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vinyl LP front cover
album design by Mike Salisbury
cover Illustration by W. T. Vinson
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Today is the birthday of Ike Turner who was born in 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi to Creole parents. When Turner applied for his first passport in the 1960s, he discovered
that his name was registered as Ike Wister Turner. By then both of his
parents were deceased, so he could not verify the origin of his name.
In 1957, Turner met Ann Bullock (Tina Turner) at Club Manhattan in East St. Louis, Illinois. Turner and Bullock eventually began having an affair and she became pregnant in January 1960. Following the formation of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue and the birth
of their son Ronnie in October 1960, they were married in Tijuana
in 1962.
photographer unknown
In his 1999 autobiography, Turner claimed that he was still
legally married to Alice Bell when he married Tina; Turner states that
he located Bell in Chicago and divorced her. Turner claimed on more than one occasion that he had never been officially married to Tina. They divorced in March, 1978. Tina retained songwriter royalties from songs she had written, but Ike got the publishing royalties for his compositions and hers. She also kept her two Jaguar cars, furs and jewelry along with her stage name. Tina gave Ike her share of their Bolic Sound recording studio, publishing companies, and real estate, and he kept his four cars.
He has been hailed as a "great innovator" of rock and roll by contemporaries such as Little Richard and Johnny Otis. Rolling Stone magazine editor David Fricke
ranked Turner No. 61 on his list of 100 Greatest Guitarists and noted,
"Turner was one of the first guitarists to successfully transplant the
intensity of the blues into more-commercial music." Turner won five Grammy Awards, including two competitive awards and three Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Tina Turner in 1991. He is also inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, the Clarksdale Walk of Fame, the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, the Blues Hall of Fame, and the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
Ike Turner, Grammy Award - 1972
photographer unknown
Bad Dreams is a studio album by musician Ike Turner released on United Artists Records in 1973. The album cover was illustrated by W. T. Vinson and designed by Mike Salisbury who also created the cover for the Ike & Tina Turner album Live! The World of Ike & Tina.
As with every album I like, I have a favorite song; on this one it is Don't Hold Your Breath which starts out fairly quietly with him humming; it's a moderate speed tempo that builds to a driving beat.
Rats is a strange song; the music is fast and staccato but Turner speaks the lyrics as opposed to sing them. I believe he is talking about people, actually.
On December 10, 2007, Turner told Falina Rasool that he believed he was dying and would not live until Christmas.
As he predicted, he died two days later, on December 12, at the age of 76, at his home in San Marcos, California, near San Diego.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A1 - These Dreams - 2:53
A2 - That's How Much I Love You - 2:52
A3 - One Nite Stand - 3:27
A4 - Don't Hold Your Breath - 3:45
A5 - (You Can Have) The City - 3:42
A2 - That's How Much I Love You - 2:52
A3 - One Nite Stand - 3:27
A4 - Don't Hold Your Breath - 3:45
A5 - (You Can Have) The City - 3:42
Side 2:
B1 - Flockin' With You - 2:50
B2 - Take A Walk With Me - 3:26
B3 - Later For Baby - 2:37
B4 - Rats - 4:00
B5 - I Love The Way You Love - 2:42
Notes:
Produced By Ike Turner, Warren Dawson & Soko Richardson.
Arranged By Ike Turner.
Engineers: Ike Turner, Barry Keene & John Mills.
Recorded At Bolic Sound, Inglewood, California. March 1973.
Cover Illustration By Mike Salisbury.
Album Design By Mike Salisbury.
Arranged By Ike Turner.
Engineers: Ike Turner, Barry Keene & John Mills.
Recorded At Bolic Sound, Inglewood, California. March 1973.
Cover Illustration By Mike Salisbury.
Album Design By Mike Salisbury.
Ike Turner – Bad Dreams
Label: United Artists Records – UA-LA087-F
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1973Little Richard
Genre: Funk / Soul, Blues
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Ike Turner ~ Don't Hold Your Breath
“I believe I was ahead of my time.”
~ Ike Turner
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