This may well be the best material either one of them ever recorded. Debut album, contains a fool in love the song that anna mae bullock sung as a dummy vocal guide for ike turners regular singer, art lassiter, when lassiter failed to turn up at the recording session, with the intention that his voice would be dubbed in later. Blues roots is the lean, mean collection of blues standards ike turner long promised to deliver, crafted with real conviction and energy. Risin with the blues by jerry dsouza, published on october 5, 2006. The just released paperback edition is a generous 763 pages worth, including dozens of photographs, that will have the most ardent music aficionado drooling over its. With a fatter, more distorted tone, he gets things going with the lick from junior parkers feelin good. Ike also cut his own band for rpm and even had an lp issued ike rocks the blues on crown which culls together the best of his guitar instrumentals from this period ike, having switched to guitar after rocket 88, figuring it would be harder to over look him if he was standing up. Johnny wright with ike turners orchestra the world is yours 2. Ike and tinas later work would eclipse these recordings, but they really shouldnt be overlooked. As a bandleader, session musician and talent scout, he was involved in recording bb king, howlin wolf, elmore james, johnny ace and junior parker for sam phillips memphis recording service, which later became sun records, and for the bihari.
Originally released in 1972 on vinyl with a wonderful gatefold cover, it was reissued in 2012 on the double cd blues roots bad dreams. Find ike turner discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. In the 1950s, he formed his first group as a teenager in high school, called ike turner s kings of rhythm. Turner cut the album in his home studio and played all the instruments himself, which contributes significantly to the musics raw, earthy appeal.
Here you can find ike turner rocks the blues shared files. Blues city ike turner interview jump blues era by michael d. Kings of rhythm ike wister turner, born clarksdale, mississippi, 5th november 1931, died december 12th 2007. Tina turner joined musician and songwriter ike turners band the kings of rhythm as a vocalist in 1957.
A solid collection of blues with the ike and tina soul. Johnny wright with ike turner s orchestra suffocate. As a session musician turner contributed to many seminal blues records, including b. Included here are the instrumentals from turners muchcoveted crown album, ike turner rocks the blues cut in clarksdale, mississippi, in 54, including his nineminute medley of blues riffs, all the blues all the time. Johnny wright with ike turners orchestra suffocate. Theres also an odd nineminute medley of instrumental blues covers, all the blues all the time, which wound up on a 1963 crown lp, rocks the blues.
It is a wet wednesday, march 3rd 1951, and ike turn er and his kings of rhythm are travelling up from clarksdale into memphis in the back of a chrysler. Considered to be one of the fathers of rock and roll, his first recording, rocket 88 incorrectly credited to jackie brenston and his delta cats in 1951, is considered by some to be the first rock and roll song ever. Just one more time billy gayles with ike turners kings of rhythm. Ike turner king of the misanthropic pissshiver guitar. Here we find ambitious young bandleader and deejay ike turner. Jenny take a ride mitch ryder and the detroit wheels 15. Trombonist anderson has assembled quite a quintet for this tribute to the blues, dubbed the lapis lazuli band. Ike turner born november 5, 1931, clarksdale, mississippi, usa died december 12, 2007, san diego, california, usa was an american musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. Their debut single a fool in love was released on sue records in july 1960. Throughout 1965, the revue promoted their music on rock and rollthemed musical variety series such as american bandstand, hollywood a go.
She made my blood run cold ike turner and his kings of rhythm. Johnny wright with ike turner s orchestra the world is yours 2. Download ike turner and the kings of rhythm trailblazer. Im no expert on ike turner, but from what i have found out he had to learn to play the guitar because another guy in the group had the piano. Download ike turner rocks the blues files tradownload. Both long plays have been remastered and packaged together in this very special collectors edition, which also includes 6 bonus tracks, consisting of hard to find sides from the same period. The couple take us trough a musical journey of stunning interpretations of standard blues numbers going back to ike s roots. Part of rock s backpages, the ultimate library of rock music writing and journalism. Davy knowles has announced the release of a new studio album three miles from avalon on october 14. The south park album, acid queen, and live in paris. Music profile for ike turner, born 5 november 1931.
Blues roots is one of ike turners side projects, after he built his own recording studio bolic sound. Ike fans and jump blues enthusiasts are aware of him spearheading the formative years of rock n. With a fatter, more distorted tone, he gets things going with the. Hot on the heels of the 2014s the outsider, the fulllength documentary island bound, and an extensive tour schedule, isle of manborn knowles looks forwards with a collection of new songs marking a return to his roots and the sounds that first ignited his passion for music. This article contains information about albums and singles released by of american musician. Ike turner and his orchestra she made my blood run cold 2. The best music site on the web there is where you can read about and listen to blues, jazz, classical music and much more. As a bandleader, session musician and talent scout, he was involved in recording bb king, howlin wolf, elmore james, johnny ace and junior parker for sam phillips memphis recording service, which later became sun records, and for the bihari brothers modern records. The album was recorded in 1971 72 and produced two singles. Keyboardist amina claudine myers, mostly on organ, electric guitarist jerome harris, electric bass guitarist lonnie plaxico, and drummer tommy campbell are the funkifiers. Ike did all lead vocals with backing vocals from audrey madison and played guitar and piano. Ike renamed her tina, and the rest is rock n roll and hollywood history.
The couple take us trough a musical journey of stunning interpretations of standard blues numbers going back to ikes roots. Drug abuse and spousal abuse sullied his reputation, but a cleanedup ike turner managed to reemerge as a headliner in the blues world during his final years by reembracing his blues roots in his performances and recordings. Jackie brenston with ike turners kings of rhythm the mistreater 2. The success of the single was followed by a string of hits including i idolize you, its gonna work out fine, and poor fool within a 2year span. Ike wister turner, born clarksdale, mississippi, 5th november 1931, died december 12th 2007. For many americans, ike is more famous as tina turners abusive exhusband than as a musician in his own right.
Ike wister turner november 5, 1931 december 12, 2007 was an american guitarist, pianist, bandleader, talent scout, and record producer. Turner was born less than a mile southwest of this site, at 304 washington avenue in the riverton neighborhood, on november 5, 1931. She gave such a blistering performance, that ike turner got given a recording contract on the strength of that one performance, and he. An early pioneer of fifties rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with. Probably the most fascinating and informative book on the history of sam phillips and sun records i have ever read. November 5, 1931 december 12, 2007 was an american musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. Risin with the blues is the last studio album released by american blues musician ike turner. Released in 1963 from crown records, it contains mostly previously released singles from. Under the alias little ann, tina turner was featured alongside ike turner and fellow kings of rhythm vocalist carlson oliver on the single boxtop. Risin with the blues is ike turners very last studio album, produced from ikes son ike junior. Big joe turner i got a gal for every day in the week 3. The first album credited to ike turner, ike turner rocks the blues was late 1963 but contained songs recorded during the frantic 50s sessions. An acquaintance of theirs, riley king, has just got s igned to play blues at modern records, and they have been jamming with him at a club in chambers. The big question ike turner and his kings of rhythm.
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