believe the truth." Phil Spector, speaking at Ike Turner's speech, called the film "a piece of junk". However, Robert Palmer notes that "Long before Tina Turner cast it as a devil incarnation... it was the show business personality of Ike Turner." In 2006, Vibe named the Ike Turner character from What to Do with It at number 4 in their list of 20 best movies "bad guys".

After the release of the film and Turner's drug conviction, Turner's fictional version of the film was seized by comedians, which were reused in sketches. In the 1990s sketch comedy show In Living Color , Turner was parodied by David Alan Grier. In one comedy drama, she sings a parody of Tina's song "What Love Got to Do with It", where she sings with a raunchy personality. The video also parodies the video of Tina: while in her video Tina walks around a fighting couple, Ike runs over to the couple and gives the gun to the guy. She is pictured on Saturday Night Live ' Weekend Update by Tim Meadows in a pageboy wig. Turner's incarnation is played out as desperate, making verbal comments mocking Kevin Nealon, then trying to win back Kevin's "love" with gifts and cookies, and ultimately pushing Kevin's face into the cake. On John Boy and Billy's radio show, actor Jeff Pilar regularly features Turner's impersonation in a segment called "Ax/Ask Ike". She offers advice on interpersonal relationships, which always result in her giving inappropriate and funny advice. These sketches were collected in a comedy album of 2008 Ike on Mike .

In 1999, Turner's autobiography was published, titled Taking Back My Name . It was written with Nigel Cawthorne with a preface by Little Richard. In part, the memoir is a refutation of the public image presented to him in Tina Turner's memoirs and movies.

Awards and achievements

Ike and Tina Turner sworn into Rock & amp; Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, while Turner was in jail. Turner was nominated for a Grammy in 2002 for his album Here and Now . He was awarded with the Hero Award of the NARAS Memphis charter in 2004.

In 2007, he won his first solo Grammy in Best Album Best Blues for Risin 'With the Blues album, mixed in Future Sound Studios by Rene Van Verseveld. The album was also nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Award for this year's Blues Album. Jerry D'Souza writes about the album: "Turner has it all in his palm, his sporting life that speaks in words, he still has the power to turn the blues into an unforgettable experience." Turner previously won a Grammy at Best Rhythm & amp; Blues Performance - Duo or Group (Vocal or Instrumental), for "Proud Mary" in 1972. He was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice for "River Deep - Mountain High" and "Proud Mary."

On August 5, 2010, Ike Turner was posthumously recognized by his hometown of Mississippi. Clarksdale officials and music fans gather to introduce two markers that honor Turner and his musical legacy. The revelations coincide with Sunflower River Blues and the 23rd annual Gospel Festival, dedicated that year to "Rocket 88". Turner is also known for stars in St. Petersburg. Louis Walk of Fame.

In 2018, "Rocket 88" was chosen to be part of the inaugural class of influential songs incorporated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Singles.

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Personal life

Relationships

He has seven children: Ike III's son and Michael (with Lorraine Taylor), Ronald/"Ronnie" (with Tina Turner) and Mia's daughters (with Margaret Ann Thomas), Linda Trippeter and Twanna Melby. Tina's son, Craig (father of Raymond Hill saxophonist) was adopted by Turner and therefore brought the name Turner. Mia Turner was conceived and born during Ike's marriage with Tina in the late 1960s. Since 2007, Ronnie married Afida Turner.

Turner married at least eight times. He sometimes claims to have married 13 times. Turner's first marriage was to Edna Dean Taylor from Ruleville, Mississippi, as a teenager. He later married Rosa Lee Sane. The wedding took place in West Memphis. In 1953, he married pianist and singer Bonnie Mae Wilson, who was part of the Kings of Rhythm, but after two years he left her for another man. After Bonnie, she became involved with Annie Mae Wilson, another pianist in the band, whom she married in the mid-1950s. Her next marriage was Lorraine Taylor, who had two sons with her.

