Ike And Tina Turner

USA

Formed: 1960

Died: 01 January 1976

Years Active: 60, 70

Genres: R&B, Pop/Rock

Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Funk, Early R&B, Pop-Soul, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots

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As husband and wife, Ike & Tina Turner headed up one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit during the '60s and early '70s. Guitarist and bandleader Ike kept his ensemble tight and well-drilled while throwing in his own distinctively twangy plucking; lead vocalist Tina was a ferocious whirlwind of power and energy, a raw sexual dynamo who was impossible to contain when she hit the stage, leading some critics to call her the first female singer to embody the true spirit of rock & roll. In their prime, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue special...

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