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• Ike Turner was an American bandleader, producer, talent scout, and musician most active in the 1950s and 1960s, especially with Tina Turner.

• Fast Facts

  1. Given Name: Izear Luster Turner, Jr.
  2. AKA: Ike Wister Turner
  3. Born: November 5, 1931
  4. Birthplace: Clarksdale, Mississippi
  5. Died: December 12, 2007
  6. Father: Izear Luster Turner
  7. Mother: Beatrice Cushenberry
  8. Spouse: Jeanette Bazzell
  9. Known Ex-Spouses: Audrey Madison, Margaret Ann Thomas, Tina Turner, Bonnie Mae Wilson, Lorraine Taylor
  10. Known Children: Ike Turner Jr., Michael Turner, Ronald Turner, Mia Turner
  11. Awards: Grammy Heroes Award
  12. 1. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
      : (1991)
  13. St. Louis Walk of Fame: (2001)

• A Troubled Legend

  Ike Turner, under the pseudonym Jackie Brenston, wrote and recorded what music historians consider to be the first rock and roll record, Rocket 88 in 1951, a largely unsung but hugely influential distinction that, coupled with his discovery of pop music icon Tina Turner, is sullied by Turner's long history of philandering, misogyny, and substance abuse. Obviously conflicted, Turner dedicated time in his later years to the anti-drug Blues Schools Program but died of complications from a cocaine overdose.

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