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NEWS ABOUT: Ike Turner

Ike Turner stories: 4 news summaries
MUSIC REVIEW

 Keys' Attack Releases Old Rut 

Garage band figures out how to expand

Apr 2, 08 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Black Keys had hoped collaborating with Ike Turner would finally push the band out of its tired “garage minimalism,” writes Pitchfork’s Roque Strew. Though Ike died in December, the band already had material that expanded its sound. Attack & Release is its “most adventurous album... More »

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minimalism • Ike Turner • blues • music review • Black Keys • Danger Mouse • Gnarls Barkley • Attack & Release

Turner Died of Cocaine OD

Music pioneer, 76, had a lifelong problem with drugs

Jan 16, 08 8:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Rock and soul legend Ike Turner died last month from a cocaine oversdose, a coroner's report says. Turner, 76, perhaps as famous for his abusive relationship with Tina Turner as for his pioneering music, had lifelong problems with drugs. The San Diego medical examiner says the overdose appears to have... More »

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cocaine • overdose • Ike Turner • Tina Turner

I Like Ike,
Says Spector, But I Hate
His Enemies

Eulogy takes aim at Tina, Oprah, others

Dec 22, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Phil Spector gave an impromptu and rambling—but highly entertaining—eulogy at pal Ike Turner's funeral in which he took potshots at Tina, Oprah, Whoopi, and even Eric Clapton, Fox News reports. Spector glorified Turner—“Ike could play circles around Eric Clapton and Eric knew it”—and vilified... More »

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Phil Spector • Oprah Winfrey • Whoopi Goldberg • Oprah's Book Club • Ike Turner • Tina Turner

Ike Turner Dead at 76

Musical legend gained infamy as Tina's abusive husband

Dec 12, 07 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Ike Turner, who gained nearly as much fame for his pioneering rock and soul music as he did being Tina Turner's abusive husband, died at age 76 today, the AP reports. The cause of death was not immediately known. Turner teamed with Tina for a series of powerful hits in... More »

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obituary • Grammy Awards • Ike Turner • Tina Turner

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