American musician Ike Turner passes away at 76
{{date|December 13, 2007}}
[[Image:Iketurner1997.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ike Turner in 1997. {{Image source|[[Commons:User:Sumori|Masahiro Sumori]]}}]]
[[United States]] musician and songwriter, [[w:Ike Turner|Ike Turner]], who was married at least 14 times, died Wednesday at his home in [[w:San Marcos, California|San Marcos]], [[California]]. His wife did not give a cause of death, but mentioned that he suffered from [[w:emphysema|emphysema]].

Ike Turner was perhaps best known as one half of the [[w:Ike & Tina Turner|Ike & Tina Turner]] duo, with his former wife, [[w:Tina Turner|Tina Turner]], whom he married in [[Mexico]] in 1962. During a career that lasted half a century, Ike's repertoire included blues, soul, rock, and funk. Alongside his former wife, he was inducted to the [[w:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1991 and in 2001 was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/13/arts/music/13turner.html?ref=arts
|title=Ike Turner, Musician and Songwriter in Duo With Tina Turner, Dies at 76
|author=Jon Pareles
|pub=The New York Times
|date=December 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7141489.stm
|title=US soul musician Ike Turner dies
|author=Jon Pareles
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=December 13, 2007}}

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Ike Turner in 1997. 
United States musician and songwriter, Ike Turner, who was married at least 14 times, died Wednesday at his home in San Marcos, California. His wife did not give a cause of death, but mentioned that he suffered from emphysema.

Ike Turner was perhaps best known as one half of the Ike & Tina Turner duo, with his former wife, Tina Turner, whom he married in Mexico in 1962. During a career that lasted half a century, Ike's repertoire included blues, soul, rock, and funk. Alongside his former wife, he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and in 2001 was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
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