Meet the new sonic revolutionaries... Apr 7, 2008
There's the new Gnarls Barkley record, and the project he's working on with Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, not to mention the songs he made with Ike Turner before he died. A busy man, Mr Burton. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
The Black Keys & Danger Mouse Apr 5, 2008
Danger Mouse (whose real name is Brian Burton) first approached the Keys last year, asking if they'd assist him with an album he was producing for the late Ike Turner. Auerbach and Carney sent several backing tracks Burton loved but, ultimately, only a few songs were completed with Turner before the project was shelved. (Billboard.com)
Review: Black Keys on verge of new territory Apr 5, 2008
The group's latest outing, "Attack se," is made up of material Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney were working on with soul legend Ike Turner before he unceremoniously kicked the bucket in December. Recorded by Gnarls Barkley mastermind Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton in a real studio rather than the usual basement, the album, in a refreshing turn of events, sees the group slathering its primitive stomp with lush flute, synthesizer and banjo flourishes. (San Francisco Chronicle)
REGION: Another Ike Turner ex wants cut of estate Apr 4, 2008
VISTA ---- Nearly four months after music legend Ike Turner died at his San Marcos home, the battle over his modest estate rages, with one of his ex-wives now asking a judge to let her have a cut. In court filings, Jeanette Bazzell Turner has asked the probate court to find that she has a right to a portion of the estate from the man once married to rock legend Tina Turner. (North County Times)
Ghanaian entertainers and drug use Apr 2, 2008
Ike Turner, Grammy award winner and ex-husband of soul singer Tina Turner, died last month from cocaine overdose with high blood pressure as contributing factor. Anna Nicole Smith, former Playboy magazine housemate and actress died of a lethal combination of drugs in a hotel in Barbados. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Fame & Fortune: There's more to Fishburne than Morpheus Apr 1, 2008
This Emmy- and Tony-winning actor has breathed life into characters as diverse as Othello, the Silver Surfer and Ike Turner (in a part that earned him an Oscar nomination), and continues to challenge himself with roles equally varied and complex. Starting today, filmgoers can see him opposite Kevin Spacey in "21" as the private eye seeking to take down a group of MIT-trained cardsharps. (USA Today -- Money)
Mr/Ms. Multiple Mar 29, 2008
my point is this if you marry someone and the marrige is a set-up meaning the other person was looking at what you had or they just decide to go Ike Turner on you and the person leaves. now they are divorced twice and so they are damage goods. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Got them Akron blues Mar 26, 2008
In 2007, Brian Burton, better known as the producer Danger Mouse (and one half of Gnarls Barkley), was looking for a band to make an album with Ike Turner. Burton felt the Black Keys' rough-hewn, passionate sound was just what he needed. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Partners in rhyme Mar 22, 2008
Lately, producer Danger Mouse - real name Brian Burton - has worked with Gorillaz, The Good, The Bad ueen, and the late Ike Turner, among others ... What about your collaboration with Ike Turner. (Guardian Unlimited)
R.E.M., other bands get re-established at SXSW Mar 15, 2008
One of the more memorable examples of how a SXSW performance breathed new life into a languishing artist was Ike Turner. Though a rock legend, he was known more as the disgraced ex-husband of Tina Turner and hadnt had an album in over two decades. (MSNBC -- Music)
Do you remember MIA? Mar 15, 2008
Sounding like Ike Turner Bootiful get yo azz back here, I said get yo azz back here, Woman don t play wit me. By Staceye. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
25 biggest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs Mar 7, 2008
Already in the Hall for her work with ex-husband Ike Turner, Tina s solo career has been a marvel. You think rock radio is hostile to women. (The Palm Beach Post)
Renfro's Oscar Omission Feb 26, 2008
If they could mention Ike Turner during the Grammys' "in memoriam" then they should be able to remember all that have passed. Mrs_Speer on 02/25/2008 16:05PM. (E! Online)
Single Women: Wise UP! Feb 26, 2008
Ike Turner would be proud of you guys. By Demi. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Black Keys Open To Working With Rod Stewart Feb 21, 2008
