King. [250][16], By 1985, Turner's finances were in disarray and he owed the state of California $12,802 in back taxes. He found the experience terrifying and from then on preferred not to be the focus of attention, but rather to be in the background controlling the show. "[8] B.B. An. She came from an abusive relationship and went straight to the top. . [239][240], Ronnie Turner was in a band called Manufactured Funk with songwriter and musician Patrick Moten. "I know I'm bipolar.And I've been bipolar, but a lot of people is bipolar," he told her. 1969), with Ann Thomas,[16] and he later discovered he had another daughter, Twanna Melby Turner (b. They toured the US in 2001, and headlined a showcase at South by Southwest where they were hailed as one of the highlights of the conference. When Bullock became pregnant by Hill, they lived with Turner and his live-in girlfriend Lorraine Taylor. The couple had also become intimately entangled, and with Tina having a child from a previous relationship with his bandmate Raymond Hill, the two would have a son of their own and reportedly married in 1962 in Tijuana, Mexico. He was portrayed on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update by Tim Meadows in a pageboy wig. It was number one in the rhythm and blues chart for five weeks, it is in the Grammy Hall of Fame and it was an indisputable claim to fame for Ike Turner.To critics he will be known as a great founder, unfortunately to the general public he will always be known as a brutal man.[9]. The couple also recorded for RPM Records and Sun Records. [127], Turner reformed the Ikettes in the mid-1990s, which included his then-wife Jeanette Bazzell Turner and Michelle Love (Randi Love). [196][246] Producer D'Angela Proctor alleged in Turner's Unsung documentary that the two famous people were Elvis Presley and Redd Foxx. Blues Music Awards.mw-parser-output .awards-table td:last-child{text-align:center}, 19461950: Formation of the Kings of Rhythm, 19511954: Session musician and talent scout. The couple has settled in Switzerland, where Tina obtained citizenship. [42] Turner blamed Phillips for this misrepresentation. [249] His addiction caused a hole through his nasal septum, the pain of which he relieved by using more cocaine. [102][103] Following the song's success in the UK, Mick Jagger invited them to open for the Rolling Stones on their 1966 British Tour. We just came and took it home. Louis. He was successful with my mom and after my mom. The 79-year-old superstar . [6][214] Her mother, Pat Richard, attended Sumner High School with Tina in St. Izear Luster Turner Jr. was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on November 5, 1931[15][16] to Beatrice Cushenberry, a seamstress, and Izear Luster Turner, a Baptist minister. He would send dubs of things he cut to us, and if we'd like them we'd make a seal or sign the artist. [174], In 2017, the Mississippi Blues Trail honored "Rocket 88" for being an influential record with a marker in Lyon, Mississippi. Look what he'd done for me. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his then-wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Spector, according to our spy in the . American musician Ike Turner (1931 - 2007) and his wife, singer, dancer, and actress Tina Turner at London Airport on their way to Los Angeles, London, 11th March 1969. "[94] To assure he always had a record out while on tour, Turner formed multiple labels such as Sputnik, Teena, Prann, Innis, Sony and Sonja. [57][4], Turner was contracted to the Bihari brothers, but he continued to work for Phillips, where he was effectively the in-house producer. [33] Turner associated with many of these musicians, and at 13 years old he backed Sonny Boy Williamson II on piano. Their divorce was finalized in 1955. If the drummer had to pee, I would play drums until he returned.There were no breaks. By then both of his parents were deceased, so he could not verify the origin of his name. While in Chicago, Turner backed Otis Rush; playing the signature vibrato guitar parts on "Double Trouble". "[152], "It ain't Little Richard, it ain't Chuck, it ain't Fats Domino no, we came on later. Turner later estimated that he had spent $11million on cocaine. [132] Turner's work on the tour led to the recording and release of his Grammy-nominated album Here & Now (2001). [56] He played piano in sessions with them and lesser-known artists such as the Prisonaires, Driftin' Slim, Ben Burton, Matt Cockrell, Dennis Binder, Sunny Blair, and Baby Face Turner. The transformation of his ex-wife Tina into a superstar inevitably overshadowed the career of Ike Turner, who has died after suffering from emphysema, aged 76. [142] Although Turner does not appear on the album, Pitchfork noted his influence in the production. [91] The Turners received the Golden European Record Award, the first ever given, for selling more than one million records of "Nutbush City