Editing Tina Turner (section)

==Ike and Tina Turner==
{{Main|Ike & Tina Turner}}

===Origins: 1956–1960===
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Bullock and her sister began to perform frequently at nightclubs in St. Louis and [[East St. Louis, Illinois|East St. Louis]].{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=171}} She first saw [[Ike Turner]] perform with his band the [[Kings of Rhythm]] at the [[Club Manhattan]] in East St. Louis.{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=171}} Bullock was impressed by his talent, recalling that she "almost went into a trance" watching him play.{{sfn|Turner|Loder|1986|p=40}} She asked Turner to let her sing in his band despite the fact that few women had ever sung with him.{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=174}} Turner said he would call her but never did.{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=71}} One night in 1956, Bullock got hold of the microphone from Kings of Rhythm drummer Eugene Washington during an [[intermission]] and she sang the [[B.B. King]] [[blues ballad]], "[[You Know I Love You (B.B. King song)|You Know I Love You]]".<ref name="Gleason-1969"/>{{Sfn|Turner|Loder|1986|p=62}} Upon hearing Bullock sing, Ike Turner asked her if she knew more songs. She sang the rest of the night and became a featured vocalist with his band.{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=175}}{{sfn|Turner|Loder|p=62|1986}}{{sfn|Hasday|1999|p=10}} During this period, he taught her the finer points of vocal control and performance.{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=175}} Bullock's first recording was in 1958 under the name Little Ann on the single "[[Boxtop (song)|Boxtop]]". She is credited as a vocalist on the record alongside Ike and fellow Kings of Rhythm singer Carlson Oliver.{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=253}}

In 1960, Ike Turner wrote "[[A Fool in Love]]" for singer [[Art Lassiter]]. Bullock was to sing background with Lassiter's backing vocalists, the Artettes. Lassiter failed to show up for the recording session at [[Technisonic Studios]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Durchholz |first=Daniel |title=We Like Ike |date=May 16, 2001 |work=Riverfront Times |url= https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/we-like-ike/Content?oid=2471513 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-date=May 10, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200510080534/https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/we-like-ike/Content?oid=2471513 |url-status=live}}</ref> Since Turner had already paid for the studio time, Bullock suggested that she sing the lead.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.stlmag.com/A-Conversation-With-Robbie-Montgomery/ |title=A Conversation With Robbie Montgomery |last=Cooperman |first=Jeannette |date=February 26, 2010 |work=St. Louis Magazine |access-date=July 18, 2019 |archive-date=June 5, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190605095602/https://www.stlmag.com/A-Conversation-With-Robbie-Montgomery/ |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=73}} He decided to use Bullock to record a demo with the intention of erasing her vocals and adding Lassiter's at a later date.{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=73}}{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=175}} Local St. Louis disc jockey [[Dave Dixon (DJ)|Dave Dixon]] convinced Turner to send the tape to [[Juggy Murray]], president of R&B label [[Sue Records]].{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=74}}{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=176}} Upon hearing the song, Murray was impressed with Bullock's vocals, later stating that "Tina sounded like screaming dirt. It was a funky sound".{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=176}} Murray bought the track and paid Turner a $25,000 advance for the recording and publishing rights.{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=176}}{{sfn|Collis|2003|p=25}}{{sfn|McKeen|2000|p=252}} Murray also convinced Turner to make Bullock "the star of the show".{{sfn|McKeen|2000|p=252}} Turner responded by renaming Bullock "Tina" because it rhymed with Sheena.{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=176}}{{sfn|McKeen|2000|p=253}} He was inspired by [[Sheena, Queen of the Jungle]] and [[Nyoka the Jungle Girl]] to create her stage persona.{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=35}}{{sfn|Bego|2005|p=63}} Turner added his last name and trademarked the name "Tina Turner" as a form of protection; his idea was that if Bullock left him like his previous singers had, he could replace her with another "Tina Turner".{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|pp=74–75}} However, family and friends still called her Ann.<ref>{{Cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FPCVCgAAQBAJ&q=ann&pg=PA260 |title=Blues Unlimited: Essential Interviews from the Original Blues Magazine |last=Greensmith |first=Bill |publisher=University of Illinois Press |others=Russell, Tony, Camarigg, Mark, Rowe, Mike |date=2015 |isbn=9780252097508 |location=Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield |pages=247–248 |access-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-date=April 3, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210403095646/https://books.google.com/books?id=FPCVCgAAQBAJ&q=ann&pg=PA260 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=106–107}}

