Izear Luster Turner Jr.

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bandleader human musician record producer rock and roll pioneer songwriter

Izear Luster Turner Jr., better known as Ike Turner, was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, and producer widely recognized as a rock and roll pioneer and for his turbulent musical and personal partnership with Tina Turner.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
rock and roll pioneer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2007 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album ⓘ
Grammy Hall of Fame Award ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
St. Louis Walk of Fame star ⓘ
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease ⓘ
cocaine toxicity ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1931-11-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2007-12-12 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
genre blues ⓘ
funk ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
memberOf Ike & Tina Turner ⓘ
Kings of Rhythm ⓘ
name Izear Luster Turner Jr. self-link ⓘ
notableAchievement early rock and roll recording with Rocket 88 in 1951 ⓘ
notablePartner Tina Turner ⓘ
notableWork A Fool in Love ⓘ
Proud Mary ⓘ
surface form: Proud Mary (Ike & Tina Turner version)

Rocket 88 ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath San Marcos, California ⓘ
surface form: San Marcos, California, United States
recordLabel Chess Records ⓘ
Modern Records ⓘ
Sue Records ⓘ
United Artists Records ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Tina Turner ⓘ
stageName Ike Turner ⓘ

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Ike Turner → birthName → Izear Luster Turner Jr. ⓘ
Izear Luster Turner Jr. → name → Izear Luster Turner Jr. self-link ⓘ