The Ikettes
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The Ikettes were an American female vocal trio best known as the dynamic backing singers and dancers for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, later achieving success with their own R&B and soul recordings.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American vocal group
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female vocal trio ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | early 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ike & Tina Turner Revue
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Ike Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartAchievement |
I'm So Thankful reached the Billboard R&B chart
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Peaches 'N' Cream reached the Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
R&B
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funk ⓘ pop music ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| influenced | later female backing vocal groups in soul and R&B ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bonnie Bramlett
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Claudia Lennear NERFINISHED ⓘ Delores Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlena Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ P.P. Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetta Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceContext | live shows with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Camel Walk
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Fine Fine Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) NERFINISHED ⓘ I'm So Thankful NERFINISHED ⓘ Peaches 'N' Cream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Camel Walk
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Fine Fine Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) NERFINISHED ⓘ I'm So Thankful NERFINISHED ⓘ Peaches 'N' Cream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ike & Tina Turner Revue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atco Records
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Kent Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Minit Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Modern Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Philles Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompeii Records NERFINISHED ⓘ United Artists Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
backing vocalists
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dancers ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
high-energy choreography
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tight vocal harmonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
I, Tina