Ike Turner discography
Ike Turner discography | |
---|---|
Studio albums | 10 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | +25 |
Singles | +30 |
This article contains information about albums and singles released by of American musician and bandleader Ike Turner.
Overview
[edit]In March 1951, Ike Turner and his band the Kings of Rhythm entered Sam Phillips' Memphis Recording Service, where they recorded several songs including the No. 1 R&B hit often regarded as the first rock 'n' roll record, "Rocket 88," featuring Jackie Brenston on vocals with the band credited as the Delta Cats. The recordings were licensed to Chess Records.[1]
As an A&R man in the early 1950s, Turner arranged for other artists, such as Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, Roscoe Gordon, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Little Junior Parker and Little Milton, to record for Sun Records, Modern Records, and Modern's subsidiaries, including RPM Records.[2]
As a session musician Turner contributed to many seminal blues records, including B.B. King's first two No. 1 singles "3 O'Clock Blues" and "You Know I Love You."[3] Turner is featured on "Double Trouble" by Otis Rush and Albert King's first hit record, "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong."[4]
By 1954, Turner had made the transition from pianist to guitarist. He took his Kings of Rhythm to Cincinnati in 1956 to record for Federal Records.[5] In 1959, Turner released two singles on Stevens Records under the anagram "Icky Renrut" because he was still under contract with Sun for several more months, and he didn't want to cause friction with Phillips.[5]
After Turner formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1960, he created various labels such as Sputnik, Teena, Prann, Innis, Sony and Sonja Records to release singles he wrote and/or produced for other artists. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Turner released albums and singles on Pompeii Records and United Artists.[2]
After decades of absence, Turner released the critically claimed albums Here and Now (2001) and Risin' with the Blues (2006), the latter winning a Grammy award for Best Traditional Blues Album.[6]
Studio albums
[edit]- 1962: Dance with Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm, Sue ST LP-2003
- 1963: Rocks The Blues, Crown CLP-5367/CST-367
- 1969: Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm: A Black Man's Soul, Pompeii SD-6003; reissue: Funky Delicacies DEL CD-0047 (2002)
- 1972: Strange Fruit, United Artists UAS-5560
- 1972: Blues Roots, United Artists UAS-5576
- 1973: Confined To Soul, United Artists UA-LA051-F
- 1973: Bad Dreams, United Artists UA-LA087-F
- 1980: The Edge (featuring Tina Turner and Home Grown Funk), Fantasy F-9597
- 1996: My Blues Country, Resurgent/Mystic MYSCD-115
- 1996: Without Love...I Have Nothing, C-Ya Records 63193 79654 23
- 2001: Here and Now, Ikon IKOCD-8850
- 2006: Risin' With The Blues, Zoho Roots ZM-200611[7]
Live albums
[edit]- 2002: Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm – The Resurrection: Live Montreux Jazz Festival, Isabel IS-640202
- 2006: Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm – Live In Concert, Charly Films CHF-F1014LF [DVD/2CD]
Selected compilations
[edit]- 1976: Sun – The Roots of Rock, Volume 3: Delta Rhythm Kings, Charly CR-30103
- 1976: I'm Tore Up, Red Lightnin' RL-0016
- 1981: Kings of Rhythm, Flyright FLY LP-578
- 1984: Hey Hey, Red Lightin' RL-0047 [2LP]
- 1990: Cobra Sessions 1958, P-Vine PCD-2161
- 1991: Trailblazer, Charly R&B CD-CHARLY-263
- 1993: Rocks the Blues, P-Vine PCD-3031/2 [2CD expanded 44 track edition]
- 1994: I Like Ike! The Best of Ike Turner, Rhino R2-71819
- 1995: Rhythm Rockin' Blues, Ace CDCHD-553
- 2000: Ike's Instrumentals (1954–1965), Ace CDCHD-782
