Ike Turner Jr., Son of Tina Turner, Passes Away at 67
A member of one of music’s most iconic families has died.
Ike Turner Jr., the son of Tina Turner and Ike Turner, passed away on October 4 at a hospital in Los Angeles, confirmed Tina’s niece Jacqueline Bullock to TMZ. He was 67 years old.
The sound engineer died due to kidney failure, Bullock informed the outlet, adding that he had faced serious heart issues in recent years.
“‘Junior’ was more than a cousin to me,” she stated in a message obtained by Page Six on October 5, “but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together.”
Bullock further emphasized Ike Jr.’s musical talents, which were inherited from his parents.
“As the son of Tina and Ike Turner, from an early age, his talents were evident as there wasn’t an instrument he did not want to play,” she continued. “While he favored the drums early on, my aunt and his mother, Tina Turner, insisted that he break down his drum kit after each practice. This led him to favor the keys.”