The facts about his "marriage" to Anna Mae Bullock (Tina Turner), including allegations of abuse, have been publicly debated. Tina abandoned the relationship after a hard argument on the way to a concert in 1976. Their divorce was completed in 1978. In Tina's autobiography, she accused Ike of violating her spouse. In a 1985 interview, Turner admitted: "Yes, I hit him, but I did not hit him more than the average man beat his wife... If he says I'm abusing him, maybe I do it." In his autobiography of 1999, he says this is slightly different; "Sure, I've slapped Tina... There were times when I pounded her on the ground without thinking, but I never beat her." In a 1996 interview, Turner described their marriage as saying: "As far as abusing my family or abusing it, of course - I have slapped him, he has slapped me, we are just living normal people, but I think I have a bad reputation that I have, it's really exaggerated. "

Turner claimed on more than one occasion that he had never officially married Bullock. In a 1985 interview with Spin Magazine Turner stated: "Since God is my judge, of all my wives, Tina is the only one I have never married legally." He declares that he took his name to prevent a former lover back at him. In his autobiography, Turner wrote "We do not recognize marriage", which Margaret Moser believes is "true to the rural Southern standards of that era". In a 1996 radio interview, he repeated the assertion that the two had never been married, and also claimed that Tina's name was Martha Nell (not Anna Mae) of Bullock.

Turner married former Ikette Margaret Ann Thomas in the early 1980s. In 1995, after years of courtship, he married the original singer St. Louis Jeanette Bazzell. They divorced in 2000, but remain friends. On October 8, 2006, Turner married Audrey Madison in Las Vegas. They met in 1993, he started out as Ikette before becoming the lead vocalist. He filed for divorce on December 22, 2006, but they reconciled before his death.

Drug addiction

Turner claims that he was first introduced to cocaine around 1960, when he was given some to try "two very famous people I've worked in Las Vegas in the same hotel". In 1970, Turner was so addicted to drugs, bought them in bulk. He claims that, in the early seventies, he spent $ 56,000 per month (US $ 352,891 in 2017 dollars) buying cocaine (though not all for his personal use). In a 2001 interview with Caroline Graham from The Mail on Sunday, Turner estimated that she had spent $ 11 million on cocaine. In 1986, he admitted that he had been addicted to cocaine for 15 years. In 1974, heavy use meant that he had used a large hole through his nasal septum. This hole caused him pain, which he was relieved by the use of further cocaine. He then started crack cocaine freebasing. When in prison in 1991, Turner managed to stop his dependence on cocaine. She remained clean for ten years, with the help of family members. However, in 2004, while trying to help rescue an addicted addict from his addiction, Turner entered a crack house, smelled the smoke of cocaine, and suffered a recurrence.

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Death

In the weeks leading up to his death, Turner became closed. On December 10, 2007, he told Falina Rasool's personal assistant that he believed he was dying and would not live until Christmas. As he predicted, Turner died two days later, on December 12, at the age of 76, at his home in San Marcos, California, near San Diego. He was found dead by his ex-wife, Ann Thomas. Rasool is also home and takes care of CPR. Turner was declared dead at 11:38 am.

The funeral was held on December 22, 2007, at the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California. Among those who spoke at the cemetery were Little Richard, Solomon Burke, and Phil Spector. The Kings of Rhythm plays the "Rocket 88" and "Proud Mary" versions. Turner was cremated after the funeral.

On January 16, 2008, the San Diego County Medical Examiner Office reported that Turner had died of a cocaine overdose. "The cause of death for Ike Turner is cocaine toxicity with other important conditions, such as hypertensive cardiovascular disease and pulmonary emphysema", Inspector of Health Examiner Paul Parker told CNN. Her daughter, Mia is said to be shocked by the coroner's judgment, believes her advanced stage emphysema is a bigger factor.

