Tina Turner’s son, Ike Turner Jr is dead
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According to reports by TMZ, Ike Jr. passed away on Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital from kidney failure. Family sources revealed that he had battled severe heart problems for years and had recently suffered a stroke in early September.
Ike Turner Jr., the son of legendary musicians Tina Turner and Ike Turner, has died at the age of 67.
According to reports by TMZ, Ike Jr. passed away on Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital from kidney failure. Family sources revealed that he had battled severe heart problems for years and had recently suffered a stroke in early September.
Born in 1958 to Ike Turner Sr. and Lorraine Taylor, Ike Jr. was adopted by Tina Turner during her marriage to Ike Sr. and grew up surrounded by the couple’s whirlwind music career.
Following his parents’ split, Ike Jr. briefly worked as Tina’s sound engineer before moving away from the spotlight.
He was one of four children tied to Tina and Ike’s storied union — a family that defined an era of rhythm and blues music.
Ike Turner Sr. died in 2007, while the “Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll,” Tina Turner, passed away in 2023.
Ike Turner Jr. was 67.
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