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Ike Turner

real name Izear Luster Turner Jr. or Ike Wister Turner

Clarksdale, United States · 1931-11-05 – 2007-12-12

Ike Turner is credited on 3,022 releases across 732 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,022

Credits

732

Albums

8

Decades active

439

In collections

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Ike Turner (born November 5, 1931, Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA - died December 12, 2007, San Marcos, California, USA) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. In the 1950's, he formed his first group as a teenager in high school, called Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm. In 1956, he hired two sisters named Anna Mae Bullock and Aillene Bullock. He renamed Anna Mae Bullock as Tina Turner, married her and they had their first hit in 1960 with "A Fool In Love". Ike has frequently been referred to as a "great innovator" of rock and roll and has left a lasting mark in music history, although as a product of a troubled childhood, his subsequent drug, domestic and professional abuse leaves a mixed legacy..

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3,022 releases · 732 albums · active 1951–2026

  • Performance · 5,467
  • Production · 1,051
  • Engineering · 145
  • Other credits · 105

Studios: Bolic Sound · Island Studios · Ramport Studios · Air Studios

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