TMZ has reported that music legend Ike Turner passed away today at the age of 76. The former husband of Tina Turner passed away at his home in San Marcos, Calif., just outside of San Diego. Sources close to the musician say he may have passed away as he slept. At this time, no additional details have been reported.Despite having a relatively low profile in the last decade, Ike Turner won a Gram...
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Just caught this on BBC 6 Music and headed over to "TMZ":http://www.tmz.com/2007/12/12/ike-turner-has-died/TMZ has confirmed that music legend and the former Mr. Anna Mae Bullock has died. He was 76.Turner apparently died in his home in San Marcos, Calif., just outside of San Diego.Sources close to the family tell TMZ he may have died in his sleep.I'll think a bit before I share my reaction.
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St. Louis mayor Francis Slay rejected a request that September 2nd would be honorary Ike Turner Day in the city. Organizers for the Big Muddy Blues festival made the request after booking the 75-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer for the event that day. The request was denied due to the many conflicts Turner has been involved in, his reputation as an abusive husband included. Turner also spen...
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Mayor Francis Slay has swatted down a request to deem September 2nd, 2007 "Ike Turner Day" in St. Louis Missouri. Turner is set to return to the city he called home for the Big Muddy Blues Festival that week, and receiving the key to the city would have been a nice touch. But you know... people tend to hold a grudge over the whole "beating your wife" thing that Ike had, so the public displays o...
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Ike Turner has had run-ins with the law in the past, but not like this one. The 75-year-old musician, renowned for his marriage to Tina Turner, was pulled over for reckless driving late last Tuesday. Cops clocked Turner doing 80mph and straddling lanes with his silver 2002 Mercedes. After running a routine check the policeman realized that Turner had an outstanding narcotics warrant and cuffed ...
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--- - |- As I alluded to in another post a couple of weeks back, I've been drowning in music lately. Whether listening to new releases, demos or or older stuff (like the 15 disc Chess Records box set that I got over the weekend), it's been "too much music, too little time." I've been listening to the new Breeders album (disappointing), the new R.E.M. (pretty good), Erykah Badu (occasionally ...
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Ike Turner wasn't dressed this futuristically when he recorded this.Ike Turner: "Bayou Rock" Da Blahlas: "Punahele"Sure, these two are different. "Bayou Rock" features Turner's tremolo-laden electric guitar with a cha-cha-type beat, unusual for a Clarksdale-St. Louis pianist/bandleader. It was on his (1950's? early 1960's?) Crown label LP Rocks the Blues amid his less interesting imitation...
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Here is some funkiness to put some giddyup in your evacuation. Get out now before Ike gets nasty!
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Just caught this on BBC 6 Music and headed over to "TMZ":http://www.tmz.com/2007/12/12/ike-turner-has-died/TMZ has confirmed that music legend and the former Mr. Anna Mae Bullock has died. He was 76.Turner apparently died in his home in San Marcos, Calif., just outside of San Diego.Sources close to the family tell TMZ he may have died in his sleep.I'll think a bit before I share my reaction.
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St. Louis mayor Francis Slay rejected a request that September 2nd would be honorary Ike Turner Day in the city. Organizers for the Big Muddy Blues festival made the request after booking the 75-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer for the event that day. The request was denied due to the many conflicts Turner has been involved in, his reputation as an abusive husband included. Turner also spen...
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