Tina Turner’s son Ike Jr. dead at 67

Tina Turner and Ike Turner’s son Ike Turner Jr. has died, Page Six has confirmed. He was 67 years old.

Tina’s niece, Jacqueline Bullock, confirmed the news in a statement.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner, Jr.,” the statement reads. “‘Junior’ was more than a cousin to me, but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together.”
 
“As the son of Tina and Ike Turner, from an early age, his talents were evident as there wasn’t an instrument he did not want to play. While he favored the drums early on, my aunt and his mother, Tina Turner, insisted that he break down his drum kit after each practice. This led him to favor the keys. Eventually, Junior would end up helping to run Bolic Sound Studios, the recording studios founded by his father, Ike Turner,” Bullock added.
 
“While he faced the same challenges that many of us have, he would become a sought after sound engineer, musician, and Grammy winner for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2007 for his father’s ‘Risin’ With The Blues.’”

Bullock concluded her statement by saying the family appreciated the “outpouring of condolences” and is requesting privacy at this time.

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