Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm: North Sea Jazz Festival (2002) Online

Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm: North Sea Jazz Festival (2002) Online

Ike Turner, the man widely credited as making the first-ever rock'n'roll record, died in December 2007, at the age of 76. Ike Turner was one of the most important and influential figures in popular music and played a key role in the development of rock 'n' roll, soul and funk music from its early roots in Fifties R&B. Truly multi-talented, as writer, music scout, arranger, performer and musician, he was responsible for a string of classic recordings and hits over the years. Recorded at Sun Records back in 1951, his ground-breaking R&B chart topper 'Rocket 88' is regarded as being the first rock'n'roll record ever. Teaming up with future wife Tina in the late Fifties, the duo produced some of the most memorable soul and funk records of the Sixties and early Seventies, many of which crossed over into the pop mainstream. Ike's immense music talent tended to be unfairly overlooked at times in favour of the media's fascination with his often controversial personal life, such as his stormy ...