===Early success: 1960–1965===
[[File:Ike & Tina Turner - Cash Box 1962.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Ike & Tina Turner on the cover of ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]''{{'s}} June 30, 1962, issue]]
Bullock was introduced to the public as Tina Turner with the single "[[A Fool in Love]]" in July 1960.{{sfn|Bego|2005|pp=60–62}} It reached No. 2 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B Sides]] chart and No. 27 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Journalist [[Kurt Loder]] described the track as "the [[black music|blackest record]] to ever creep into the white pop charts since [[Ray Charles]]'s gospel-styled '[[What'd I Say]]' that previous summer".{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=176}}{{sfn|Turner|Loder|p=79|1986}} Another single from the duo, "[[It's Gonna Work Out Fine]]", reached No. 14 on the Hot 100 and No. 2 on the R&B chart in 1961, earning them a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song|Best Rock and Roll Performance]].<ref name="Music VF-2019" /><ref name="Grammy-2018"/> Other singles Ike and Tina Turner released between 1960 and 1962 included the R&B hits "[[I Idolize You]]", "[[Poor Fool]]", and "[[Tra La La La La]]".<ref>{{Citation |url= https://variety.com/2023/music/news/tina-turner-dead-singer-pop-rock-queen-1235624415/ |title=Tina Turner, Iconic Singer and Music Legend, Dies at 83 |date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230524185559/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/tina-turner-dead-singer-pop-rock-queen-1235624415/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

After the release of "A Fool in Love", Ike Turner created the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, which included the Kings of Rhythm and a girl group, [[the Ikettes]], as backing vocalists and dancers. He remained in the background as the bandleader. Ike Turner put the entire revue through a rigorous touring schedule across the United States, performing 90 days straight in venues around the country.{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=179}} During the days of the [[Chitlin' Circuit]], the Ike & Tina Turner Revue built a reputation as "one of the hottest, most durable, and potentially most explosive of all R&B ensembles", rivaling the [[James Brown]] Revue in terms of musical spectacle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history-of-rock.com/ike_and_tina_turner.htm |title=Ike and Tina Turner |publisher=History-Of-Rock.com  |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120406095507/http://www.history-of-rock.com/ike_and_tina_turner.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to their profitable performances, they were able to perform in front of desegregated audiences in [[Southern United States|Southern]] clubs and hotels.<ref name="bbc-12-13-2007">{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7142242.stm |title=The musical legacy of Ike Turner |date=December 13, 2007 |work=BBC News – Entertainment |access-date=October 1, 2011 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=December 15, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071215183848/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7142242.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>

Between 1963 and 1965, the band toured constantly and produced moderately successful R&B singles. Tina Turner's first credited single as a solo artist, "Too Many Ties That Bind"/"We Need an Understanding", was released from Ike Turner's label [[Sonja Records]] in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tina Turner – Too Many Ties That Bind |website=45cat |url=https://www.45cat.com/record/nc325435us |archive-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726033810/http://www.45cat.com/record/nc325435us |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=November 9, 1963 |title=Ike Turner Forms Label |magazine=Billboard |pages=4 |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-11-09.pdf |access-date=July 26, 2019 |archive-date=April 3, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210403095621/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-11-09.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> Another single by the duo, "[[You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had]]", reached No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. After their tenure at Sue Records, the duo signed with more than ten labels during the remainder of the decade, including [[Kent Records|Kent]], Cenco, [[Tangerine Records (1962)|Tangerine]], [[Pompeii Records|Pompeii]], [[A&M Records|A&M]], and [[Minit Records|Minit]].{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=|pp=261–264}}<ref name="Callahan-31-10-2011">{{cite web |url= http://www.bsnpubs.com/nyc/sue/suestory.html |title=The Sue Records Story |last=Callahan |first=Michael |work=Both Sides Now |publisher=Mike Callahan |access-date=October 31, 2011 |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111229092251/http://www.bsnpubs.com/nyc/sue/suestory.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1964, they signed to [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]] and [[Bob Krasnow]] became their manager.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=March 21, 1964 |title=Ike & Tina, Rocky Fellers Pacted By Warner Bros. |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1964/CB-1964-03-21.pdf |journal=Cash Box |pages=35}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 2, 1966 |title=Krasnow Joins Marks' West Coast Staff |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1966/CB-1966-07-02-World-Directory-OCR-Page-0207.pdf#search=%22bob%20krasnow%20turner%22 |journal=Cash Box |pages=215}}</ref> On the Warner Bros. label, they achieved their first charting album with ''[[Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show]]'', peaking at No. 8 on the ''[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Billboard]]'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Hot R&B LP]] chart in February 1965.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=February 6, 1965 |title=Hot R&B LP's |magazine=Billboard |pages=28 |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1965/Billboard%201965-02-06.pdf |access-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 3, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210403095621/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1965/Billboard%201965-02-06.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> Their singles "[[Tell Him I'm Not Home|Tell Her I'm Not Home]]", released on [[Loma Records]], and "[[Good Bye, So Long]]", released on [[Modern Records]], were top 40 R&B hits in 1965.<ref name="Music VF-2019"/>