- 2001: The Sun Sessions, Varèse Sarabande 302 066 232 2
- 2003: Ike Turner (Blues Kingpins Series), Virgin/EMI 82714
- 2004: His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries — Unreleased Funk/Rock 1970–1973, Funky Delicacies DEL CD-0045
- 2004: The Bad Man: Rare & Unreissued Ike Turner Produced Recordings 1962–1965, Night Train International NTICD-7139
- 2004: King Cobra: The Chicago Sessions, Fuel 2000 302 061 390 2
- 2004: A Proper Introduction to Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston, Proper Intro CD-2048
- 2006: The Chronological Ike Turner 1951–1954, Classics (Blues & Rhythm Series) 5176
- 2006: Early Times, Rev-Ola CRREV-173
- 2008: Classic Early Sides 1952–1957, JSP 4203 [2CD]
- 2011: Rocket 88: The Original 1951–1960 R&B and Rock & Roll Sides, Soul Jam 600803
- 2011: That Kat Sure Could Play! (The Singles 1951 To 1957), Secret SECBX-025 [4CD]
- 2011: Jack Rabbit Blues: The Singles of 1958–1960, Secret SECSP-041
- 2012: Trouble Up the Road (The 1961 Recordings), Secret SECCD-060
- 2012: Real Gone Rocket: Session Man Extraordinaire: Selected Singles 1951–59, Jerome JRCD-002
- 2012: Ike Turner Studio Productions: New Orleans and Los Angeles 1963–1965, Ace CDCHD-1329
- 2017: She Made My Blood Run Cold, Southern Routes SR-CD-3502
- 2017: Sessionography, Vol. 1, Real Gone Music RGMCD-300
- 2018: Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm: Trailblazin' the Blues 1951–1957, Jasmine JASMCD-3130[8]
Singles
[edit]1950s
[edit]Single (A-side, B-side) | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Artist | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Heartbroken and Worried"
b/w "I'm Lonesome Baby" |
Apr 1951 | Chess 1459 | Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm | Recorded March 5, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee |
"You're Drivin' Me Insane"
b/w "Trouble and Heartaches" |
May 1952 | RPM 356 | Ike Turner with Ben Burton's Orchestra | Recorded in Greenville, Mississippi |
"Looking for My Baby"
b/w "My Heart Belongs To You" |
Aug 1952 | RPM 362 | Bonnie and Ike Turner with Orchestra | Recorded in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Billboard review (Aug 30, 1952)[10] |
"Love Is Scarce"
b/w "The Way You Used To Treat Me" |
May 1954 | RPM 409 | Lover Boy (alias for Ike Turner) | |
"Cubano Jump"
b/w "Loosely" |
May 1954 | Flair 1040 | Ike Turner & His Orchestra | Billboard review (May 29, 1954)[11] |
"Cuban Getaway"
b/w "Go To It" |
1955 | Flair 1059 | ||
"The World Is Yours"
b/w "Suffocate" |
RPM 443 | Johnny Wright, Ike Turner's Orchestra | Recorded in Los Angeles, CA | |
"As Long As I Have You"
b/w "I Wanna Make Love To You" |
Jan 1956 | RPM 446 | The Trojans, Ike Turner & Orchestra | Recorded in Los Angeles, CA
Billboard review (January 14, 1956)[12] |
"I'm Tore Up"
b/w "If I Never Had Known You" |
Apr 1956 | Federal 12265 | Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's Rhythm Rockers | Billboard review (Apr 23, 1956)[13] |
"Do Right Baby"
b/w "No Coming Back" |
Nov 1956 | Federal 12282 | Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | Billboard review (Nov 3, 1956)[14] |
"What Can It Be"
b/w "Gonna Wait For My Chance" |
Nov 1956 | Federal 12283 | Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | Billboard review (Nov 3, 1956)[14] |
"Peg Leg Woman"
b/w "Mistreating Me" |
1956 | Vita V-123 | Willie King with the Ike Turner Band | Willie King is Billy Gayles |
"Just One More Time"
b/w "Sad As A Man Can Be" |
Jan 1957 | Federal 12287 | Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | Billboard review (Jan 3, 1957)[15] |
"Much Later"
b/w "The Mistreater" |
Feb 1957 | Federal 12291 | Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | |
"Do You Mean It"
b/w "She Made My Blood Run Cold" |
May 1957 | Federal 12297 | Ike Turner & His Orchestra | Billboard review (May 20, 1957)[16] |