They covered the Kinks' "Act Nice and Gentle" with the help of that group's frontman, Ray Davies, at the 2005 Tibet House concert in New York, and last year collaborated on material with late rock pioneer Ike Turner. Auerbach says those tracks, which found the Keys and Turner collaborating in different studios, will likely be released at some point. (Billboard.com)
No need to be cranky Grammys were great Feb 12, 2008
I have this fantasy that Tina originally turned down the Grammy offer until the producers sweetened the deal by promising to move her abusive ex-husband Ike Turner to underneath the Staples Center so she could literally dance on his grave. That's what got her on the plane. (MSNBC -- Music)
Best bets for Black History Feb 10, 2008
Ike Turner, Legendary Songwriter, Dead. I was watching the news tonight, make that the news was watching me while I was online, when I thought I d heard something about Ike Turner dying ... I kept searching and I found a very interesting story on the Chicago Tribune sabout Ike headlined Music legend-turned-villain Ike Turner dead at 76. (The Palm Beach Post)
JOHN LEE HOOKER Feb 8, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008. Arts Heroes of Black History. (San Francisco Chronicle)
VH1, VH1 Soul, VH1 Classic and MHD Celebrate Black History Month With Exclusive Programming and New Promotional Campaigns Feb 2, 2008
The interview will delve into her relationship with her ex-husband, the late Ike Turner and her life after her divorce. Turner also discusses her life in Nice France and about performing in front of a live audience. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Q: What new spot with an old name has a fun spirit? Jan 26, 2008
We hadn't planned to play, but we couldn't resist when we came up with our team name: Ike Turner Overdrive. (What. (Boston Globe)
Drugs, paraphernalia found at Ike Turner's bedside Jan 19, 2008
NORTH COUNTY -- Detectives found what is suspected to be cocaine and drug paraphernalia next to the beside table of rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner, who died in his San Marcos home Dec. 12, according to a medical examiner's report released Friday. The report was released two days after the medical examiner's office confirmed that the musician died from an accidental cocaine overdose, which was exacerbated by Turner's hypertensive cardiovascular disease and pulmonary emphysema. (North County Times)
Ike Turner died of cocaine OD Jan 18, 2008
Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose, examiner says ... text size Ike Turner Recent Headlines ... Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose, examiner says. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
M.E. rules Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose Jan 18, 2008
Ike Turner died at the age of 76 from what is being ruled as a drug overdose ... SAN DIEGO - Rock n roll pioneer Ike Turners death last month at age 76 was caused by a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical Examiners office said Wednesday. (MSNBC -- News)
Ike Turner Died Of Cocaine Overdose: Coroner's Report Jan 18, 2008
Ike Turner (Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images). Controversial rock and roll pioneer Ike Turner, died of an apparent cocaine overdose, according to a report filed by the San Diego County coroner's office on. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Murphy, new bride split Jan 17, 2008
Turner died of overdose Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical examiner said yesterday. Turner, 76, was found dead on Dec. 12 at his home in San Marcos near San Diego. (Boston Globe)
How to spot a Banksy Jan 17, 2008
" May he go on for many more street scenes.Richard - East London A Banksy Rat in Belsize Park NW3 was recently painted over by some builders renovating some flats - pretty sure they would have made more profit selling the wall than spending 6 months laying wooden floors and painting the walls cream ! Matt, London In one of Banksy's books, he discusses how the point of graffiti is that it's for everyone. These pieces that are originally drawn in public places, for all to see, free of charge. Once... (BBC News -- UK)
Turner died from cocaine overdose Jan 17, 2008
Ike Turner, 2006 (Matthew Simmons, Getty Images) Late R&B star Ike Turner died from a cocaine overdose, according to officials in San Diego, California. The musician, who was once married to Tina Turner, died on December 12th, aged 76. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Cocaine abuse killed Ike Turner, autopsy finds Jan 17, 2008
Tina and Ike Turner performing on stage in 1966 ... A cocaine overdose killed the blues legend Ike Turner in his California home last month, an autopsy has found. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
The musical legacy of Ike Jan 17, 2008
