Tales of Ike Turner's abusive behavior towards his greatly loved wife Tina may
have tainted Ike and Tina Turner's legacy, but they still made one of the
all-time great pop records, “River Deep - Mountain High,” and influenced many
who followed in their wake. Ike was the driving force in the operation, having
achieved an early breakthrough with his band The Kings Of Rhythm, who had a hit
in 1951 with the bluesy “Rocket 88,” which is sometimes called the first rock
'n' roll record. Ike was playing at a club in East St. Louis with the Kings Of
Rhythm when a then 16-year-old Anna Mae...