Producer and Musician Ike Turner
In 1991, Turner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His 1951 hit "Rocket '88" is considered by some to be the first true rock n' roll recording. He discovered Tina Turner (then known as Anna Mae Bullock), and the two started performing together. Their stormy relationship was portrayed in the film "What's Love Got to Do with It." Turner spent 18 months in jail for drug charges in the early 1990s. He's currently making a comeback with "The Ike Turner Revue." His album "What You Hear is What You Get: Ike & Tina Turner Live at Carnegie Hall" has just been reissued on CD.
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