Tina Turner's profile was raised after several solo appearances on shows such as ''[[American Bandstand]]'' and ''[[Shindig!]]'' while the entire revue appeared on ''[[Hollywood a Go-Go]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 22, 1965 |title=Bud, Travis Guest On 'A Go Go' Sat. |pages=5 |work=Thousand Oaks Star}}</ref> In 1965, music producer [[Phil Spector]] attended an Ike & Tina Turner show at a club on the [[Sunset Strip]], and he invited them to appear in the concert film ''[[The Big T.N.T. Show]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-ike-tina-turners-explosive-james-brown-cover-from-big-t-n-t-dvd-124040/ |title=See Ike & Tina Turner's Explosive James Brown Cover From Big T.N.T. DVD |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 20, 2016 |access-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181113165832/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-ike-tina-turners-explosive-james-brown-cover-from-big-t-n-t-dvd-124040/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Mainstream success: 1966–1975===
[[File:Ike and Tina Turner, 1966.png|alt=The duo seated and singing|thumb|right|Ike & Tina Turner by [[Dennis Hopper]] in 1966]]
Impressed by the duo's performance on ''The Big T.N.T. Show'', Phil Spector was eager to produce Tina Turner.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=a-F4AmTkYgwC&q=River+Deep+-+Mountain+High+phil+spector&pg=PA109 |first=Richard |last=Williams |title=Phil Spector: out of his head |page=111 |publisher=Omnibus Press |date=2003 |isbn=0711998647 |access-date=October 24, 2009 |archive-date=April 3, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210403095621/https://books.google.com/books?id=a-F4AmTkYgwC&q=River+Deep+-+Mountain+High+phil+spector&pg=PA109 |url-status=live}}</ref> Working out a deal with Ike & Tina Turner's manager Bob Krasnow, who was also head of Loma, Spector offered $20,000 for creative control over the sessions to produce Turner and have Ike & Tina Turner released from their contract with Loma.<ref name="Fong-Torres-1971"/><ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 23, 1966 |title=Philips Signs Ike & Tina Turner |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-04-23.pdf |journal=Cash Box |pages=45 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201218062722/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-04-23.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> They signed to Spector's [[Philles Records|Philles]] label in April 1966 after Tina Turner had already recorded with him.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=April 30, 1966 |title=Ike & Tina to Philles |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-04-30.pdf |journal=Cash Box |pages=56 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201218062549/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-04-30.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> Their first single on his label, "[[River Deep – Mountain High]]", was released in May 1966. Spector considered that record, with Turner's maximum energy over the "[[Wall of Sound]]", to be his best work.<ref name=pc21>{{Gilliland|url= https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19772/m1|title=Show 21 – Forty Miles of Bad Road: Some of the best from rock 'n' roll's dark ages. Part 2: UNT Digital Library|access-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> It was successful overseas, reaching No. 3 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and No. 1 on [[Los 40|Los 40 Principales]] in Spain,<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://los40.com/lista40/cuando_naciste/19661217 |title=Cuando nací era número 1 de los 40: (1966-12-17) Ike & Tina Turner: River Deep – Mountain High |website=LOS40 |language=es |access-date=March 22, 2020 |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200322142547/https://los40.com/lista40/cuando_naciste/19661217 |url-status=live}}</ref> but it failed to go any higher than No. 88 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 18, 1966 |title=Billboard Hot 100 |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1966/Billboard%201966-06-18.pdf |magazine=Billboard |pages=18}}</ref> The impact of the record gave Ike & Tina Turner an opening spot on [[The Rolling Stones British Tour 1966|the Rolling Stones UK tour]] in the fall of 1966.{{sfn|Turner|Loder|1986|p=102}} In November 1967, Turner became the first female artist and the first black artist to appear on the cover of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine.<ref name="Turner-2019">{{Cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tina-turner-musical-broadway-essay-906671/ |title=Tina Turner on Her Journey to Broadway |last=Turner |first=Tina |date=November 1, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-date=April 15, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200415132617/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tina-turner-musical-broadway-essay-906671/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-pictures/tina-turner-rolling-stone-covers-916255/rs002-2/ |title=Tina Turner on the Cover of Rolling Stone |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 23, 2019 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-date=November 28, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191128161858/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-pictures/tina-turner-rolling-stone-covers-916255/rs002-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The duo signed with [[Blue Thumb Records]] in 1968, releasing the album ''[[Outta Season]]'' in 1969.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Pete |date=March 30, 1969 |title=Popular Records: New Album From Ike, Tina Turner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-ike-and-tina-turne/130155043/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |work=The Los Angeles Times Calendar |pages=46}}</ref> The album produced their charted cover of [[Otis Redding]]'s "[[I've Been Loving You Too Long]]".<ref name="Music VF-2019" /> Later that year they released ''[[The Hunter (Ike & Tina Turner album)|The Hunter]]'' album.<ref name="Billboard">{{Cite magazine |date=October 18, 1969 |title=Album Reviews |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1969/BB-1969-10-18.pdf |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The title track, [[Albert King]]'s "[[The Hunter (Albert King song)|The Hunter]]", earned Turner a Grammy nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]].<ref name="Grammy-2018">{{cite web |url= https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/tina-turner |title=Tina Turner |website=Recording Academy Grammy Awards |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180224173439/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/tina-turner |url-status=live}}</ref> The success of the albums led to the revue headlining in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], where their shows were attended by a variety of celebrities including [[Sly Stone]], [[Janis Joplin]], [[Cher]], [[James Brown]], [[Ray Charles]], [[Elton John]], and [[Elvis Presley]].<ref name="blues">{{cite book |first1=Vladimir |last1=Bogdanov |first2=Chris |last2=Woodstra |first3=Stephen Thomas |last3=Erlewine |title=All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=nS2l6Z_J99kC |access-date=April 8, 2009 |edition=3rd |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=0-87930-736-6 |date=2003}}</ref> [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] was particularly fond of Turner, and after she filmed an episode of [[The Name of the Game (TV series)|''The Name of the Game'']] with him in Las Vegas he surprised her with a [[Jaguar XJ]]6.{{Sfn|Turner|Loder|1986|p=158}}