On August 5, 2010, Turner was posthumously recognized by his hometown of Mississippi. Clarksdale officials and music fans gather to unveil two markers on the Mississippi Blues Trail in downtown Clarksdale in honor of Turner and his musical heritage. On June 6, 2015, Turner was inducted into Official Rhythm & amp; Blues Music Hall of Fame in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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Discography selected

Albums

• 1962: Dancing With Ike & amp; King of Cadence Tina Turner , Sue 2003
• 1963: The Blues Rock , Crown CLP-5367/CST-367
• 1969: Ike Turner & amp; The Kings of Rhythm: A Black Man's Soul, Pompeii SD-6003; reissued: Funky delicious food DEL LP-0047 (2002)
• 1972: Ike Turner Brings The Family Vibes: Strange Fruit , United Artists UAS-5560
• 1972: Blues Roots , Unified Artist UAS-5576
• 1973: Ike Turner Gives The Family Vibes: Confined To Soul , United Union Artist UA-LA051-F
• 1973: Nightmare , United Union Artist UA-LA087-F
• 1975: Funky Mule , DJM DJSLM.2010; reissue A Black Man's Soul
• 1980: The Edge (featuring Tina Turner and Home Grown Funk), Fantasy F-9597
• 1996: My Blues Country , Resurgent/Mystic MYSCD-115
• 1997: Without Love... I Do not Have , C-Yes Record
• 2001: Here and Now , IKOCD-8850 Icons
• 2002: Women, Men (The Ike Turner Diaries - Funk/Rock unreleased 1970-1973), Delicious Food DEL LP-0045
• 2002: The Woman, Her Husband, Vol. 2 (The Ike Turner Diaries), Delicious Delicious Food DEL LP-0046
• 2002: Resurrection: Live At Montreux Jazz Festival , Isabel Records
• 2003: Ike Turner & amp; The Kings of Rhythm - Live In Concert , Charly CHF-F1014LF
• 2004: Evil: Rare and Unreachable Ike Turner Produce Record 1962-1965 , NTICD-7139 International Night Train
• 2006: Risin 'With The Blues , Zoho Roots ZM-200611

Compilation

• 1981: Kings of Rhythm , Flyright FLY LP-578
• 1984: The Legendary of Ike Turner and The Kings of Rhythm: Hey Hey , Red Lightin 'RL-0047 [2LP]
• 1991: Trailblazer , Charly R & amp; B CD-CHARLY-263
• 1994: I Like Ike! The Best of Ike Turner , Rhino R2-71819
• 1995: Ike Turner & amp; Kings of Rhythm: Rhythm Rockin 'Blues , Ace CDCHD-553
• 2000: Ike Turner & amp; His Kings of Rhythm: Ike's Instrumentals (1954-1965) , Ace CDCHD-782
• 2003: Ike Turner (Blues Kingpins Series) , Virgin 82714
• 2004: The Right Introduction To Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston , Correct Introduction CD-2048
• 2006: The Chronological Ike Turner 1951-1954 , Classic (Blues & Rhythm Series) 5176
• 2006: Ike Turner & amp; The Kings of Rhythm: Early Age , Rev-Ola CRREV-173
• 2008: Classic Beginning 1952-1957 , JSP 4203 [2CD]
• 2011: Rocket 88: The Original 1951-1960 R & amp; B and Rock & amp; Side of Scroll , Soul of Jam 600803
• 2011: That Kat Can Play! (The Singles 1951 to 1957) , Secret SECBX-025 [4CD]
• 2011: Jack Rabbit Blues - The Singles 1958-1960 , Secret SECSP-041
• 2012: Trouble Up The Road (Record 1961) , Secret SECCD-060
• 2012: Studio Production: New Orleans and Los Angeles 1963-1965 , Ace CDCHD-1329

Singles

Credited as Ike Turner:

