Ike Turner 1931-2007

Ike Turner's dead. He was a lot of things. Among them, he was a badass guitar player, piano player, producer, arranger, bandleader, songwriter, and a talent scout for Sam Phillips at Sun. He was also a bad motherfucker. Unfortunately, he'll probably be best remembered as a wife beating substance abuser. He probably wasn't a "nice guy," but his contributions to American music are vast and deep. I remember reading an interview with him in an early issue of Spin, where when asked about Tina's suicide attempt, he tried to make light of the matter by saying (and I'll paraphrase this from memory) "There's something you gotta understand about black folks, Tina tried to kill herself by jumping out of a first story window." Ike did eventually serve time in jail, get clean, and make a Grammy nominated comeback record.























Download: "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" mp3
by Ike and Tina Turner, 1960.
(and as pointed out in the comments that's
Mickey Baker not Ike answering Tina)
available on Golden Classics























Download: "A Fool In Love" mp3
by Ike and Tina Turner, 1961.
available on Golden Classics























Download: "Anything You Wasn't Born With" mp3
by Ike and Tina Turner, 1966.























Download: "Dust My Broom" mp3
by Ike and Tina Turner, 1966.
available on The Soul Anthology




****** BONUS ******

Download:

"You Keep On Worrying Me" mp3
"You've Got To Lose" mp3

Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhthym
vocals by Jackie Brenston
recorded in St. Louis, 1958.
available on 1958-1959

"I'm Gonna Forget About You" mp3
"Down and Out" mp3
Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhthym
vocals by Tommy Hodges
recorded in St. Louis, 1958.
available on 1958-1959

And from the Club Imperial in St.Louis
hear but not see Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm
playing for some jitterbuggers on local TV....




For the entire show, go to Bedazzled HERE
It's quite amazing. In between smoking performances
by the Kings of Rhythm, fans of late night St. Louis
television can get a glimpse of Steve Mizerany selling
Norge refrigerators before the toupee, roller skates
and gorilla suits.