Ike Turner

Ike Turner was an American musician, bandleader, and record producer whose work helped shape rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.

Tina Turner: Tina Turner was an American singer whose powerful voice and stage presence made her an internationally successful performer. Her partnership with Ike Turner produced major R&B recordings and a celebrated stage act.
Rocket 88: “Rocket 88” is a 1951 rhythm-and-blues recording by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats, a name used for Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm. Turner led the session and played piano on the record, a landmark in his early career.
Rhythm and blues: Rhythm and blues is a broad popular-music tradition rooted in African American blues, jazz, and gospel. Its styles and performance practices formed the foundation of Turner’s musical work.
Early rock and roll: Early rock and roll was a postwar popular-music style combining rhythm and blues, country, and other traditions. “Rocket 88” is frequently cited among the recordings that helped establish the style.
Jackie Brenston: Jackie Brenston was an American rhythm-and-blues singer best known for the 1951 recording “Rocket 88.” He sang the vocal on the Kings of Rhythm recording often called an early rock-and-roll record.
The Kings of Rhythm: The Kings of Rhythm are an American band founded and led by Ike Turner, with changing personnel across decades. The group was Turner’s principal vehicle as a bandleader and recording artist.
Piano blues: Piano blues is a blues style in which piano carries melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic roles. Turner’s piano playing connected blues patterns to the driving feel of his band’s recordings.
Distortion (music): Distortion is an alteration of an audio signal that adds harmonic and often rough-edged tones. The damaged amplifier speaker on “Rocket 88” produced a sound later associated with rock guitar.
Sam Phillips: Sam Phillips was an American record producer and studio owner who founded Sun Records in Memphis. He recorded “Rocket 88” and helped bring Turner’s band to a national audience.
A Fool in Love: “A Fool in Love” is a 1960 R&B single by Ike and Tina Turner that became a major hit. Its success launched the duo’s recording career and brought Turner back to national prominence.

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Phil SpectorRelated: Spector produced the record and later described it as one of his major achievements.