Limits" in Europe. The pair met at a nightclub in Manhattan and sparked up a romance after singing together. [211] Tina gave up her share of their Bolic Sound recording studio, publishing companies, and real estate. [163] Turner also has three songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame: "Rocket 88", "River Deep Mountain High", and "Proud Mary". [263] Among those who spoke at the funeral were Little Richard, Solomon Burke and Phil Spector. [16][188] He often married another woman before divorcing his existing wife. [69] Around this time Turner discovered Billy "The Kid" Emerson in Greenville. [5] Addicted to cocaine for at least 15 years, Turner was convicted of drug offenses and served 18 months in prison. How many wives did Ike Turner have? I think that Rocket 88 is R&B, but I think Rocket 88 is the cause of rock and roll existing". 212 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (No. His oldest son Ike Turner, Jr . 27 on the Hot 100. And the high energy, intricate dance moves high kicks, twirls and spins, deep diving, and swimming motions displayed by the wigged out Tina and the Ikettes further cemented the revues reputation for serving up legendary, must-see performances. [23] Reflecting on these experiences, he stated: "That's probably why every relationship I was in was surrounded by sex. [156] Little Richard was inspired to play the piano after he heard Turner's piano intro on "Rocket 88", and later used it note for note on "Good Golly, Miss Molly". He revealed he hasn't spoken to Tina Turner since 'probably the year 2000'. He accused the man of assaulting his wife Ann Thomas and of kicking his dog. [65][66] He recalled, "[Presley] was just a white boy that would come over to black clubs. [211] In the final divorce decree, Tina took responsibility for missed concert dates as well as an IRS lien. In January 1987, Turner was arrested for trying to sell 10 ounces of cocaine to an undercover police officer; he pleaded not guilty. [38][39] He played juke joints alongside other local blues artists such as Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter. [115] On July 1, the Turners got into a violent altercation en route to their gig at the Dallas Statler Hilton. [6] He sold 20 unreleased Ike & Tina Turner masters to the independent label Esquire Records. The two sons she adopted were from his longterm relationship with Lorraine Taylor. [71] A local DJ suggested he send the record to Sue Records in New York, where label owner Juggy Murray insisted on releasing the track with Bullock's vocal. Alice was dating his vocalist Johnny O'Neal, but Turner liked her so he married her to avoid locking heads with O'Neal. As he predicted, Turner died two days later, on December 12, at the age of 76, at his home in San Marcos, California. [Expert Review] How many children did tina turner and ike turner have together. Murray offered a $20,000 advance for the song and suggested Turner "make her the star" of his show. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his then-wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Craig died in an apparent suicide in 2018. "[148], Reviewing Turner's 1973 album Bad Dreams, Robert Christgau wrote: "After twenty years of raking it in from the shadows, he's finally figured out a way of applying his basically comic bass/baritone to rock and roll. [24] He quit school in the eighth grade and began working as an elevator operator at the Alcazar Hotel in downtown Clarksdale. [187], Turner claimed to have been married fourteen times. King, Howlin' Wolf, and Bobby "Blue" Bland. Johnny Otis said, "Ike Turner is a very important man in American music. Turner married Lee in September 1952. Ike Turner Jnr claims his star mother has all but abandoned her family in the US. In 1986, Turner was arrested for cocaine possession. 1949),[192] but Turner denied that assertion in his autobiography (in which Velma is mistakenly referred to as Thelma): "I met Thelma Dishman, who, at that time, I thought was a pretty girl. The track "Funky Mule", also from A Black Man's Soul, has been sampled extensively by jungle DJs, with the drum introduction being a very popular break. [91] Turner added a backing girl group he renamed the Ikettes, and along with the Kings of Rhythm they began performing as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. [209][8] Although Turner reiterated that they were never officially married, they had a common-law marriage and still had to go through a formal divorce. During the last decade of Turner's life, he revived his career as a frontman by returning to his blues roots. [229] In 2016, she released her memoir Love Had Everything to Do with It, which details her volatile relationship with Turner due to his bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. She was a pianist in his band, and they married in the mid-1950s. [246] Turner was first introduced to cocaine by "two very famous people" he had been working with at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. [175] In 2018, "Rocket 88" was chosen for the inaugural class of influential songs inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Singles. He sent the results to the Biharis at Modern and they released it on their subsidiary label RPM Records. . At the first trial, the jury failed to reach a verdict, and at the retrial a year later he was found not guilty. [32] At some point in the 1940s, Turner moved into Clarksdale's Riverside Hotel. 