Ike Turner, Rock And Roll Pioneer And Former Husband Of Tina Turner, Dead At 76
Ike Turner, the musician, bandleader, talent scout and record producer best known for his work with former wife Tina Turner, died at his home on Wednesday (December 12), according to The Associated Press. He was 76.
Turner’s death was confirmed by his manager, Scott Hanover. “He did pass away this morning,” Hanover said. There has been no official announcement of the cause of his death, but TMZ.com reports that Turner died in his sleep at his San Marcos, California, home.
Turner, who, along with Tina, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, released his last solo album, Risin’ With the Blues, in 2006. He was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 2001.
(See photos of Ike Turner from over the course of the rock and roll legend’s career right here.)
While his contributions to the world of music have been largely overshadowed by his personal turmoil (documented in the 1993 Tina Turner biopic “What’s Love Got to Do with It”), Turner was a true rock and roll pioneer, having released what many consider to be the first rock and roll song, “Rocket 88″ (albeit under the name of his band’s singer, Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats), in 1951.
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