"Rock-A-Bucket"
b/w "The Big Question" |
Aug 1957 | Federal 12304 | Billboard review (Aug 5, 1957)[17] | |
"You've Changed My Love"
b/w "Trail Blazer" |
Nov 1957 | Federal 12307 | Billboard review (Nov 4, 1957)[18] | |
"Boxtop"
b/w "Chalypso Love Cry" |
Aug 1958 | Tune Town 501 | Ike Turner, Carlson Oliver & Little Ann | Tina Turner's first recording |
"(I Know) You Don't Love Me"
b/w "Down & Out" |
Apr 1959 | Artistic 1504 | Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | Vocal by Tommy Hodge
Cash Box review (April 4, 1959)[19] |
"Jack Rabbit"
b/w "In Your Eyes Baby" |
1959 | Stevens 104 | Icky Renrut (alias for Ike Turner) | Vocal by Jimmy Thomas |
"Walking Down The Aisle"
b/w "Box Top" |
July 1959 | Cobra 5033 | Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | Billboard review (Jul 20, 1959)[20] |
"Hey – Hey"
b/w "Ho – Ho" |
1959 | Stevens 107 | Icky Renrut (alias for Ike Turner) | Vocal by Jimmy Thomas
Billboard review (Sep 7, 1959)[21] |
"My Love"
b/w "That's All I Need" |
Nov 1959 | Sue 722 | Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm |
1960s
[edit]Single (A-side, B-side) | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Artist | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Crackerjack"
b/w "Gettin' Late" |
Sep 1961 | Crackerjack 4000 | Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm | |
"She Made My Blood Run Cold"
b/w "(Do You Think That I Should Change) The Big Question" |
Oct 1961 | King 5553 | Ike Turner | Reissue of Federal 12297/B-side and Federal 12304/A-side
Billboard review (Oct 23, 1961)[22] |
"Prancing"
b/w "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" |
Mar 1962 | Sue 760 | Ike & Tina's Kings of Rhythm | Billboard single advertisement (March 24, 1962)[23] |
"Drifting"
b/w "Love You Baby" |
Apr 1962 | Kent 378 | Bobby "Blue" Bland, Ike Turner and his Orchestra | Billboard review (April 28, 1962)[24] |
"What I Say"
b/w "Ya ya" |
Mar 1963 | Prann 5001 | Little Bones (alias for Ike Turner) | Cash Box review (March 9, 1963)[25]
Billboard review (March 9, 1963)[26] |
"You Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It Too)"
b/w "The Drag" |
Feb 1964 | Innis 3002 | Ike & Dee Dee Johnson | Billboard review (February 15, 1964)[27] |
"Getting Nasty"
b/w "Nutting Up" |
1964 | Sonja 5001 | Nasty Minds
(alias for Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm) |
|
"(I Know) You Don't Love Me"
b/w "I'm on Your Trail" |
Mar 1965 | Royal American 105 | Ike Turner & His Orchestra | Recorded circa 1958
Reissued on the CD I Like Ike! The Best of Ike Turner |
"The New Breed (Pt. 1)"
b/w "The New Breed (Pt. 2)" |
Dec 1965 | Sue 138 | Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm | Cash Box review (December 25, 1965)[28] |
"Everythings-Everything Part I"
b/w "Everythings-Everything Part II" |
1969 | Pompeii 7001 | Ike Turner and the Soul Seven | |
"Thinking Black"
b/w "Black Angel" |
1969 | Sterling Award 100 | Ike Turner | Single from the album A Black Man's Soul |
1970s–1980s
[edit]Single (A-side, B-side) | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Artist | Album | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Love Is A Game"
b/w "Takin' Back My Name" |
Sep 1970 | Liberty 56194 | Ike Turner | Non-album tracks | |
"River Deep – Mountain High"
b/w "Na Na" |
Nov 1971 | United Artists 50865 | |||
"Right On"
b/w "Tacks In My Shoes" |
Apr 1972 | United Artists 50900 | Blues Roots | Billboard Pick Singles (April 22, 1971)[29] | |
"Soppin' Molasses"
b/w "Bootie Lip" |
1972 | United Artists 50901 | Family Vibes | Strange Fruit | Recorded at Bolic Sound in October 1971 |
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
b/w "Tacks in My Shoes" |
1972 | United Artists 50930 | Ike Turner | Blues Roots | |
"Dust My Broom"
b/w "You Won't Let Me Go" |
Dec 1972 | United Artists 51102 | |||
"Garbage Man"
