Fact #13530
When:
Short story:
A Fool In Love Ike And Tina Turner peaks at No27 on the Billboard pop singles chart in the USA, and at No3 on the R'n'B chart.
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Joshie Jo Armsted : When I joined the Ikettes it solidified that Ike had three backup singers in his revue. I was still in my teens when I got involved. When I got with them, A Fool In Love was a hit. There had been three singers that had worked with Ike during the club days but now he’s on the road with a hit record. When he came through Mississippi, he called my sister Velma, his ex-wife, and told her to come his show in Jackson, Mississippi. We lived in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Velma found out that Ike needed one more Ikette. She told him about the fact that I was singing with a little band around town and that’s how it happened. That sealed the three Ikettes on the road from that time on until Ike And Tina dissolved. That’s why I’m called one of the original ones. Or as Ike would say about me (in deep voice) “She’s a real one”
It was the greatest but you had to be young to travel the Chitlin’ Circuit as they called it. We weren’t flying and we didn’t stay in 5-star hotels. It was really rough. You really had to be young but it was fun and we joked and laughed a lot. My grandfather and a couple of other people in Mississippi had taught me how to party and drink whiskey. Oh, please! I had a great time.
I have the utmost respect for Ike Turner as an artist and what he created. His phenomenon is still living on. He told me that he wanted the Ikettes because Ray Charles had the (female group) Raelettes. Ike took note of what was happening but he created his own show. It was totally unique and it was totally original.
Ike was very careful. Only a few people saw him abuse Tina. I never saw him hit her but I saw the results of it. As far as I was concerned he was very likable. As a boss, I don’t know… I had mixed feelings. I respected him a lot. I knew he was my boss but I didn’t fear him. To anybody from the outside Ike was cool. He just had his bouts of rage that sometimes would come up in a conversation and he would curse like he was cursing the devil out. It never happened to me back then.
(Source : http://othersounds.com/interview-joshie-armstead/)
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It was the greatest but you had to be young to travel the Chitlin’ Circuit as they called it. We weren’t flying and we didn’t stay in 5-star hotels. It was really rough. You really had to be young but it was fun and we joked and laughed a lot. My grandfather and a couple of other people in Mississippi had taught me how to party and drink whiskey. Oh, please! I had a great time.
I have the utmost respect for Ike Turner as an artist and what he created. His phenomenon is still living on. He told me that he wanted the Ikettes because Ray Charles had the (female group) Raelettes. Ike took note of what was happening but he created his own show. It was totally unique and it was totally original.
Ike was very careful. Only a few people saw him abuse Tina. I never saw him hit her but I saw the results of it. As far as I was concerned he was very likable. As a boss, I don’t know… I had mixed feelings. I respected him a lot. I knew he was my boss but I didn’t fear him. To anybody from the outside Ike was cool. He just had his bouts of rage that sometimes would come up in a conversation and he would curse like he was cursing the devil out. It never happened to me back then.
(Source : http://othersounds.com/interview-joshie-armstead/)