Ike Turner Passes Away

[my friend I]

American singer famous for River Deep Mountain High has passed away today

[gampaan]

I gotta wonder if Tina was anywhere around....

[endure]

The single was among the first recordings that Ike & Tina Turner did for Phil Spector's Philles Records. Spector was well aware of Ike Turner's controlling attitude in the studio, and resultantly drew up an unusual contract: the River Deep - Mountain High album and single would be credited to "Ike & Tina Turner", but Ike was not to be allowed in the studio, and only Tina Turner's vocals would be used on record.

[plasticpig]

Sad, he was better at beating the wife up than music.

RIP.

but not a nice guy.

[Zpete]

Instead of playing with Tina, he shoulda played the drums.

Beat <deleted> outta drums, NOT Tina.

[chavy]

An obvious musical talent if you look back to the fifties, but far too much crap to influence him outside the music circles

R.I.P Ike.

[lazeeboy]

An obvious musical talent if you look back to the fifties, but far too much crap to influence him outside the music circles

R.I.P Ike.

wont be missed by tina

[tijnebijn]

An obvious musical talent if you look back to the fifties, but far too much crap to influence him outside the music circles

R.I.P Ike.

wont be missed by tina

Exactly what came in my mind as well ......

[Old Croc]

[bulmercke]

Sad, he was better at beating the wife up than music.

RIP.

but not a nice guy.

Instead of playing with Tina, he shoulda played the drums.

Beat <deleted> outta drums, NOT Tina.

Yep, unfortunately that's all he's remembered for.

An obvious musical talent if you look back to the fifties, but far too much crap to influence him outside the music circles

R.I.P Ike.

Debatable

wont be missed by tina

Probably is.

QUOTE FROM WIKIPEDIA:"Turner is said to have been married 14 times but he has only been known to have married four times publicly. Turner's first marriage was to Lorraine Taylor, who had two sons with Ike. The facts surrounding his second marriage, to Anna Mae Bullock (otherwise known as Tina Turner), have been hotly debated. It is believed that Ike married Tina in 1962 due to worries over being sued for child support and alimony payments by Taylor. The ceremony is claimed to have taken place in Tijuana, Mexico, and Tina had a son with Ike. However, their marriage was overshadowed by Ike's constant abuse towards her. Tina filed for divorce and it was finalized in 1978, with Ike keeping every asset attained during the marriage. Ike is said to have openly cheated on Tina with other women, one of which was former Ikette Ann Thomas, whom he had a baby by and whom he later married in 1981. In 1995, he married yet another Ikette, Jeanette Bazzell. Ike has four known children: sons, Ike Jr., Michael and Ronald and daughter, Mia."

Got a lot of bad press from his marriage to Tina, but still a great guitarist and entertainer and credited with recording the first rock n' roll disc! A reformed character in his latter years.(1993-2007)

Edited December 19, 2007 by bulmercke

[dekestone]

Sad, he was better at beating the wife up than music.

RIP.

but not a nice guy.

Not a nice guy maybe. But better known for beating the wife than for his music, I'd say.

http://www.slate.com/id/2180162/

[lazeeboy]

i wonder if he was as bad as they make out ,always 2 sides to a story ,great music anyway

[tijnebijn]

Ike was a bad ass , anyway its over know , better his music will be

remembered more then his character .

[bulmercke]

Sad, he was better at beating the wife up than music.

RIP.

but not a nice guy.

Not a nice guy maybe. But better known for beating the wife than for his music, I'd say.

http://www.slate.com/id/2180162/

i wonder if he was as bad as they make out ,always 2 sides to a story ,great music anyway

Ike was a bad ass , anyway its over know , better his music will be

remembered more then his character .

In one scene in the Stones movie 'Cocksucker Blues' Jagger makes some disparaging remarks about Tina behind her back although it is clear that she is trying to be friendly and perhaps trying to 'ingratiate' herself with various members of the band behind Ike's back.

No doubt - they were both at it - and two sides to every story - but even so he shouldn't have beaten her.

[Old Croc]

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner's death last month at the age of 76 was caused by a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office said.

"We are listing that he abused cocaine, and that's what resulted in the cocaine toxicity," said Paul Parker, chief investigator at the medical examiner's office.

The medical examiner's office also listed hypertensive cardiovascular disease and pulmonary emphysema as "significant and contributing factors" to Turner's death, Parker said.

Not many die of drug abuse at 76!

[lazeeboy]

at least he went out on a high

[mrbojangles]

at least he went out on a high

Unless he was in the paranoid stage

[bulmercke]

Thursday, 17 January 2008, 00:24 GMT

'Drug overdose' killed Ike Turner' - BBC News -

Ike had been making a comeback in recent years

US soul legend Ike Turner, who died last month at the age of 76, was killed by a cocaine overdose, Californian coroners have established.

"We are listing that he abused cocaine and that's what resulted in the cocaine toxicity," said an official at the San Diego County medical examiner's office.

Cardiovascular disease and pulmonary emphysema were also given as "significant" factors in the death.

Turner's daughter Mia said she was shocked by the report.

The singer had waged an "ongoing struggle" with drugs, she said, but the coroner was "overstating the situation".

"Daddy, at that point, was not doing drugs to the level it leads to believe," she told the North County Times in a telephone interview.

In their heyday Ike and Tina had hits like River Deep Mountain High

The former husband of Tina Turner died at his home near San Diego on 12 December.

Paul Parker, chief investigator at the medical examiner's office, was quoted by the Associated Press as saying hypertensive cardiovascular disease and pulmonary emphysema were also "significant and contributing factors" in Turner's death.

Rising to fame in the 1960s, the musician is best remembered for his musical partnership with Tina.

Their stormy marriage, in which she said he abused her, overshadowed his considerable achievements in popular music.

In his autobiography, he estimated he had spent $11m to support his cocaine habit in the 1970s and 1980s.