b/w "El Burrito" |
1973 | United Artists
UA-XW278-W |
Family Vibes | Confined To Soul | Recorded at Bolic Sound in February 1973 |
"Father Alone"
b/w "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" |
Jul 1974 | United Artists XW460 | Ike Turner | The Gospel According to Ike & Tina | Nominated for a Grammy Award[6]
Billboard Top Single Picks[30] |
"Party Vibes"
b/w "Shame, Shame, Shame" |
1980 | Fantasy D-161 | Ike Turner Feat. Tina Turner & Home Grown Funk | The Edge | Reached No. 27 on Billboard Disco Top 100[31] |
Uncredited recordings
[edit]Title | Release date |
Artist | Label & Cat No. | US R&B |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Rocket 88" | Apr 1951 | Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats | Chess 1458 | 1 | Recorded by Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm
Recorded at Memphis Recording Service in March 1951 |
"Come Back To Where You Belong" | — | ||||
"My Real Gone Rocket" | Oct 1951 | Chess 1469 | — | ||
"Tuckered Out" | — | ||||
"Canton, Mississippi Breakdown" | Sep 1970 | Elmore James | Kent LP 9901 | — | Ike on lead guitar, credited to Elmore James |
Recordings as a sideman
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 1962: Howling Wolf Sings the Blues (Crown CLP 5240)
- 1971: Going Back Home (Syndicate Chapter)[33]
- 1962: The Big Blues (King)
- 1969: Sweet Black Angel (Blue Thumb)
- 1971: There's a Riot Goin' On
- 2005: Demon Days (Virgin)
Other appearances
- 2003: The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions, Volume 1: Arkansas & Mississippi (Ace CDCHD 876)
- 2003: The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions, Volume 2: Mississippi & Arkansas 1952 (Ace CDCHD 982)[36]
Singles
[edit]Howlin' Wolf
[edit]Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | US R&B [37] |
Contribution [38] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Moanin' At Midnight" | Aug 1951 | Chess 1479 | 10 | Piano | Recorded at Memphis Recording Service in Memphis, Tennessee |
"How Many More Years" | 4 | ||||
"Riding In the Moonlight" | Sep 1951 | RPM 333 | — | Recorded at KWEM in West Memphis, Arkansas | |
"Morning At Midnight" | — | ||||
"Passing By Blues" | Nov 1951 | RPM 340 | — | ||
"Crying At Daybreak" | — | ||||
"My Baby Stole Off" | Jan 1952 | RPM 347 | — | ||
"I Want Your Picture" | — | ||||
"The Wolf Is At Your Door" | Chess 1497 | — | Recorded at Memphis Recording Service in Memphis, Tennessee | ||
"Howlin' Wolf Boogie" | — | ||||
"Saddle My Pony" | Jul 1952 | Chess 1515 | — | ||
"Worried All The Time" | — | ||||
"Oh, Red" | Jan 1953 | Chess 1528 | — | ||
"My Last Affair" | — |
Bobby "Blue" Bland
[edit]Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
"Crying All Night Long" | Dec 1951 | Modern 848 | Piano |
"Dry Up Baby" | |||
"Good Lovin'" | June 1952 | Modern 868 | |
"Drifting from Town to Town" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | US R&B [39] |
Contribution |
---|---|---|---|---|
"3 O'Clock Blues" | Dec 1951 | RPM 339 | 1 | Piano |
"Shake It Up And Go" | 1952 | RPM 355 | — | |
"You Know I Love You" | Sep 1952 | RPM 363 | 1 | |
"You Didn’t Want Me" | — | |||
"Story From My Heart And Soul" | Dec 1952 | RPM 374 | 9 | |
"Boogie Woogie Woman" | — |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | US R&B [40] |
Contribution |
---|---|---|---|---|
"No More Doggin'" | Mar 1952 | RPM 350 | 2 | Piano |
"Maria" | — |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
"Ramblin' On My Mind" | Mar 1952 | Modern 860 | Piano |
"All In My Dreams" | 1952 | Modern 872 | |
"Take A Little Walk With Me" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
"Bad Women, Bad Whiskey" | Apr 1952 | Modern 864 | Piano |
"You're My Angel" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Superintendent Blues" | Aug 1952 | RPM 364 | Piano | Recorded in Greenville, Mississippi, ca. January 23, 1952 |
