Ike Turner Jr., the son of Tina Turner and Ike Turner Sr., has died at age 67.
Ike Jr. died Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital from kidney failure, Tina’s niece, Jacquline Bullock, told TMZ.
Bullock said Ike Jr. battled “severe heart issues” for years and suffered a stroke early last month.
In a statement to Page Six, Bullock said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner, Jr. ‘Junior’ was more than a cousin to me, but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together.”
“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. 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. Eventually, Junior would end up helping to run Bolic Sound Studios, the recording studios founded by his father, Ike Turner,” the statement continued.
“While he faced the same challenges that many of us have, he would become a sought after sound engineer, musician, and Grammy winner for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2007 for his father’s ‘Risin’ With The Blues,’” Bullock added.
At the end of the statement, Bullock said the family appreciated the “outpouring of condolences” and is requesting privacy.
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