Overview

• Jacqueline Bullock, Tina Turner's niece, told TMZ he died Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital.
• The family account attributes the death to kidney failure.
• He had long-standing heart problems and suffered a stroke in September that worsened his condition.
• Born in 1958 to Ike Turner and Lorraine Taylor, he was adopted early by Tina Turner.
• He briefly worked as a sound engineer for Tina Turner after her split from Ike Turner and largely stayed out of the spotlight.