"Monkey Motion" | ||||
"Going Home" | 1952 | Blues & Rhythm 7001 | ||
"Relation Blues" | ||||
"Operator Blues" | Unissued | Unissued | ||
"G-Man Blues" | ||||
"Carry My Business On" | Recorded at Sun Studio on December 23, 1953 | |||
"Standing In The Courthouse Crying" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Rabbit Blues" | 1952 | Blues & Rhythm 7003 | Piano | Recorded in Greenville, Mississippi, ca. January 23, 1952 |
"No Ridin' Blues" | ||||
"Moonrise Blues" | Modern 878 | |||
"Charley's Boogie Woogie" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Good Morning Baby" | Oct 1952 | RPM 370 | Piano | Recorded in North Little Rock, Arkansas |
"My Sweet Woman" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
"My Gold Is Real" | Jul 1953 | Sun 989 | Piano |
Softly And Tenderly |
Title | Artist | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Midnight Hours Journey" | Johnny Ace | Sep 1953 | Flair 1015 | Piano |
"Trouble and Me" | Earl Forrest |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Please Find My Baby" | Dec 1953 | Flair 1022 | Piano | Possibly recorded on January 25, 1952 in Canton, Mississippi |
"Strange Kinda' Feeling" | ||||
"Hand In Hand" | Mar 1954 | Flair 1031 | ||
"Make My Dreams Come True" | ||||
"Sho Nuff I Do" | May 1954 | Flair 1039 | Guitar | Recorded on April 5, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois |
"1839 Blues" | ||||
"Rock My Baby Right" | 1954 | Flair 1048 | Piano | Recorded on January 25, 1952 in Canton, Mississippi |
"Dark And Dreary" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Beggin' My Baby" | Dec 1953 | Sun 194 | Piano | Recorded on July 28, 1953 at Sun Studio |
"Somebody Told Me" | ||||
"If You Love Me" | Apr 1954 | Sun 200 | Recorded on March 30, 1954 at Sun Studio | |
"Alone And Blue" | ||||
"Homesick For My Baby" | Jun 1955 | Sun 220 | ||
"Lookin' For My Baby" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"No Teasing Around" | Feb 1954 | Sun 195 | Guitar | Recorded on January 11, 1954 at Sun Studio |
"If Lovin' Is Believing" | ||||
"I'm Not Going Home" | May 1954 | Sun 203 | Recorded on April 12, 1954 at Sun Studio | |
"The Woodchuck" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Bourbon Street Jump" | May 1954 | Sun 204 | Guitar | Recorded on April 12, 1954 at Sun Studio |
"The Snuggle" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
"Wicked Little Baby" | May 1954 | Modern 929 | Guitar
Producer |
"Why Don't You Believe in Me" | |||
"Mary Lou" | Aug 1956 | Groove 0162 | |
"Bye Bye Baby" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
"I Miss You So" | 1954 | Modern 930 | Songwriter
Producer Piano |
"Early Time" | Guitar
Producer |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
"Baby Wants" | 1954 | Flair 1041 | Guitar |
"You Were Untrue" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
"Rockin' Man" | Dec 1955 | RPM 448 | Guitar |
"Big John" | Songwriter
Guitar |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Flaming Love" | Nov 1956 | Federal 12284 | Guitar | Recorded on September 13, 1956 in Cincinnati |
"My Baby's Tops" |
Otis Rush
[edit]Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Double Trouble" | Feb 1959 | Cobra 5030 | Guitar | Recorded in Chicago, Illinois in 1958 |
"Keep On Loving Me Baby" | ||||
"All Your Love (I Miss Loving)"[45] | Jul 1959 | Cobra 5032 | ||
"My Baby's A Good'Un" |
Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | Contribution[46] |
---|---|---|---|
"You Sure Can't Do" | Mar 1959 | Artistic 1503 | Guitar |
"This Is The End" | Guitar
Songwriter |
Albert King
[edit]Title | Release date |
Label & Cat No. | US R&B [47] |
Contribution |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong" | Nov 1961 | King 5575 | 14 | Piano |
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