Ike Turner
Ike Turner (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American singer, songwriter and recording artist. He recorded many hit records, most of which were done with his wife Tina Turner. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, although he later moved to St. Louis, Missouri then to California.
He recorded “Rocket 88” a hit in 1951 for Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats. Brenston was Turner's saxophonist and the Delta Cats were actually Turner's Kings of Rhythm back-up band. Some people think this was the first rock and roll record.[1]
Ike Turner Media
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Ike Turner's birthplace and childhood home at 304 Washington Avenue in the Riverton neighborhood of Clarksdale, Mississippi.
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Sun Studio at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, where in 1951 Turner and the Kings of Rhythm recorded "Rocket 88", one of the first rock and roll records. Turner would later work at the studio as in-house producer for Sam Phillips.
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Ike & Tina Turner by Dennis Hopper for the album River Deep – Mountain High (1966)
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Ike & Tina Turner arriving at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 1971
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Ike & Tina Turner performing at Musikhalle Hamburg in Hamburg, 1972
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Ike Turner performing at the Long Beach Blues Festival in 1997
Other websites
- Ike Turner on IMDb
References
- ↑ Cheal, David (2015-11-13). "Was Rocket 88 the first rock’n’roll record?". Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/ab91a53e-87c0-11e5-9f8c-a8d619fa707c. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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