Musicians aren't saints. For every selfless and untainted individual in the music universe, there are at least a thousand others with notable -- and often-massive -- flaws. More often than not... Continue reading "Ike Turner, Who Died Four Years Ago This Week, Left A Turbulent Legacy" >
Taken from Confined To Soul, Ike Turner's 1973 record with the Family Vibes (alternately/previously known as the Kings of Rhythm), "Garbage Man" serves as both an example of Turner at his funkiest and, yes, funniest. It's worth a listen for the the clavinet work alone...or, as I so eloquently described it to a friend recently, [...]
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A warm welcome to the first edition of Wild Weekend in the year 2011. What´s cooking, doc? Got some rather obscure stuff for you this week, with nyabinghi drums and sitars no less. But there´s also a sizzling Ike Turner party hit featuring Lonnie ´The Cat´, and a steaming jazz duel between two undisputed sax greats. What more could you possibly want? Check ´em all out and for chrissakes... have a wild one. But first there´s Lightnin´ Hopkins, wishing you all a very happy new year. Lightnin´ (1912-1982) [...]
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Als Ike Turner mit Tina Turner zusammenspannte, war er bereits ein Jahrzehnt im Geschäft. Ein Dutzend Singles aus den 50ern zeugen von der Vorgeschichte des Soulgiganten. Ike Turner war gewiss ein tyrannisches Arschloch, aber eben auch eine der wichtigsten Figuren der US-Musikgeschichte. Der 2007 verstorbene Musiker und Produzent gilt als Wegbereiter der Soulmusik, wobei oftmals übersehen wird, dass Turner schon lange bevor er mit Tina Turner die Frau seines Lebens kennenlernte die Popmusik mitgeprägt hatte. Bereits Anfang der 50er war Turner in der Blues-Szene von Memphis als [...]
Filed under: The Hit List With the long-awaited return of 'Glee' to TV, the question looms: What are they going to sing this season? If you're a Gleek, the possibilities dangle like luscious, tempting fruit. But if you, like Sue Sylvester, think the 'Glee' treatment destroys perfectly good songs, well, you really shouldn't be reading this. Here are the top 10 theme shows 'Glee' should tackle [...]
A great number by the great Tina Turner. We feel a heightened sense of accomplishment, so this is apt. Related Articles Can't Stand the Rain - Tina Turner (bligbi.com) Betsey Johnson Says Icon Is Tina Turner, Gives Plastic Surgery Advice (huffingtonpost.com) 1 reviews of River Deep, Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner (rateitall.com) Thinking about Proud Mary (laf.ee) Slideshow: Who should play these [...]
Released in 1960, the Sue Records single "A Fool In Love" b/w "The Way You Love Me" was the starting line for the funked-up Ike & Tina hit parade. The single rode the R&B charts all the way to #2 and hit #27 on the Pop charts. According to lore, leading up to this session, Anna Mae Bullock, then known as Little Ann was a member of the Ikettes. Ike had originally written "A Fool In Love" with a male vocalist in mind but after the lead vocalist missed the session, a heavily pregnant Tina took over and recorded the [...]
Filed under: The Hit List "Rock 'n' roll don't come from your brain," James Franco 's character says in an episode of ' Freaks and Geeks .' "It comes from your crotch." For more than 40 years, singers have gone to great lengths to tap into the erotic experience, going as far as simulating orgasms on record -- sometimes eerily accurately. Valentine's Day is overrun by chocolate boxes and cheesy cards, yes, but it also holds the prospect of getting some -- so to help that along we've rounded up [...]
Willie Mitchell , a Memphis musician and producer who made several hits with Al Green , died Tuesday morning. According to the Associated Press , the 81-year-old suffered cardiac arrest on Dec. 19 and died at Memphis' Methodist University Hospital. Born in Ashland, Miss., Mitchell grew up playing the trumpet and later moved to Memphis. After working his way up in the business, including a stint as a session musician for Ike Turner , Mitchell signed to Hi Records, where he put out 'Soul Serenade,' a track that hit No. 10 on the charts in [...]
