Ike Turner

Born as Izear Turner on November 5th, 1932 in Clarksville Mississippi. As early as the age of eleven Ike played the blues on the piano known as boogie woogie. Also learning to play guitar as well. By 1945 as a teenager he played disc jockey on the radio station WROX in Clarksville. In 1951 Ike joined a band named The Kings of Rhythm, with Jackie Brenston, where he played in the piana in the song "Rocket 88"(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbfnh1oVTk0) known as one of the first Rock N Roll Records because of its fast beat and addition of the guitar. Here and there Ike contributed to records by Blues players Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, and Otis Rush. (Also becoming a talent scout for Howlin' Wolf)
In East Louis, 1956, he met Anna Mae Bullock, Anna was still 18 and in highschool when she joined the group The Rhythm Kings as a singer and later was put in the horns section. Ike and Tina soon grew a personal relationship and was married(which was illegal considering Ike never divorced his first wife) in 1958 changing Anna's name to Tina Turner. From there Tina was the star and they renamed there group The Ike and Tina Turner Revue.
In 1961 Ike and Tina released many singles including "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" which made them extremely popular in England. With Tinas prancing and thrilling voice they changed from R&B to top pop-rock with singles like "Want to Take You Higher", "The Midnight Special" and more.
Ike and Tina became world wide when they joined the Rolling Stones in 1969, which turned there music into even more Rock.
But Ike had many problems off stage, being a drug addict he abused his wife and children, Tina walked out on him in 1975.
Not much later Ike was put in prison for 18 months when he was discovered in pocession of cocaine. Ike and Tina Revue was put into the the Rock N Roll hall of fame in 1991(he was in prison at the time so he had to miss the ceremony). In 2001 Ike released his first commercial album in 23 years "Here and Now", which later got the Grammy Award of Best Traditional Blues Music. In 2002 he recieved the Comeback Album of the year award.
On December 12,2007 Ike died in San Marcos, California. No one really knew if there was any cause to his death although his wife Jeanette Bazzell mention he was suffering from emphysema. Nothing much is said from his past wife Tina Turner, but all others close to him will mourn and miss him.