US Soul legend Ike Turner has died at the age of 76 ... Ike Turner attended the Mojo Awards in June ... There are various people who want to write the story of Ike Turner, "the rock monster". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Radiohead abandon shop gig Jan 17, 2008
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Officials Reveal Ike Turner's Cause Of Death Jan 17, 2008
Musician Ike Turner, the ex-husband of Tina Turner, has died in North County, according to his manager ... SAN DIEGO -- A medical examiner in San Diego has announced what killed rock n' roll pioneer Ike Turner. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
U.S. rock 'n' roll pioneer Turner dies of drugs Jan 17, 2008
Musician Ike Turner poses for photographers at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in this Feb. 11, 2007 file photo ... BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdoes, according to the San Dego county Medical Examiners' reports Wednesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Bad Boy to End: Ike Turner OD'd on Coke Jan 17, 2008
Medical Examiner Rules Ike Turner Died of Cocaine Overdose ... Ike Turner performs during the "Ike Turner and The Kings of Rhythm" concert at the Stravinski hall stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, in this, July 19, 2002, file photo ... Rock n' roll pioneer Ike Turner's death last month at age 76 was caused by a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office said Wednesday. (ABC News)
Overdose killed Ike Turner Jan 17, 2008
Tests show Ike Turner died from cocaine overdose ... SAN DIEGO Controversial music legend Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday ... Union-Tribune photo Ike Turner is shown at his San Marcos home in a May 2004 photo. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ike Turner's costumes, jewelry must be turned over Jan 12, 2008
VISTA -- Costumes, guitars and jewelry owned by music legend Ike Turner, as well as cash and royalties, must be turned over to two men administering his estate while the court begins to sort out what his heirs will receive, a judge ruled Friday ... Ike Turner died Dec. 12 in the home he rented in San Marcos ... Matthews said the two administrators want to take possession of Ike Turner's personal items, including photographs -- much to the dismay of his adult children, who wanted to have one... (North County Times)
Battle rages over Ike Turner's estate Jan 11, 2008
A copy of Ike Turner's handwritten will. A copy of Ike Turner's handwritten will ... A copy of Ike Turner's handwritten will. (North County Times)
Black Keys Branch Out On Fifth Album Jan 11, 2008
the group first collaborated with Danger Mouse on what was intended to be a new Ike Turner studio album, but when that project failed to develop beyond a handful of songs, a new Black Keys set produced by Danger Mouse began taking shape. Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney will begin a spring North American tour March 27 in Tucson, Ariz. (Billboard.com)
With grit or grace, they left their mark Jan 1, 2008
Hawaiian music icon Don Ho sounded his final notes, as did lead singer Brad Delp of Boston, R&B pioneer Ike Turner, singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, crooner Frankie Laine, saxophonist Boots Randolph, jazz greats Michael Brecker and Herb Pomeroy, folk-blues artist Eric von Schmidt, songwriter Lee Hazlewood, and composers Gian Carlo Menotti and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Gospel fans sang hymns of praise for J. Robert Bradley and James Davis, while country music buffs spun tributes to Hank Thompson,... (Boston Globe)
Notables who died in 2007 include Lady Bird Johnson, Norman Mailer, Jerry Falwell Jan 1, 2008
The music world mourned Beverly Sills and Luciano Pavarotti, who appealed to the masses as well as opera buffs; the great classical cellist Mstislav Rostropovich; drummer Max Roach and pianist Oscar Peterson, hailed as geniuses by fellow jazzmen; and rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner ... Led General Motors Corp.; was subject of Michael Moore's documentary "Roger Nov. 29.Evel Knievel, 69. Motorcycle daredevil known for spectacular jumps and bone-crushing crashes. Nov. 30.DECEMBER:Karlheinz... (North County Times)
No comments posted. Dec 30, 2007
The music world mourned Beverly Sills and Luciano Pavarotti, who appealed to the masses as well as opera buffs; the great classical cellist Mstislav Rostropovich; drummer Max Roach and pianist Oscar Peterson, hailed as geniuses by fellow jazzmen; and rock n roll pioneer Ike Turner. Directors Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni Europeans who championed the art of cinema rather than Hollywood glitter died on the same day. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Who died in 2007 Dec 29, 2007
