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    Ike Turner dead at 76

    http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h...lLHSQD8TG61NO2


    Musician Ike Turner Dies at 76
    By ELLIOT SPAGAT – 34 minutes ago

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76.

    Turner died at his San Marcos home, Scott M. Hanover of Thrill Entertainment Group, which managed Turner's career, told The Associated Press.

    There was no immediate word on the cause of death, which was first reported by celebrity Web site TMZ.com.

    Turner managed to rehabilitate his image somewhat in later years, touring around the globe with his band the Kings of Rhythm and drawing critical acclaim for his work. He won a Grammy in 2007 in the traditional blues album category for "Risin' With the Blues."

    But his image is forever identified as the drug-addicted, wife-abusing husband of Tina Turner. He was hauntingly portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the movie "What's Love Got To Do With It," based on Tina Turner's autobiography.

    In a 2001 interview with The Associated Press, Turner denied his ex-wife's claims of abuse and expressed frustration that he had been demonized in the media while his historic role in rock's beginnings had been ignored.

    "You can go ask Snoop Dogg or Eminem, you can ask the Rolling Stones or (Eric) Clapton, or you can ask anybody — anybody, they all know my contribution to music, but it hasn't been in print about what I've done or what I've contributed until now," he said.

    Turner, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is credited by many rock historians with making the first rock 'n' roll record, "Rocket 88," in 1951. Produced by the legendary Sam Phillips, it was groundbreaking for its use of distorted electric guitar.

    But as would be the case for most of his career, Turner, a prolific session guitarist and piano player, was not the star on the record — it was recorded with Turner's band but credited to singer Jackie Brenston.

    And it would be another singer — a young woman named Anna Mae Bullock — who would bring Turner his greatest fame, and infamy.

    Turner met the 18-year-old Bullock, whom he would later marry, in 1959 and quickly made the husky-voiced woman the lead singer of his group, refashioning her into the sexy Tina Turner. Her stage persona was highlighted by short skirts and stiletto heels that made her legs her most visible asset. But despite the glamorous image, she still sang with the grit and fervor of a rock singer with a twist of soul.

    The pair would have two sons. They also produced a string of hits. The first, "A Fool In Love," was a top R&B song in 1959, and others followed, including "I Idolize You" and "It's Gonna Work Out Fine."

    But over the years their genre-defying sound would make them favorites on the rock 'n' roll scene, as they opened for acts like the Rolling Stones.

    Their densely layered hit "River Deep, Mountain High" was one of producer Phil Spector's proudest creations. A rousing version of "Proud Mary," a cover of the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit, became their signature song and won them a Grammy for best R&B vocal performance by a group.

    Still, their hits were often sporadic, and while their public life depicted a powerful, dynamic duo, Tina Turner would later charge that her husband was an overbearing wife abuser and cocaine addict.

    In her 1987 autobiography, "I, Tina," she narrated a harrowing tale of abuse, including suffering a broken nose. She said that cycle ended after a vicious fight between the pair in the back seat of a car in Las Vegas, where they were scheduled to perform.

    It was the only time she ever fought back against her husband, Turner said.

    After the two broke up, both fell into obscurity and endured money woes for years before Tina Turner made a dramatic comeback in 1982 with the release of the album "Private Dancer," a multiplatinum success with hits such as "Let's Stay Together" and "What's Love Got To Do With It."

    The movie based on her life, "What's Love Got To Do With It," was also a hit, earning Angela Bassett an Oscar nomination.

    But Fishburne's glowering depiction of Ike Turner also furthered Turner's reputation as a rock villain.

    Meanwhile, Turner never again had the success he enjoyed with his former wife.

    After years of drug abuse, he was jailed in 1989 and served 17 months.

    Turner told the AP he originally began using drugs to stay awake and handle the rigors of nonstop touring during his glory years.

    "My experience, man, with drugs — I can't say that I'm proud that I did drugs, but I'm glad I'm still alive to convey how I came through," he said. "I'm a good example that you can go to the bottom. ... I used to pray, `God, if you let me get three days clean, I will never look back.' But I never did get to three days. You know why? Because I would lie to myself. And then only when I went to jail, man, did I get those three days. And man, I haven't looked back since then."

    But while he would readily admit to drug abuse, Turner always denied abusing his ex-wife.

    After years out of the spotlight his career finally began to revive in 2001 when he released the album "Here and Now." The recording won rave reviews and a Grammy nomination and finally helped shift some of the public's attention away from his troubled past and onto his musical legacy.

    "His last chapter in life shouldn't be drug abuse and the problems he had with Tina," said Rob Johnson, the producer of "Here and Now."

    Turner spent his later years making more music and touring, even while he battled emphysema.

    Robbie Montgomery — one of the "Ikettes," backup singers who worked with Ike and Tina Turner — said Turner's death was "devastating" to her.

    "He gave me my start. He gave a million people their start," Montgomery said.

    Accolades for Turner's early and later work continued to come in as he grew older, and the once-broke musician managed to garner a comfortable income as his songs were sampled by a variety of rap acts.

    In interviews toward the end of his life, Turner would acknowledge having made many mistakes, but maintained he was still able to carry himself with pride.

    "I know what I am in my heart. And I know regardless of what I've done, good and bad, it took it all to make me what I am today," he once told the AP.

    Associated Press Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody in New York and Associated Press Writer Robert Jablon in Los Angeles contributed to this story.

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    RIP, you wife beating bastard.
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    Can't imagine that too many people are going to miss him....
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    That reminds me of the "Weekend Update" skit that Tim Meadows did on SNL. I wrote the songs I can do it again! LOL
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    RIP Ike Hope you find peace...
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    It's a sad thing when all people remember you for is the bad shit.
    His contributions to R&R + Soul were huge. No doubt.
    I remember seeing the movie about Ike and Tina ,and the only scene that sticks in my mind is Ike serving up a whopping bitchslap to Tina and him screaming "SING BITCH" at her.....

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    Ike Turner...hard to find the words. On the one hand, you hate him because he was a drug-addled wife beating piece of shit. On the other...his contributions to music (in addition to virtually fucking inventing rock and roll with the Rocket 88 record) can't be ignored.

    It'll be interesting to hear what Tina has to say about it. I don't think she's going to be crying on his coffin, per se...no Sonny and Cher revisit here...

    Hopefully he'll find some peace.
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    Rest in Peace blackman.
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    RIP dickhead
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    And as usual, the celebrity deaths come in threes.

    DuBrow.....Ike.....Fogelberg.....

    Three dudes that would never have anything else in common.

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    Tina took a shit on his grave.
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    Originally posted by binnie
    Can't imagine that too many people are going to miss him....
    Especially since Tina was more talented and bigger as a solo artist ("private dancer.) Anyone think jealousy was part of the abuse?
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    Originally posted by Steve Savicki
    Especially since Tina was more talented and bigger as a solo artist ("private dancer.) Anyone think jealousy was part of the abuse?
    Once she told him that she would be better by herself. I'm sure he really laid down the hits. Just not on vinyl.

    Man that movie was funny though.

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