Meeting Ike Turner
While living in St. Louis, Alline would take Tina to R&B clubs in the area, even though she was just a teenager at the time. It was during one of these nights out that she met the man who would infamously leave a mark on her life: Ike Turner.
Kings of Rhythm 1956. Photo by King Collection / Photoshot / Getty Images
Ike was the front man and leader of Kings of Rhythm, who famously introduced rock n’ roll to the world with their hit song, Rocket 88. Their meeting was definitely not love at first sight, well, at least from Tina’s side. In fact, she found him somewhat unattractive. “I thought he was terribly ugly. There had been such a buildup about him because he had the hottest band around,” Tina told reporters.