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Ike Turner

1931 - 2007

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Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Turner began playing piano and guitar as a child and then formed the Kings of Rhythm as a teenager. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ike Turner is the 318th most popular musician (down from 199th in 2019), the 1,964th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,130th in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Musician.

Ike Turner is most famous for his work as a musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ike Turner ranks 318 out of 3,175. Before him are Carl Michael Bellman, Roger Daltrey, Heinrich Neuhaus, Grover Washington Jr., Nick Cave, and Mick Jones. After him are Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jan Garbarek, Billy Idol, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Ian Curtis, and Yanni.

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Among people born in 1931, Ike Turner ranks 89. Before him are Angie Dickinson, Stephen Boyd, Nick Adams, Carroll Baker, Hanoi Hannah, and Telê Santana. After him are Ferenc Mádl, Dries van Agt, Takashi Mizuno, Clive Cussler, Mike Nichols, and Charles Taylor. Among people deceased in 2007, Ike Turner ranks 59. Before him are Paul Watzlawick, David Lane, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michael Jackson, Ian Smith, and Taha Yassin Ramadan. After him are Norman Mailer, Robert Adler, Jupp Derwall, Jaan Kross, Michel Serrault, and Anna Nicole Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ike Turner ranks 1,964 out of 20,380. Before him are James Foley (1953), Jim Caviezel (1968), Susan Hayward (1917), Ben E. King (1938), James Brolin (1940), and Karen Carpenter (1950). After him are Michael Spence (1943), Arthur Samuel (1901), John Armstrong Jr. (1758), Griffin Dunne (1955), Fredric Brown (1906), and Georgina Spelvin (1936).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ike Turner ranks 89. Before him are Bruno Mars (1985), RZA (1969), Dion DiMucci (1939), Fred Durst (1970), Will.i.am (1975), and Grover Washington Jr. (1943). After him are XXXTentacion (1998), Beck (1970), Sean Lennon (1975), Sidney Bechet (1897), Fats Domino (1928), and Kirk Hammett (1962).

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