Filed under: Movies There are two types of legendary musicians: the ones that stay in the spotlight as ambassadors of the past, and those that slowly fade into obscurity, leaving us to wonder what happened to them. In the case of Andre Williams , we don't have to wonder any longer. While the name might not ring a bell right away, his work certainly will: first rising to prominence with solo hits like 'Jail Bait' and 'Bacon Fat,' Williams went on to write some of the most well-known songs by artists like [...]
Today is the birthday of Ike Turner who was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He was a Grammy Award winning musician, bandleader, talent scout, and record producer. He is probably best known for his R&B work as part of the Ike and Tina Turner duo. His career lasted half a century and he played blues, soul, rock and funk. His first recording, "Rocket 88" by "Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats," in 1951, is considered to be the "first rock and roll song" ever. He and Tina Turner were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall [...]
The Sonics weren't pioneers so much as cavemen—the first humans to discover tools, fire and the absolute rudiments of chemistry. Their original '60s songs still sound wild and feral today, and their debut Here Are The Sonics! devours most of the million punk rock records that timidly followed it. This will be their first Los Angeles-area show ever. This interview by Dan Collins.
Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm: Ho Ho , Steel Guitar Rag , The Gulley and Trackdown Twist From: Ike's Instrumentals [Ace Records UK, 2000] I was working at Music Millennium when the sound of Ike Turner's blazing guitar leads first set my ears on fire. Bill Rhoades, Music Millennium's resident blues expert and harmonica player extraordinaire, turned me on to this phenomenal compilation of Ike Turner's early sides for little known labels [...]
Alot of people idolize and despise Ike turner for what he may or may not have done to tina turner during their time together as a couple and band members. I will never fully believe whatever Tina wanted us to believe about Ike in "Whats love got to do with it" because its a known fact biopics usually stretch the truth as far as they can to paint its main subject in a christ like manner. Do your research. Things are left out or added for dramatic effect. I heard many scandalous stories about Tina which would probably make an [...]
Lookahere. Every once in a while we all need to be reminded that Ike Turner was a rather impressive dude. But if all of that Ike wasn't enough to sate your need for soul music, check out the Harold Ousley post over at My Jazz... [More after the jump...]
Terminó el mes de Enero, mes que he empleado para repasar de manera subjetiva como casi siempre, a los pioneros del rock and roll, aquellos tipos que hicieron que el rock sea hoy lo que es. Lo normal es que falten algunos nombres, pero considero que a grandes rasgos están los que deben estar, pero, nunca llueve a gusto de todos. En cualquier caso, y a modo de repaso fotográfico, como me gusta hacer últimamente, aquí queda el mes de Enero de 2009, un mes de rock and roll: [...]
Terminó el mes de Enero, mes que he empleado para repasar de manera subjetiva como casi siempre, a los pioneros del rock and roll, aquellos tipos que hicieron que el rock sea hoy lo que es. Lo normal es que falten algunos nombres, pero considero que a grandes rasgos están los que deben estar, pero, nunca llueve a gusto de todos. En cualquier caso, y a modo de repaso fotográfico, como me gusta hacer últimamente, aquí queda el mes de Enero de 2009, un mes de rock and roll: [...]
Cuando terminó la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Estados Unidos no tenía un país que reconstruir. El hecho de que la contienda no se hubiese desarrollado en territorio norteamericano tuvo muchas consecuencias, la mayoría positivas para ellos, pero la más interesante desde el punto de vista musical es la que dejó una juventud ociosa y necesitada de nuevas experiencias. Y que mejor experiencia que asistir al nacimiento del rock and roll, del germen de aquello que ha llenado y llena nuestras vidas y que llenó la de tantas generaciones, empezando por las de la joven sociedad estadounidense, una [...]
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