Born on November 5th 1931…
Musician, songwriter, bandleader, producer. Ike Turner was born Izear Turner on November 5, 1931, in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Starting out as a child, he initially played a style of blues known as boogie woogie on the piano, which he learned from Pinetop Perkins. He later learned to play guitar as well.
In the late 1940s, Turner started a group called the Kings of Rhythm. In 1951, he and his band went to Memphis to record at the legendary Sun Studios run by Sam Philips. Their song, “Rocket 88,” is considered by many to be the first rock and rock recording. It was released under the name of Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats and became a number one hit on the R&B charts.
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