In her 2018 narrative My Love Story, Tina remembered she wasn’t physically brought in to Ike initially, however he ‘d “hit one note, and I thought, ‘Jesus, listen to this guy play.'”
Though Ike was at first versus Tina joining atrioventricular bundle, he concurred after hearing her carry out B.B. King‘s “You Know I Love You” one night throughout intermission. Their relationship started as an expert one– with Tina dating and inviting boy Craig with saxophone gamer Raymond Hill in 1958– prior to turning romantic. (Craig passed away by suicide in 2018.)
“My relationship with Ike was doomed the day he figured out I was going to be his money-maker,” Tina composed in her narrative, including that Ike’s control even encompassed altering her name versus her desires. “He needed to control me, economically and psychologically, so I could never leave him.”
She brought to life Ronnie in 1960 and wed Ike 2 years later on. Throughout their relationship, the vocalist declared that she went through spoken and physical abuse from her partner behind closed doors.
However, on phase, the couple increased to popularity with hits like “A Fool in Love,” “It’s Going to Work Out Fine,” “I Idolize You,” “I Can’t Believe What You Say” throughout the 1960 s. Under the banner of Ike & & Tina Turner Revue, their covers of The Beatles‘ “Come Together” and Creedence Clearwater Revivals‘ “Proud Mary” sealed their superstardom, with Tina being called the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.”
