![]() Their first single on his label, "River Deep – Mountain High", was released in May 1966. They signed to Spector's Philles label in April 1966 after Turner had already recorded with him. Working out a deal with Ike & Tina Turner's manager Bob Krasnow, who was also head of Loma, Spector offered $20,000 for creative control over the sessions to produce Turner and have them released from their contract with Loma. Show, Phil Spector was eager to produce Turner. Impressed by the duo's performance on The Big T.N.T. Their singles "Tell Her I'm Not Home" released on Loma and "Good Bye, So Long" released on Modern Records were top 40 R&B hits in 1965. 8 on the Billboard Hot R&B LPs chart in February 1965. label they achieved their first charting album with Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show, peaking at No. Krasnow became their manager shortly after they left Sue Records. In 1964, they signed with Loma Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. After their tenure at Sue Records, the duo signed with more than ten labels during the remainder of the decade, including Kent, Cenco, Tangerine, Pompeii, A&M, and Minit. Another single by the duo, "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had", reached No. Turner's first credited single as a solo artist, "Too Many Ties That Bind"/"We Need an Understanding", was released from Ike's label Sonja Records in 1964. But he was totally unpredictable." Ike was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder in his old age.īetween 19, the band toured constantly and produced moderately successful R&B singles. At first, I had really been in love with him. ![]() She said, "It was my relationship with Ike that made me most unhappy. She later revealed in I, Tina that Ike was abusive and promiscuous throughout their marriage, which led to her suicide attempt in 1968 by overdosing on Valium pills. They brought their son Ronnie, Turner's son Craig, and Ike's two sons with Lorraine (Ike Jr. In 1963, Ike purchased a house in the View Park area. After the birth of their son Ronnie in October 1960, they moved to Los Angeles in 1962 and married in Tijuana. Turner recalled that this incident was the first time he "instilled fear" in her, but she decided to stay with him because she "really did care about him". Turner added his last name and trademarked the name as a form of protection, so that if Bullock left him like his previous singers had, he could replace her with another "Tina Turner".Īfter recording "A Fool In Love", Turner told Ike that she didn't want to continue their relationship he responded by striking her in the head with a wooden shoe stretcher. He was inspired by Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and Nyoka the Jungle Girl to create her stage persona. Turner responded by renaming her "Tina" because it rhymed with Sheena however, family and friends still called her Ann. Murray also convinced Turner to make Bullock "the star of the show". It was a funky sound." Murray bought the track and paid Turner a $25,000 advance for the recording and publishing rights. Upon hearing the song, Murray was impressed with Bullock's vocals, later stating that "Tina sounded like screaming dirt. Louis disc jockey Dave Dixon convinced Turner to send the tape to Juggy Murray, president of R&B label Sue Records. He decided to use her to record a demo with the intention of erasing her vocals and adding Lassiter's at a later date. Since Turner already paid for the studio time, Bullock suggested to sing lead. Lassiter failed to show up for the recording session at Technisonic Studios. Bullock was to sing background with Lassiter's backing vocalists, the Artettes. In 1960, Turner wrote "A Fool in Love" for singer Art Lassiter. She is credited as a vocalist on the record alongside Ike and fellow Kings of Rhythm singer Carlson Oliver. Bullock's first recording was in 1958 under the name Little Ann on the single "Boxtop". During this period, he taught her the finer points of vocal control and performance. She sang the rest of the night and became a featured vocalist with his band. Upon hearing her sing, Turner asked her if she knew more songs. King blues ballad, "You Know I Love You". One night in 1957, she got hold of the microphone from Kings of Rhythm drummer Eugene Washington during an intermission and she sang the B.B. She asked Turner to let her sing in his band despite the fact that few women had ever sung with him. Bullock was impressed by his talent, recalling that she "almost went into a trance" watching him play. She first saw Ike Turner perform with his band the Kings of Rhythm at the Manhattan Club in East St. Bullock and her sister began to frequent nightclubs in St.
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