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Ike Turner
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:06 pm
by Pervert
Okay, he may have been a drug-addled, wife-beating dinosaur, but was also an important player in the development of what became rock and roll.
No longer with us, and few tears will be shed, but we shouldn't overlook his contribution.
Re: Ike Turner
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:57 am
by mrmcfister
Him and Tina had not had any contact for 30 years
Re: Ike Turner
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:55 am
by spider
he was Bi polar.
Re: Ike Turner
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:53 am
by ATS
Radio said this morning that he is credited with making the first ever
rock and roll record - rocket 88 - in 1951
River deep is certainly a classic
Re: Ike Turner
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:40 am
by one eyed jack
Who told you that Alice? Johnny Cochran?!
He never laid a finger on her?...Just curled a few together to make a fist which he rained down on Tinas face repeatedly at 100mph.
Still. No doubt he was a terrific musician. Just a crap hubby. goes to show no one is perfect.
RIP
Ike Turner
Re: Ike Turner
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:16 pm
by one eyed jack
Yeah I guess the car chases, explosions and shoot outs might have been pushing the films credibility a little.
Re: Ike Turner
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:17 am
by Ace
I liked Ike, a true pioneer. He might have had a few 'issues' with fame seeking hag Tina, but take that away and you have someone who should be up there with other icons of the 50's like Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly
Re: Ike Turner
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:53 am
by Jonone
If you mention Ike Turner everyone kinda homes in on the abuse thing and yet other people are abusive and it's seen as fine. People turn a blind eye to it. Take for example Naomi Campbell .. she's been physically and verbally abusive to sundry employees and yet if you spin it as Naomi being a 'diva' then that's somehow okay.
Ike Turner shouldn't be defined by that behaviour any more than Tina Turner should be.