Ike Turner
A pivotal figure in the development of early rock'n'roll, Ike Turner created
some of the most searing soul music of the 1970s with wife Tina Turner.
Originally a radio DJ in his home town of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Turner and
his R&B band the Kings of Rhythm backed the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf
and Sonny Boy Williamson in the 1940s and 1950s and recorded what is widely
regarded as the first ever rock'n'roll song Rocket 88 (released under the name
Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats). Learning production from the great Sam
Phillips, he wrote B.B. King's first hit 3 O'Clo...
Rocket 88Ike Turner and Jackie Brenston
Rocket 88
It's Gonna Work Out FineTina Turner and Ike Turner
It's Gonna Work out Fine
3:03
River Deep, Mountain HighTina Turner and Ike Turner
River Deep Mountain High
I Smell TroubleIke Turner, Ike & Tina Turner and Tina Turner
Blues Consolidated
8:01
How Many More YearsIke Turner and Howlin' Wolf
Rocket 88
2:41
Double TroubleIke Turner and Otis Rush
An Introduction to Otis Rush
2:44
