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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.
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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.
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Ike Turner ~
Bad Dreams
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.
Ike Turner ~
Bad Dreams
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:
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
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.
Ike Turner – Bad Dreams
Label: United Artists Records – UA-LA087-F
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1973
Little RichardGenre: Funk / Soul, Blues
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Ike Turner ~
“I believe I was ahead of my time.”
~ Ike Turner
Styrous® ~ Thursday, November 5, 2020
