Ike Turner Jr., son of “The Queen of Rock and Roll” Tina Turner, has died at the age of 67. This is according to Tina’s niece, Jacqueline Bullock. Ike Jr.’s health was declining in recent years, and the official cause of death was kidney failure.
She said, “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.”
Tina Turner’s son Ike Jr. has died age 67
Ike Jr. was one of Tina’s four children, all boys. Her first son, Raymond Craig, was later adopted by Ike Sr. It was then that he changed his name to Craig Raymond Turner. Tina then adopted Ike Sr.’s two sons, Ike Jr. and Michael. In 1960, Tina and Ike had their only biological child together, son Ronnie Turner. The news of Ike Jr.’s death was first reported by TMZ.
Ike Jr. followed in his famous parents’ footsteps with his career as both a sound engineer and musician. In 2007, he was awarded a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for ‘Risin’ With The Blues.’ Ike Jr. also worked with both parents professionally. Additionally, he served as Tina’s sound engineer following her divorce from Ike Sr. The couple were married from 1962 to 1978.
Craig died by suicide in July 2018 at the age of 59. Ronnie passed away in December 2022 at the age of 62 from complications of colon cancer. Ike Jr. is survived by his brother Michael.
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