1 single at 44 and eventually selling more than 200 million records. In 2003, John Collis published Ike Turner: King of Rhythm about the life and musical contributions of Turner. [89] He had the name "Tina Turner" trademarked, so that in case she left, another singer could perform under the same name. [162] In 2007, Turner won Best Traditional Blues Album for Risin' with the Blues. When Turner applied for his first passport in the 1960s, he discovered that his name was registered as Ike Wister Turner. 1960: Begins dating Ike and they create the duo, Ike and Tina Turner. Handy Blues Awards in 2002. [194], In East St. Louis, Turner lived with Lorraine Taylor. Ike had a belief that he was going to die . While many fans were shocked, many began speculating if his choices in life had killed him. [73] A teetotaler at the time, he avoided drugs and insisted all band members also adopt this policy, firing anyone he even suspected of breaking the rules. Ike Turner married four times and had four children: Ike Jr., Michael, Ronald and Mia. Turner and the band were paid $20 each for the record. When Ike and Tina Turner got together, it was volatile. He defined how to put the Fender bass into that music. 214 on 2012 revised list). The husband-wife duo established themselves throughout the 1960s and 70s as chart-topping artists, with most of the public not realizing the abuse that existed in the couples private life. Though there was a certain amount of success that the act had, music observers and Tina herself lamented that the band wasnt able to reach even bigger milestones due to Ikes self-sabotaging and violent behavior, with Tina often the focal point. [233], In 1959, Turner was charged with what he described as "interstate transportation of forged checks and conspiracy" and was forced to stand trial in St. Louis. Ike Turner Jr. Ike Turner had six children, but Tina only adopted two of his sons. [177] He was portrayed by Laurence Fishburne, whose performance earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor at the 66th Academy Awards. Ike wasn't someone you could forgive and allow him back in. After dating for some time, Tina and Ike traveled to Tijuana, Mexico to get married in 1962. [38] Turner arranged for B.B. His ex-wife Audrey Madison claimed Turner was bipolar and that she was helping him with his illness, a claim supported by Turner's personal assistant and caretaker, Falina Rasool. Alongside his former wife, he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. They had met in the mid-1960s at a concert in Bakersfield, California. I went through things with Ike, too, but there's a time to forgive and to let go. "[181][182] In 2018, Tina told Oprah Winfrey that she only recently watched the film, but she could not finish it because she "didn't realize they would change the details so much. [117], United Artists responded to the Turners' separation by releasing albums of compiled recordings from their last sessions together, Delilah's Power (1977) and Airwaves (1978). The success of the single was followed by a string of hits including "I Idolize You", "Poor Fool", and "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" which gave them their second million-seller and their first Grammy nomination. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. [197], "I still love Tina as much as I ever loved herI wrote her a letter five years ago. [223] Turner stated, "I loved Tina, but I was in love with Ann Thomas. [10], In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked Ike & Tina Turner No. Louis. [245] He was cleared of the charges. [121] He re-recorded "I'm Blue" as a duet with singer Billy Rogers in 1995. [121] In 1988, Turner attempted an ill-fated return to the stage with Marcy Thomas, Bonnie Johnson, and Jeanette Bazzell as his Ikettes. [225][226] They divorced in 2000, but later rekindled their friendship. King was a great admirer of Turner, describing him as "The best bandleader I've ever seen. [28][29] Soon, he was left to play records while Friskillo took coffee breaks. Like Brenston years prior, Gayles left Turner's band to pursue a solo career. [38], Soon after the release of "Rocket 88", Turner moved to West Memphis, Arkansas and played with various local bands. [173] The unveilings coincided with Clarksdale's 23rd Annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival, which paid tribute to Turner. [238] He toured with former Ikette Randi Love as Sweet Randi Love and The Love Thang Band. He earned another Grammy in the category of Best Traditional Blues Album for his 2006 set Risin With the Blues, having worked with the alternative pop act Gorillaz the previous year. