Jukebox Boogaloo - R.I.P. Ike Turner

Ike Turner (1931-2007)

 

Tonight's Jukebox Boogaloo (10pm-12am) will be dedicated to one of the most influential and controversial musicians in American history---Ike Turner, who died today at the age of 76.

Ike's personal transgressions are well known---much more so, in fact, than similar sins committed by beloved stars whose failings we have somehow decided, collectively, to ignore or forgive.

What is less well known, is Ike's central role in virtually every important genre of African-American music in the 20th century. From R&B to Rock and Roll, to Soul, to Funk, to Hip-Hop, Ike Turner was either a founding artist or a massive inpsiration and influence to others.

Join the Prince O'Wails for an impromptu retrospective on the work of a legend.

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