Laurence Fishburne In "CSI" Triple Play Nov 11, 2009
Fishburne has had a long film and TV career, marked by two Emmys and an Academy Award nomination for his role as singer Ike Turner in 1994's "What's Love Got To Do With It.". But for now, his work revolves around the "CSI" family and the fans. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
On our minds and on our playlists Oct 2, 2009
Instead of John Phillips going down as a brilliant musician, as he was, he stands to become the Ike Turner of folk-rock. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
* Hardcover: US: Whos hot in Hades, and whos not Sep 13, 2009
Ike Turner forced to listen to Richard Nixons version of Proud Mary. Now thats a little better. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Hey A**holes! Obama Wants to Talk to Your Kids Sep 6, 2009
You cant treat us like Ike Turner did Tina and expect us to sing, make you some curly fries, get all giddy about voting for you, or take a shining to you addressing our kids in their classrooms. Call us common senseis weird, but when a personpresident or otherwisespurns our desires and he and his top advisors wildly misspend our money, mitigate our liberties, urinate on our values, and call us a**holes, Nazis, terrorists, Astroturf and retards, well, said person and his pals will not... (Townhall.com)
11 Things: Couples in bands Aug 14, 2009
Michelle Broder Van Dyke. Thursday, August 13, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
History professor specializes in St. Louis Jul 16, 2009
is the creativity of the many musicians who passed through or produced work in St. Louis, helping to create ragtime, jazz, the blues, and rock'n'roll-WC Handy, Scott Joplin, Chuck Berry, Fontella Bass, Tina Turner, Ike Turner, Mel and Tim, Bob Kuban and the In-Men, plus many more. Page 1 of 1. (The Current Online, MO)
The Trouble With Greatness Jul 14, 2009
From Ike Turner to Van Gogh, Michael Jackson wasnt the only artist tarnished by his off-stage drama ... From Ike Turner to Van Gogh, Michael Jackson wasnt the only artist tarnished by his off-stage drama ... From Ike Turner to Van Gogh, Michael Jackson wasnt the only artist tarnished by his off-stage drama. (Slate)
Album Cover Artist Tom Wilkes Dies Unexpectedly at Home in California Jul 5, 2009
Janis Joplin - "Pearl" Ike Turner - "Outta Season" Eric Clapton - "Eric Clapton" Dave Mason - "Alone Together" Joe Cocker - "Mad Dogs shmen" Flying Burrito Brothers - "Gilded Palace of Sin" John Prine - "John Prine" Emmylou Harris - "Blue Kentucky Girl" and "Elite Hotel" Leon Russell - "Stop All That Jazz" REO Speedwagon - "You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish". In addition to creating hundreds of posters, logos, books, trade ads and illustrations, Wilkes produced and directed TV and... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Shameless Joe Jackson Jul 1, 2009
As for Joe Jackson, what can I say- he's from a different generation of Ike Turner and James Brown. Cold, callousness, indifference, and amoral opportunism are not new in America. (Slate)
Family: Michael Jackson Had A Will Jul 1, 2009
Like Ike Turner to Tina and Sonny to Cher, these control types made them what they are. Why did all the other Jackson siblings turn out mostly nromal. (CBS News)
Black Keys leave 'em feeling blues Jun 6, 2009
Auerbach, a true student of the blues, tops it with soulful vocals, especially on songs like "Girl is on my Mind" and "Strange Times," written for the Ike Turner album that never happened. One potential knock on the Black Keys is that they get kind of same-y over a 75-minute set. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Kenneth Kahn, 66, defense attorney, stand-up comedian Jun 1, 2009
He also represented musician Ike Turner for a probation violation and Larry Flynt when the Hustler magazine publisher was charged with desecrating a US flag after showing up in a courthouse wearing a flag as a diaper. But there was that other side of Mr. Kahn, who began moonlighting as a stand-up comic in the mid-1990s and carried a business card that boasted: Kenny Kahn. (Boston Globe)
Kenneth Kahn, 66, attorney-comedian May 31, 2009
He also represented musician Ike Turner for a probation violation and represented Larry Flynt when the Hustler magazine publisher was charged with desecrating a U.S. flag after showing up in a courthouse wearing a flag as a diaper. But there was that other side of Kahn, who began moonlighting as a stand-up comic in the mid-1990s and carried a business card that boasted: Kenny Kahn. (AZCentral -- News)
Colham Ferry teachers, staff shine with rock 'n' roll talent May 27, 2009
Ike Turner, alias James Brown, and Tina Turner, alias Patsy Green, have the crowd clapping as they turn out a rocking version of ;Proud Mary. . (Athens Banner-Herald)
Are you ready for some Mini-Camp football? May 9, 2009
Right now is an appropriate time to quote Ike Turner We got the right songs, in the right place, at the right time; Now, I need for You to get your ass out there on that stage, right now. Pull your panties up and play some football. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Music in the Valley Mar 13, 2009
The daughter of music legend Ike Turner is in the Valley this weekend. Twanna Turner makes a rare appearance at Bartholomew Park Winery on Saturday, March 14, at 5 p.m. For tickets, call the winery at 939-2274. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Usher apologizes for criticizing Chris Brown Mar 6, 2009
All about the sounds and the scene. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
For Fishburne, CSI is all about discovery Mar 4, 2009
Since then his films have included Mystic River, the Matrix trilogy, Boyz N the Hood, Whats Love Got to Do With It (for which he got an Academy Award nomination portraying Ike Turner) and the 1995 version of Othello. . (MSNBC -- News)
Sorry, Don McLean, but the music didnt die Feb 7, 2009
Well before Elvis, in 1951, Ike Turner recorded Rocket 88, considered by many to be the first rock and roll song. Bill Haley & His Comets pushed the genre into a wider audience with Rock Around the Clock in 1954. (MSNBC -- Music)
