Editing Tina Turner (section)

===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>