As the decade came to an end, Ike & Tina Turner began performing at music festivals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 10, 1969 |title=Newport 69 to Showcase 30 Pop-Rock Super Stars |pages=26 |work=The Van Nuys News}}</ref> Tina Turner's fashion evolved from formal dresses to [[Miniskirt|minidresses]] and revealing outfits.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Begley |first=Mary |date=June 2, 1969 |title=Spotlights Turn Her On |pages=4D |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch}}</ref> She emerged as a [[sex symbol]] and was praised for her sensual performances.<ref name="Gleason-1969">{{Cite news |last=Gleason |first=Ralph J. |date=November 16, 1969 |title=Tina Turner - A Triumph of Instant Ecstasy |pages=37 |work=San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-tina-turner/129434829/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kasindorf |first=Martin |date=December 21, 1969 |title=Ike and Tina Turner: The Sex Revolution on Stage |pages=27 |work=Dayton Daily News |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-ike-and-tuna-turner-t/132712035/}}</ref>

[[File:Tina Turner Tulane Stadium 24 Oct 1970 - 01.jpg|thumb|Turner performing on stage at [[Tulane Stadium]] during ''[[Tulane Stadium#Soul Bowl '70|Soul Bowl '70]]'' in October 1970|alt=|left|upright=0.65]]
In the fall of 1969, Ike & Tina Turner's profile in their home country was raised after opening for [[the Rolling Stones]] on their [[The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969|US tour]].<ref name="R&R Hall of Fame-2021">{{Cite web |title=Ike and Tina Turner |url= https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/ike-and-tina-turner |access-date=February 27, 2021 |publisher=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210307234729/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/ike-and-tina-turner |url-status=live}}</ref> They gained more exposure from performances on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', ''[[Playboy After Dark]]'', and ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://people.com/music/hugh-hefner-dead-playboy-after-dark-music-performances/ |title=15 Electrifying Musical Performances from Hugh Hefner's Playboy After Dark |last=Runtagh |first=Jordan |date=September 28, 2017 |website=People |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=July 23, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190723231819/https://people.com/music/hugh-hefner-dead-playboy-after-dark-music-performances/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.edsullivan.com/ike-tina-turner-on-the-ed-sullivan-show/ |title=Ike & Tina Turner on The Ed Sullivan Show |website=The Official Ed Sullivan Site |date=January 11, 2012 |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190921110112/http://www.edsullivan.com/ike-tina-turner-on-the-ed-sullivan-show/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=May 1971 |title=Ike & Tina Turner |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=aNsDAAAAMBAJ&q=The+Andy+Williams+Show+ike+tina&pg=PA92 |journal=Ebony |pages=92}}</ref> The duo released two albums in 1970, ''[[Come Together (Ike & Tina Turner album)|Come Together]]'' and ''[[Workin' Together]]''. Their cover of "[[I Want to Take You Higher]]" peaked at No. 34 on the Hot 100, whereas the original by [[Sly and the Family Stone]] had peaked at No. 38.