"[222] Their daughter Mia was born in January 1969. I was stupid. The late Ike Turner stated quite often that he was married a whopping 13 times in his 76 years of life. Ike & Tina Turner pose for a portrait with their son and step-sons in circa 1972. ", In 1957, Turner met Anna Bullock (Tina Turner) at the Manhattan Club in East St. Walking past her house to school, she would invite him to help feed her chickens and then take him to bed. [8], Turner released two solo albums for United Artists Records, Blues Roots (1972) and Bad Dreams (1973). "[40], In March 1951, Turner and his band recorded the song "Rocket 88" at Memphis Recording Service. [29] The pair played drums and piano on radio sessions. As earlier mentioned, Tina Turner met Ike through her relationship with Raymond Hill. Unfortunately, his parents separated a few years after his birth. When Bullock became pregnant by Hill, they lived with Turner and his live-in girlfriend Lorraine Taylor. Records show that Turner added four years to his age. Craig died in an apparent suicide in 2018. He fitted them out with state-of-the-art equipment. He played at Johnny's Lounge and the Club Imperial which was popular with white teenagers. [41], Phillips licensed the recording to Chess Records in Chicago. [64] Velma and Linda attended Turner's Mississippi Blues Trail marker unveiling in 2010. During the last decade of Turner's life, he revived his career as a frontman by returning to his blues roots. [32] At some point in the 1940s, Turner moved into Clarksdale's Riverside Hotel. VISTA: Ex-wife says Ike Turner abused drugs, beat her "[183] Phil Spector criticized Tina's book and called the film a "piece of trash" during his eulogy at Turner's funeral. Groove Band, recorded a tribute album titled Rocket 88: Tribute to Ike Turner. Clockwise from bottom left: Michael Turner (Son of Ike & Lorraine Taylor), Ike Turner, Jr. (Son of Ike & Lorraine Taylor), Ike Turner, Craig Hill (Son of Tina & Raymond Hill), Ronnie Turner (Son of Ike & Tina). [168], In 2003, the album Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner was ranked No. [91], The Ike & Tina Turner Revue ended abruptly in 1976. He received negative publicity that was exacerbated in 1993 by the release of the film adaptation What's Love Got to Do with It.