EppsNet: Notes from the Golden Orange » Ike Turner http://eppsnet.com Online journal based in Orange County, CA. Hilarious anecdotes tempered by the icy chill of certain death. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Ike Turner, 1931-2007 http://eppsnet.com/2007/12/ike-turner-1931-2007 http://eppsnet.com/2007/12/ike-turner-1931-2007#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:31:51 +0000 PE http://eppsnet.com/2007/12/ike-turner-1931-2007 Ike and Tina Turner, Nov. 1969

Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock’s critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife and icon Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76.

— Associated Press

The news of Ike’s death hit me like a slap in the face . . .

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