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 08:14, You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner, Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner, Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm Dance, His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries Unreleased Funk/Rock 19701973, The Bad Man: Rare & Unreissued Ike Turner Produced Recordings 19621965, Jack Rabbit Blues: The Singles of 19581960, "Ike Turner, Musician and Songwriter in Duo With Tina Turner, Dies at 76", "Will They Still Like Ike? They made amazing music together, but their private life was not as collaborative as their public appearances, and it was downright terrible for Tina. [179] In 2006, Vibe magazine ranked the character of Ike Turner from What's Love Got to Do with It at No. [190], Turner's second wife, Velma Davis (ne Dishman) is the elder sister of former Ikette Joshie Armstead. The single peaked at No. [31] Turner recorded Parker's first single, "You're My Angel" / "Bad Women, Bad Whiskey", credited to Little Junior Parker and the Blue Flames. 107) under the anagram "Icky Renrut" because he was still under contract with Sun for several more months, and he didn't want to cause friction with Phillips. [108] In November, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue opened up for the Rolling Stones on their 1969 American Tour. While married to Ike, Tina had two step-sons Ike Jr. and Michael whom Ike had from a previous relationship. She also kept her two Jaguar cars, furs and jewelry along with her stage name. [82] Through her sister and Washington, Bullock asked Turner to sing with his band. [64] Velma and Linda attended Turner's Mississippi Blues Trail marker unveiling in 2010. [72] In addition, Turner recorded numerous sessions for Stevens with various vocalists and musician lineups of the Kings of Rhythm. [19] One day after Reese gave him a whipping, Turner knocked him out with a length of lumber and ran away to Memphis for a few days before returning home. A jury. [70], In 1954, Turner visited his sister Lee Ethel Knight in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1952, under the alias Mary Sue, she released the single "Everybody's Talking" / "Love Is a Gamble" on Modern Records. These sketches were collected in a 2008 comedy album Ike at the Mike. B.B. [52], Unaware of songwriter's royalties, Turner also wrote new material which the Biharis copyrighted under their own names. [184], In 2015, TV One's Unsung offered some redemption with "The Story of Ike Turner", which documented his career along with his trials and tribulations. But I never beat her. Turner, best remembered for his successful musical partnership and stormy marriage to . "The cause of death for Ike Turner is cocaine toxicity with other significant conditions, such as hypertensive cardiovascular disease and pulmonary emphysema", Supervising Medical Examiner Investigator Paul Parker told CNN. He had two sons, Ike Turner Jr. (b. [221] According to Turner, Tina suggested Ann fill in as an Ikette because although she could not sing, she was attractive. [142] The Black Keys sent demos to Turner, but the project was temporarily shelved. [96] Between 1964 and 1965, they scored fourteen top 40 R&B hits with "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had", "Tell Her I'm Not Home", "Good Bye, So Long", and "Two Is a Couple". [27][37], Around the time he was starting out with the Kings of Rhythm, Turner and Lane became unofficial roadies for blues musician Robert Nighthawk, who often played live on WROX. [99][100] After Tina and Spector recorded "River Deep Mountain High", the duo signed to Spector's Philles label in 1966. [88] They became close friends and she began dating his saxophonist Raymond Hill. Trumpet found out and Modern had to cancel the record. "[183] Phil Spector criticized Tina's book and called the film a "piece of trash" during his eulogy at Turner's funeral. [131] Walker invited Turner to perform with him at the San Francisco Blues Festival and to tour in Europe. [191] Turner met her at the Cotton Club on Camplin Avenue in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1948. Turner said, "we wanted to play blues, boogie-woogie and Roy Brown, Jimmy Liggins, Roy Milton. [130], Although Turner considered himself a pianist rather than a guitarist,[31] Rolling Stone magazine editor David Fricke ranked him No. [180], Commenting on the historical accuracy of the film, Tina told Larry King in 1997: "I would have liked them to have more truth, but according to Disney [owner of the film's production company], they said it's impossible, the people would not have believed the truth. In 1973, the duo released "Nutbush City Limits" penned by Tina. The exception was Brenston who sold the rights to Phillips for $910. [50] Turner played piano on King's early records "You Know I Love You" and "3 O'Clock Blues", which became King's first two number-ones. On the John Boy and Billy radio show, cast member Jeff Pillars regularly performed an impersonation of Turner in a segment called "Ax/Ask Ike". People like that wouldn't have had the source material on which they drew."