<ref name="Music VF-2019">{{Cite web |url= https://www.musicvf.com/Ike+%2526+Tina+Turner.art |title=Ike & Tina Turner Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography |website=Music VF, US & UK hits charts |access-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190417175610/http://musicvf.com/Ike+%2526+Tina+Turner.art |url-status=live}}</ref> The ''Come Together'' and ''Workin' Together'' albums marked a turning point in their careers in which they switched from their usual R&B repertoire to incorporate more rock tunes such as "[[Come Together]]", "[[Honky Tonk Women|Honky Tonk Woman]]", and "[[Get Back (The Beatles song)|Get Back]]".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lloyd |first=Jack |date=May 3, 1970 |title=Tina Turner Scores As World's 'Sexiest' Singer |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-ike-and-tina-t/129056809/ |journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer |pages=4 5a}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wesy |first=Hollie I. |date=November 27, 1970 |title=Tina Turner Can Turn On Middle Americans As Well |pages=16C |work=The Herald-Sun |url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-ike-and-tina-turner-wor/129055546/}}</ref>

In early 1971, their cover of [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]'s "[[Proud Mary]]" became their biggest hit. The single reached No. 4 on the Hot 100 and sold more than a million copies, winning them a Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group]].{{sfn|Whitburn|2004|p=645}}{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=182}}{{sfn|Turner|Loder|p=160|1986}} In July 1971, their live album, ''[[What You Hear Is What You Get – Live at Carnegie Hall|What You Hear Is What You Get]],'' was released''.'' It was recorded at [[Carnegie Hall]] and became their first [[Music recording certification#Certification thresholds|certified Gold]] album. Later that year they had a top 40 R&B hit with "[[Ooh Poo Pah Doo]]".<ref name="Music VF-2019"/> Their next three singles to chart, "[[I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna)]]", "[[Up in Heah]]", and "[[Early One Morning (Little Richard song)|Early One Morning]]" (a [[Little Richard]] cover) all peaked at No. 47 on the R&B chart.<ref name="Music VF-2019"/>

In 1972, the Turners opened [[Bolic Sound]] recording studio near their home in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]].{{sfn|Kiersh|1985|pp=37–38}} After Liberty was absorbed into [[United Artists Records]], they were assigned to that label.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 23, 1971 |title=UA Corp Absorbs Lines; UA Records Sole Disk Co. |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1971/Billboard%201971-01-23.pdf |magazine=Billboard |pages=3}}</ref> Around this time, Tina Turner began writing more songs. She wrote nine out of the ten tracks on their 1972 album ''[[Feel Good (Ike & Tina Turner album)|Feel Good]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 15, 1972 |title=Album Reviews: Ike & Tina Turner – Feel Good |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1972/BB-1972-07-15.pdf |magazine=Billboard |pages=50}}</ref> In October 1972, Turner and the Ikettes performed at [[Star-Spangled Women for McGovern–Shriver|Star-Spangled Women]], a political fundraiser for the [[George McGovern 1972 presidential campaign|1972 presidential campaign]] of [[George McGovern]], at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Beckman |first=Don |date=October 29, 1972 |title=Music: Rally for McGovern |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/29/archives/music-rally-for-mcgovern-women-stars-turn-out-at-the-garden-in.html |access-date=September 22, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

