R.I.P.
Ike Turner Has Died

ike turnerTMZ has confirmed that music legend and the former Mr. Anna Mae Bullock has died. He was 76.

Turner apparently died in his home in San Marcos, Calif., just outside of San Diego.

Sources close to the family tell TMZ he may have died in his sleep.

TMZ caught up with the R&B star back in May after the legend spent a night in jail after his bogus arrest over a recalled 1989 warrant.

Ike was married four times, most famously to Tina Turner. The famous singing duo had seven top ten R&B songs and famously divorced in 1978 amidst his constant abuse towards her.

Ike has four known children: sons Ike Jr., Michael, Ronald and daughter Mia.

The Recording Academy issued the following the statement about Turner's passing: "There is no doubt that Ike Turner was one of rock and roll's great architects with his genre-defying sound as an instrumentalist and bandleader ... As a two-time GRAMMY® Award winner and recipient of The Recording Academy's 2004 Heroes Award, Ike's legacy as a groundbreaking pioneer in the music industry will never be forgotten."

Filed under: Music, R.I.P.


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1. FIRST!!!!!!! RIP Ike.

Posted at 4:03PM on Dec 12th 2007 by janedoe

2. Woah....crazy

Posted at 4:03PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Iris

3. And somewhere Tina is doing the happy dance.

Posted at 4:04PM on Dec 12th 2007 by sf

4. FIRST!!!!!!! RIP Ike.

Posted at 4:04PM on Dec 12th 2007 by janedoe

5. 34th

Posted at 4:04PM on Dec 12th 2007 by DARK KNIGHT

6. Payback's a bitch..

Posted at 4:04PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Tina Turner

7. damn people are droppin dead like flies...

Posted at 4:07PM on Dec 12th 2007 by lulu

8. Cocaine OD?

Posted at 4:08PM on Dec 12th 2007 by sex camel

9. OY! It's the end of an era.

Posted at 4:10PM on Dec 12th 2007 by GlamBlush

10. ...ahhhh whatever ...

Posted at 4:10PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Team ...ahhhh whatever ...

11. RIP Ike and blessings to his family!

Posted at 4:12PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Mandy

12. who is amy sedaris?

Posted at 4:12PM on Dec 12th 2007 by teckertime

13. TMZ is the only place reporting that he has died. I hope you got this right, but good job breaking the story first if you are right.

Posted at 4:12PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Chris

14. Good Riddence Ike......Give the Devil HELL!!

Posted at 4:13PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Franksgirl

15. Tina is glad.

Posted at 4:14PM on Dec 12th 2007 by Wally

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