[9]. [20] Despite their troubled relationship, Turner moved his stepfather into one of his homes in St. Louis after his mother died in 1959 and took care of him until his death in 1961. [12] Ike & Tina Turner won Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group for "Proud Mary" in 1972. He intended to use the demo as guide track for Art Lassiter who did not attend the scheduled recording session at Technisonic Studios. [107] The album earned Turner his first solo Grammy nomination for Best R&B Instrumental Performance at the 12th Annual Grammy Awards. Walking past her house to school, she would invite him to help feed her chickens and then take him to bed. [134] Turner appeared on the Gorillaz's album Demon Days (2005); playing piano on "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead". [135][136] He performed the song with Gorillaz at the Manchester Opera House in November 2005. Blues historian Ted Drozdowski claimed that Turner's father died in an industrial accident. [204] On multiple occasions, Turner said that he was never officially married to Tina. "[190], In 1988, Turner discovered he had a daughter named Twanna Melby. [22] Turner was also raped by another middle-aged woman, Miss Reeny, before he was twelve. The model has an alder body in Sonic Blue with an Ike Turner signature in gold ink on the body under the clear-coat, with a maple neck in a 1960s "C" shape with a rosewood fingerboard, with 21 vintage frets. He was later told it was an act of retaliation over a woman with whom his father was having an affair. [87] That year, they headlined at the Waldorf Astoria New York and signed a television deal with CBS-TV. [17][a][18], His mother remarried an artist named Philip Reese, who Turner described as a violent alcoholic. [48], The success of "Rocket 88" generated tension and ego clashes in the band which culminated with Brenston leaving to pursue a solo career, causing the band to fall apart. It had three custom single coil 1960s Strat pickups. Turner and Bob Krasnow, founder of Blue Thumb, co-produced Earl Hooker's 1969 album Sweet Black Angel. The singer was married to Ike Turner from 1962 until 1978. Thelma was pregnant, not by me, but I liked her. Turner gained experience performing by supporting Nighthawk at gigs around Clarksdale. [16] They married at A Special Memory Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on October 8, 2006. "[155] Turner was a big influence on Little Richard, who wrote the introduction to Turner's autobiography. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. "[120] Turner struggled to find success due to his cocaine addiction and run-ins with the law. [21][28], Turner was inspired to learn the piano after he heard Pinetop Perkins play at his friend Ernest Lane's house. During the 1950s, Turner also worked as a talent scout and producer for Sun Records and Modern Records. Ike Turner married four times and had four children: Ike Jr., Michael, Ronald and Mia. [16], His funeral was held on December 21, 2007, at the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California. In 2022, her son Ronnie died aged 62. 1958) and Michael Turner (b. [228] Turner filed for divorce two months later on December 22, but after the divorce was granted they reconciled in 2007. [16], Turner was introduced to St. Louis native singer Jeanette Bazzell by his son Ike Turner Jr. in 1988. [84] One night during an intermission, Bullock got hold of the microphone from Washington and sang "You Know I Love You" by B.B. Nigel Cawthorneco-author of Turner's autobiographysaid: Although there had been black rock 'n' rollers who had made it big already, they really only played to a white audience. "[215] In a 1999, Roseanne Barr urged him to publicly apologize to Tina on The Roseanne Barr Show. [13] Tina did not attend because she took the year off from making public appearances, so Phil Spector delivered a speech at the ceremony on their behalf. To strip him from having the opportunity to get recognition in an area where he was entitled to deserve it, it's so wrong to me. despite their origins, the ikettes . He asked for one more tour with me, and I said, 'No, absolutely not.' We plan to record together. The mother of four hid at a friend's house before she began slowly . Having served time in prison for drug possession, Ike released his own autobiography, Takin Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner, in 1999. How