The duo's 1973 hit single "[[Nutbush City Limits]]" (No. 22 Pop, No. 11 R&B), penned by Tina Turner, reached No. 1 in Austria, No. 4 in the UK, and the top 5 in several other countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?todo=notfound |title=Ike & Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits |website=Dutch Charts |access-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200214151751/https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?todo=notfound |url-status=live}}</ref> It was certified silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] for selling a quarter of a million in the UK.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 5, 1974 |title=They're The Limit! |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-01-05.pdf |journal=Record World |pages=27}}</ref> As a result of their success, they received the Golden European Record Award, the first ever given, for selling more than one million records of "Nutbush City Limits" in Europe.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=December 28, 1974 |title=Golden First For The Turner's |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-12-28.pdf |journal=Cash Box |pages=116}}</ref> Their follow-up hits included "[[Sweet Rhode Island Red (song)|Sweet Rhode Island Red]]", and "[[Sexy Ida]]" in 1974.<ref name="Music VF-2019"/>

In 1974, the duo released the Grammy-nominated album ''[[The Gospel According to Ike & Tina]]'', which was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male|Best Soul Gospel Performance]].<ref name="Grammy-2018"/> Ike also received a solo nomination for his single "[[Farther Along (song)|Father Alone]]" from the album.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ike-turner |title=Ike Turner |website=Recording Academy Grammy Awards |access-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200719150107/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ike-turner |url-status=live}}</ref> Tina Turner's first solo album, ''[[Tina Turns the Country On!]]'', earned her a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female]].<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-tina-turner-covers-dolly-parton-kris-kristofferson-on-first-solo-album-236697/ |title=Flashback: Tina Turner Covers Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson on First Solo Album |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 11, 2019 |date=February 12, 2015 |last=Betts |first=Stephen L. |archive-date=November 18, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181118122958/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-tina-turner-covers-dolly-parton-kris-kristofferson-on-first-solo-album-236697/ |url-status=live}}</ref> That year, Tina Turner filmed the [[rock opera]] ''[[Tommy (1975 film)|Tommy]]'' in London.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=May 11, 1974 |title=Tina to 'Tommy' |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-05-11.pdf |journal=Cash Box |pages=27}}</ref> She played the Acid Queen, a drug-addicted prostitute; her performance was critically acclaimed. Shortly after filming wrapped, Turner appeared on [[Ann-Margret]]'s TV special.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/tina-turner-dead-electrifying-entertainer-feminist-hero-1235499856/ |title=Tina Turner, Electrifying Entertainer and Feminist Hero, Dies at 83 |first=Deborah |last=Wilker |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref> Following the release of ''Tommy'' in 1975, Tina Turner released another solo album: ''[[Acid Queen (album)|Acid Queen]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Othello |first=Jeffrey |title=The Soul of Rock 'N Roll: A History of African Americans in Rock Music |date=June 15, 2012 |publisher=Regent Press |isbn=9781623091163 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GglkAAAACAAJ}}</ref> The album reached No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. It produced the charting singles "[[Baby, Get It On]]" and a cover of [[Led Zeppelin]]'s "[[Whole Lotta Love]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 13, 1975 |title=Billboard Hot Soul Singles |url= https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1975/Billboard-1975-12-13.pdf |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

===Split: 1976===
By the mid-1970s, Ike was heavily addicted to [[cocaine dependence|cocaine]], which hindered his relationship with Tina.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/music/ike-turner-and-cocaine-a-devastating-dance-2674413 |title=Ike Turner and Cocaine: A Devastating Dance |work=[[Riverfront Times]] |last=Rosenbaum |first=Jason |date=February 16, 2012 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308153632/https://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2012/02/16/ike-turner-and-cocaine-a-devastating-dance |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1976, they headlined at the [[Waldorf Astoria New York]] and signed a television deal with [[CBS|CBS-TV]]. Ike made plans for them to leave United Artists Records for a five-year deal with [[Cream Records]] for $150,000 per year; the deal was to be signed on July 5.{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=180}}

On July 1, the Turners flew from Los Angeles to [[Dallas]], where the revue had a gig at the [[The Statler Hotel & Residences|Statler Hilton]] in downtown. The couple got into a physical altercation on their way to the hotel. Shortly after arriving, Tina fled from Ike with only 36 cents and a [[Mobil]] card to the nearby [[Ramada Inn]] across the freeway.{{sfn|''Ebony''|1986|p=38}} She filed for divorce on July 27 and it was finalized on March 29, 1978.{{sfn|Turner|Loder|pp=190–192|1986}}<ref name="EW-19960802"/> After their separation, United Artists released two more albums credited to the duo: ''[[Delilah's Power]]'' (1977) and ''[[Airwaves (Ike & Tina Turner album)|Airwaves]]'' (1978).{{sfn|Turner|Loder|1986|p=173}}{{Sfn|Cawthorne|Turner|1999|p=270}}