Pop music lost Hawaiian entertainer Don Ho; Mamas and Papas member Denny Doherty; 1950s hitmakers Frankie Laine and Teresa Brewer; and, late in the year, rock pioneer Ike Turner and singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg ... ") Found Dec. 4. Karlheinz Stockhausen, 79. Avant-garde German composer; pioneer of electronic music. Dec. 5. Roger M. King, 63. CBS and King World Productions executive who helped bring such stars as Oprah Winfrey to television. Dec. 8. Freddie Fields, 84. Colorful Hollywood... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Goodbye, Ike Dec 25, 2007
Ike Turner remembered with raucous musical memorial service ... Ike Turner remembered with raucous musical memorial service ... - Ike Turner's funeral was part memorial service, part rock concert. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Ike Turner memorialized Friday Dec 25, 2007
Ike Turner was remembered in a three-hour funeral service in California on Friday ... Ike's son, Ike Turner Jr., appeared on stage to give a moving tribute to his late father, while holding the two Grammy awards he won during his career. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Ike Turner remembered in musical service Dec 25, 2007
(AP) Ike Turner's funeral was part memorial service, part rock concert ... When Ike Turner died, a spokeswoman for Tina said she hadn't had contact with him in 35 years and would not comment ... Ike Turner knew that his personal problems threatened to overshadow his musical accomplishments, said Rob Johnson, producer of Turner's Grammy-winning 2001 album "Here and Now.". (USA Today -- Life)
Funeral for singer Ike Turner | ajc.com Dec 23, 2007
Funeral for singer Ike Turner ... Mia Turner, far right, and Ronnie Turner, third from right, children of music legend Ike Turner, stand next to his coffin as they are blessed during a memorial service at the City of Refuge church in Gardena, Calif. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Spector Rips Tina at Ike Turner's Funeral Dec 23, 2007
Dec. 21: Music producer Phil Spector, center smiles during a memorial service for Ike Turner in Gardena, Calif. Dec. 21: Music producer Phil Spector, center smiles during a memorial service for Ike Turner in Gardena, Calif ... He turned up at reviled R&B legend Ike Turner's Los Angeles funeral on Friday and gave an impromptu speech that laid into both Tina Turner and Oprah Winfrey. (Fox News)
Turner memorial blends the soft, rough Dec 23, 2007
The funeral for Clarksdale native Ike Turner was part memorial service, part rock concert. The nearly three-hour remembrance Friday at Greater Bethany Community Church City of Refuge in Gardena featured Turner's eight-piece band, the Kings of Rhythm, which performed rollicking renditions of some of the musician's greatest hits, including Nutbush City Limits and Proud Mary. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Turner remembered with musical memorial Dec 22, 2007
Phil Spector was among those paying tribute to Ike Turner at his memorial service ... Ike Turner's funeral was part memorial service, part rock concert ... Phil Spector was among those paying tribute to Ike Turner at his memorial service. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Musical, raucous memorial for Ike Turner Dec 22, 2007
Music producer Phil Spector, center, is blessed by minister Edwin Perry, with rising hands, during a memorial service for music legend Ike Turner at the City of Refuge church in Gardena, Calif ... - Ike Turners funeral was part memorial service, part rock concert ... Other speakers included Ike Turner Jr., who brought his fathers two Grammy Awards on stage. (MSNBC -- Music)
Spector Blasts Oprah, Whoopi for 'Demonizing' Turner Dec 22, 2007
Spector, Little Richard Defend Ike Turner's Legacy at Funeral ... GARDENA, California Ike Turner's funeral was part memorial service, part rock concert ... When Ike Turner died, a spokeswoman for Tina said she had not had contact with him in 35 years and would not comment. (Fox News)
Eulogies focus on Ike Turner's legacy Dec 22, 2007
Ike Turner remembered with music, a little controversy - Los Angeles Times ... Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles TimesIke Turner Jr. is surrounded by family and friends at funeral services for his father ... Ike Turner remembered with music, a little controversy. (Los Angeles Times)
Raucous Musical Service Memorializes Turner Dec 22, 2007
-- Ike Turner's funeral was part memorial service, part rock concert ... Other speakers included Ike Turner Jr., who brought his father's two Grammy Awards on stage. (Click2Houston, TX)
Ike Turner Funeral And Memorial Service Held In Southern California Dec 22, 2007
