A pivotal figure in the development of early rock'n'roll, Ike Turner created
some of the most searing soul music of the 1970s with wife Tina Turner.
Originally a radio DJ in his home town of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Turner and
his R&B band the Kings of Rhythm backed the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf
and Sonny Boy Williamson in the 1940s and 1950s and recorded what is widely
regarded as the first ever rock'n'roll song Rocket 88 (released under the name
Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats). Learning production from the great Sam
Phillips, he wrote B.B. King's first hit 3 O'Clo...