Ike Turner Jr., has died one day after his 67th birthday...
From Page Six
Tina Turner and Ike Turner’s son Ike Turner Jr. has died, Page Six has confirmed. He was 67 years old.
Tina’s niece, Jacqueline Bullock, confirmed the news in a statement.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner, Jr.,” the statement reads. “‘Junior’ was more than a cousin to me, but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together.”
“As the son of Tina and Ike Turner, from an early age, his talents were evident as there wasn’t an instrument he did not want to play. While he favored the drums early on, my aunt and his mother, Tina Turner, insisted that he break down his drum kit after each practice. This led him to favor the keys. Eventually, Junior would end up helping to run Bolic Sound Studios, the recording studios founded by his father, Ike Turner,” Bullock added.
“While he faced the same challenges that many of us have, he would become a sought after sound engineer, musician, and Grammy winner for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2007 for his father’s ‘Risin’ With The Blues.'”
Bullock concluded her statement by saying the family appreciated the “outpouring of condolences” and is requesting privacy at this time.
Ike Jr. died of kidney failure. He had been battling serious heart issues for years and his health had been declining.
Tina adopted Ike Jr. and son Michael at an early age from Ike Sr.’s previous relationship with Lorraine Taylor. Ike Jr. went on to become a successful musician in his own right, and he worked with both his parents professionally. He worked as Tina’s sound engineer after her split from the Kings of Rhythm frontman.
In a 2018 interview Ike Turner Jr. claimed he hadn't spoken to Tina Turner since 2000 [click here if you missed that].
