Ike
A pivotal figure in the development of early rock'n'roll, Ike Turner created some of the most searing soul music of the 1970s with wife Tina Turner. Originally a radio DJ in his home town of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Turner and his R&B band the Kings of Rhythm backed the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson in the 1940s and 1950s and recorded what is widely regarded as the first ever rock'n'roll song Rocket 88 (released under the name Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats). Learning production from the great Sam Phillips, he wrote B.B. King's first hit 3 O'Clock Blues before the legendary partnership of Ike And Tina Turner went on to score the classic soul anthems Proud Mary, River Deep Mountain High and Nut Bush City Limits. As Ike's drug habit grew, so too did his violence and the pair divorced in 1976 with Tina going on to huge solo success while Ike's career spiralled downwards and he ended up in prison after trying to sell drugs to an undercover policeman. He sobered up after he was released, going on to work with Joe Louis Walker on the album Great Guitars (1997) and returning to prominence with the acclaimed solo album Here And Now (2001). He returned to his roots and won a Grammy for the album Risin' With The Blues (2006) and worked with Gorillaz on the track Every Planet We Reach Is Dead, but died in 2007.
©Copyright Music Story 2023
-
Doo Wop & Soul: Ike & Tina Turner and Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs
Maurice Williams, The Zodiacs, Ike, Tina Turner
R&B - Released by Platinum Collection on 17 Apr 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stone Diviner
Drum & Bass - Released by Die Orakel on 13 Aug 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
The Best of Ike & Tina Turner
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Best Buy Music on 28 Feb 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
CALLE DE MI CASA
Electronic - Released by Universal Music Ltda. on 16 Dec 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ike & Tina Turner - The Golden Arrow Collection (Volume One)
Blues - Released by Golden Arrow on 9 Jun 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
49 Essential Ike & Tina Turner Classics
Contemporary Jazz - Released by 49 Music on 2 Dec 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER (feat. LISA GAUCI & OWEN LUELLEN) (Live)
Rock - Released by 5708847 Records DK on 10 Mar 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
The LIttle People, Church and the Steeple
Rock - Released by IT KEEPS EVOLVING on 11 Nov 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Haarniska [Live] (Akustinen)
R&B - Released by Playground Music on 17 Apr 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Construction Site
Alternative & Indie - Released by Irma Records on 10 May 2019
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Take A Chance
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 混核基音HYBRIDGENE(上海飓风源文化) on 30 Jul 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Parallel Universe (new but no shrink wrap!)
Rock - Released by Bisbee Roadkill Recordings on 1 Jan 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-