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Ike & Tina Turner: Mother of Four Rocks in Revue

Ann Moses, Rhythm 'n' News, 10 September 1965

IT ALL HAPPENED by accident. Tina Turner explained it this way: "While watching Ike on stage in St. Louis one night (he played the organ during intermission), I asked to do a number. The drummer handed me amike and Ike liked my voice. They (the Kings of Rhythm band) were about to record 'A Fool In Love' but the lead singer didn't show up. I knew the song, so I sang it."

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