Ike Turner (Photo: MTV News). A three-hour funeral and memorial service for was held Friday (December 21) at the Greater Bethany Community Church City of Refuge in Gardena, California, south of Los. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Celeb deaths in 2007 Dec 21, 2007
Ike Turner, songwriter and bandleader, Dec. 12. Big screen, small screen. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Artists, entertainers we lost in 2007 Dec 20, 2007
Pop music lost Hawaiian entertainer Don Ho; Mamas and Papas member Denny Doherty; 1950s hitmakers Frankie Laine and Teresa Brewer; and, late in the year, rock pioneer Ike Turner and singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. Liz Renay and Anna Nicole Smith both gained notice in their youth as Marilyn Monroe lookalikes. (MSNBC -- News)
With lushly tender songs, Dan Fogelberg touched many hearts Dec 19, 2007
But odds are slim that appreciations will start pouring in like they did for Ike Turner, who died last week. Fogelberg was neither pioneer nor virtuoso. (Boston Globe)
Ike Turner's legacy Dec 18, 2007
Ike Turner was an icon; that was his burden and his punishment ... New looks at figures like Turner (or Led Zeppelin, to cite another example) acknowledged these artists' troubling qualities but demanded that the magic of their music not be denied ... Ike Turner's fierceness was rooted in brutality: a childhood that included witnessing his father's lynching and an adulthood as part of a "hard" music culture in which male leaders whipped their bands into shape and might also slap their wives... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Rock'n'roll's pioneer spirit Dec 16, 2007
Tribute: Ike Turner 1931-2007 ... For an object lesson in the thin line between fame and infamy, look no further than the life of Ike Turner ... Ike Turner was, doubtless, not all bad, but Tina's terse comment last week made a damning epitaph: 'Tina is aware that Ike passed away earlier today. (The Observer)
Turner leaves bad reputation and historic rock'n'roll Dec 15, 2007
IKE TURNER, whose achievements as one of the founding fathers of rock'n'roll were overshadowed by his former wife Tina Turner's claims that he beat her for almost two decades, has died at the age of 76 ... "I got a temper," he admitted in 1999 in his autobiography, Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions of Ike Turner, co-written with Nigel Cawthorne ... Ike Turner dies at 76. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The death of an R&B legend and the reappearance of Portishead Dec 15, 2007
REVERB International Some sad news: Ike Turner, Rock'n'roll pioneer, Ry, and infamous husband to Tina Turner, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at his San Marcos, California home. He reportedly died in his sleep. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Studio handbook for the Brett set Dec 14, 2007
" He said Arthur loved air travel and went "bananas" in the car on the way to the airport before running up the steps to the private jet. STAR TURNER Age did not curb the womanising ways of Ike Turner, his biographer, Nigel Cawthorne, said yesterday when news of the R&B musician's death broke. Cawthorne, in Sydney visiting relatives, said he stayed with Tina Turner's ex-husband in San Diego in the mid-1990s when he was researching Takin' Back My Name: The Confessions Of Ike Turner. "He was... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Blues legend Ike Turner dies at 76 Dec 14, 2007
Tina and Ike Turner performing on stage in 1966 ... Ike Turner, half of one of the most explosive rock and soul acts ever, has died at 76 ... Scott Hanover, a spokesman for Thrill Entertainment, which managed his career, said yesterday: "Ike Turner passed away this morning. He was at his home." He lived in San Marcos, California, outside San Diego. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Desperate or genius? Dec 14, 2007
in memory of ike turner i am out lol. By Dan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Turner autopsy: cause of death pending Dec 14, 2007
SAN MARCOS ---- An autopsy Thursday on music legend Ike Turner failed to show a cause of death and the pending results of toxicology tests could take up to 90 days, the county medical examiner's office announced Thursday. The 76-year-old San Marcos resident and rock 'n' roll pioneer was pronounced dead at his home in the 900 block of Viewpoint Drive at 11:38 a.m. Wednesday. (North County Times)
US soul musician Ike Turner dies Dec 14, 2007
US soul legend Ike Turner, the former husband of Tina Turner, has died at the age of 76 ... "Ike Turner passed away this morning. He was at his home," said Scott Hanover, an official at the performer's management company ... Ike Turner was one of the greatest musicians, arrangers and producers of the modern era. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
