Overview

• His death at a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday, Oct. 4, was confirmed by Tina Turner’s niece Jacqueline Bullock, with TMZ first reporting.
• He died one day after his 67th birthday, following years of severe heart issues and a stroke reported in September.
• Born to Ike Turner Sr. and Lorraine Taylor, he was adopted by Tina Turner and later worked as her sound engineer after her split from Ike Sr.
• He helped run Bolic Sound Studios and received a producing credit contributing to his father’s 2007 Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album.
• Reports note a complicated family history that included estrangement from Tina before her 2023 death and a June 2023 drug arrest.