old was Ike Turner when he died? This continued daily for some time. [21], Turner recounted how he was sexually assaulted at the age of six by a middle-aged lady called Miss Boozie. Arriving in Dallas during the summer of 1976, Tina fled from Ike after a fight and managed to get to safety at a Ramada Inn with practically no money and in bloodied clothes. [212], In her 1986 autobiography, Tina revealed that Turner had been abusive during their marriage. Tina retained songwriter royalties from songs she had written, but Turner got the publishing royalties for his compositions and hers. Tina later recounted in her 2018 memoir, My Love Story, that sexual encounters with her then-husband were an expression of hostility a kind of rape especially when it began or ended with a beating.. [213] Turner admitted he took Tina for granted and called her "the best woman I ever knew. Houk's Piano Co. store in Memphis the year of its release in 1954. After Turner gained a strong following among both whites and blacks, he demanded that the clubs should be integrated. [71] He also had live music broadcast on the St. Louis radio station KATZ. Ike Turner began playing piano as a child and by the late 1940s had played with a number of the leading blues musicians in the . On December 10, 2007, he told his assistant Falina Rasool that he believed he was dying and would not live until Christmas. Also, I wanted the general public to have a better outlook and perspective on where Ike was mentally and emotionally, because so often, as a nation, we turn on people who have mental health issues and define them by their behaviors rather than their condition. [79] Turner released two singles on the Stevens label (No. [110] Turner had two sixteen track studios built, a large one to rent out and a smaller one for his personal recordings. "[154] King also said, "When they talk about rock 'n roll, I see Ike as one of the founding fathers. Ike was always quite a character and was very candid about his struggles with addiction, sexual abuse as a child, and his abusive actions toward some women in his life. [150] In The Stratocaster Chronicles, Tom Wheeler wrote that Turner's "inventive style is a classic example of an artist discovering the Stratocaster, adapting to its features and fashioning something remarkable. [104][105] This exposure introduced them to a wider audience outside of R&B. Two years after their divorce was finalized, Turner released the single "Party Vibes" / "Shame, Shame, Shame" from the album The Edge (1980) which peaked at No. [12] Later that year, the duo released the blues oriented albums Outta Season and The Hunter on Blue Thumb Records. [157][158] Prince also said Turner as his first musical influence. [57] Turner used his Kings of Rhythm as session musicians. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. [29][30] This led to Turner being offered a job by the station manager as the DJ on the late-afternoon shift. [216] In 2007, Turner told Jet that he had written Tina an apology letter, but had never sent it. [8], During the 1980s, Turner was arrested multiple times for drug and firearm offenses which resulted in two convictions. Groove Band, recorded a tribute album titled Rocket 88: Tribute to Ike Turner. [68] He began playing guitar in sessions in 1953, and by 1954 with the assistance of Joe Bihari he built a makeshift recording studio at a defunct Greyhound bus station in Clarksdale. The texture and flavor of R&B owe a lot to him. [16], On January 16, 2008, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office reported that Turner had died from a cocaine overdose. [72] The bands would play all-nighters in St. Louis, then cross the river to the clubs of East St. Louis, and continue playing until dawn. The song reached No. [176], In 1986, Tina Turner released her autobiography, I, Tina, in which she recounted Turner's volatile behavior. [8], Before the age of thirty, Turner did not use drugs or drink alcohol. [198] Hill injured his ankle and left Bullock before their son Craig was born in August 1958. Reports on the December 12, 2007 began flowing in which announced that Tina Turner's ex-husband Ike Turner died at 76. The couple had two biological sons Ronald Renelle Turner and Craig Raymond Turner and Tina adopted two of Ike's other children Ike Turner Jr. and Michael Turner and raised them as her own. He would come in and stand behind the piano and watch me play. The late Ike Turner stated quite often that he was married a whopping 13 times in his 76 years of life. [86], In March 1960, Turner allowed her to record a demo of his self-penned song "A Fool in Love". King helped them to get a steady weekend gig and recommended them to Sam Phillips at Memphis Recording Service. "[10] Turner won five Grammy Awards, including two competitive awards and three Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. 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