• 1951: "Broken Hearts and Worries"/"I Lonesome Baby" - with His King of Rhythms, Chess 1459
• 1952: "You Drivin 'Me Insane"/"Trouble and Heartaches" - as Ike Turner with Ben Burton & Orchestra, RPM 356
• 1952: "My Heart Belongs You"/"Search for My Baby" - as Bonnie and Ike Turner With Orchestra, RPM 362
• 1954: "How You Treat Me"/"Love Is Scarce" - as Lover Boy (aka for Ike Turner), RPM 409
• 1954: "Cubano Jump"/"Loosely" - as Ike Turner & amp; The orchestra, Flair 1040
• 1955: "Cuba Getaway"/"Go To It" - as Ike Turner & amp; His orchestra, Flair 1059
• 1957: "Do You Mean It"/"He Makes My Blood Run Cold" - as Ike Turner & amp; Its Orchestra, Federal 12297
• 1957: "Big Question"/"Rock-A-Bucket" - as Ike Turner & amp; Its Orchestra, Federal 12304
• 1957: "You Have Changed My Love"/"Trail Blazer" - as Ike Turner & amp; Its Orchestra, Federal 12307
• 1958: "(I Know) You Do not Like Me"/"I'm on Your Trace" - as Ike Turner & amp; His orchestra, Royal American 105
• 1958: "Box Top"/"Chalypso Love Cry" - with Carlson Oliver, Little Ann/Ike Turner Orchestra (with Fred Sample), Tune Town 501
• 1959: "Box Top"/"Walking Down The Aisle" - with His Kings of Rhythm, Cobra 5033
• 1959: "(I Know) You Do not Like Me"/"Going Down & Out" - with King of the Rhythm, Artistic 1504
• 1959: "Jack Rabbit"/"In Your Eyes Baby" - as Icky Renrut (aka to Ike Turner), Stevens 104
• 1959: "Ho - Ho"/"Hey - Hey" - as Icky Renrut (aka to Ike Turner), Stevens 107
• 1959: "My Love"/"That's What I Need" - with His King of Rhythms, Sue 722
1961: "He Makes My Blood Cold"/"(Do You Think That I Must Change) The Great Question", King 5553; Federal issuance of 12297/B-side and Federal 12304/A-side
• 1962: "Prancing"/"It Will Work Well", Sue 760 [*** note: Ike & amp; Tina, but this is actually instrumental by Ike and The Kings of Rhythm]
• 1963: "What'd I Say"/"Yes Yes" - as Little Bones (aka to Ike Turner), Prann 5001
• 1963: "Go to River"/"I Know" - as Little Bones (aka to Ike Turner), Prann 5006
• 1964: "Being Bad"/"Nutting Up" - as Nasty Minds (aka Ike Turner and The Kings of Rhythm), Sonja 5001
• 1964: "You Can not Have Your Cake (And Eat It)"/"The Drag" - as Ike and Dee Dee Johnson, Innis 3002
• 1965: "The New Breed (Pt. 1)"/"The New Breed (Pt. 2)" - with His Kings of Rhythm, Sue 138
• 1969: "Everythings Everything (Pt. 1)"/"Everythings Everything (Pt. 2)" - as Ike Turner & amp; The Soul Seven, Pompeii 7001
• 1969: "Thinking Black"/"Black Angel", Sterling Award ST-100
• 1970: "Takin 'Back My Name"/"Love Is A Game", Liberty 56194
• 1971: "River Deep - Mountain High"/"Na Na", United Artists 50865
• 1972: "True"/"Tacks in My Shoes", United Artists 50900
• 1972: "Bootie Lip"/"Soppin 'Molasses" - with The Family Vibes, United Artists 50901
• 1972: "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"/"Tacks in My Shoes", United Artists 50930
• 1973: "My Sweep Dust"/"You Will not Letting Me Go", Unified Artist 51102
• 1973: "El Burrito"/"Trash Man", United Artist XW278
• 1974: "Father Only"/"Take My Hand, Precious Master", Unified Artist XW460
• 198?: "New Breed (Pt. 1)"/"New Breed (Pt. 2)" - with His Kings of Rhythm, Fleetville FV-303; reissue Sue 138
• 1994: "I'm Blue (Song Gong-Gong)" - NEW version of Ike Turner/Billy Rogers

Recordings not accredited: 1951: "Rocket 88"/"Come Back To Where You Belong", Chess 1458 - was recorded at Sam Phillips studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on 3 or 5 March 1951 by Ike Turner and his band The Kings of Rhythm (with saxophonist and occasional singer Jackie Brenston, credited to the record label [Jackie Brenston and Delta Kitten His] as a writer/player).

1951: "My Real Gone Rocket"/"Tuckered Out", Chess 1469 - as Jackie Brenston and Her Delta Cats (again, really Ike and The Kings of Rhythm).

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