Takin' Back My Name : The Confessions of Ike Turner

by Ike Turner; Nigel Cawthorne (Contribution by); Little Richard (Introduction by)

• ISBN13: 9781852278502
• ISBN10: 1852278501
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 1999-05-20
• Publisher: TRAFALGAR SQUARE PUBLISHING

Summary

Ever since Ike Turner's ex-wife Tina claimed that Ike was an abusive and violent husband who frequently cheated on her and at times drove her near to suicide, Ike has been a social pariah for most of the nineties. Now he tells his own story.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	xi
Little Richard
The Birth of Rock `n' Roll	1	(5)
Delta Blues	6	(11)
Boogie-Woogie	17	(11)
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens	28	(12)
The Kings of Rhythm	40	(6)
The Hunter	46	(10)
Sweet Black Angels	56	(5)
The House of Many Thrills	61	(10)
A Fool in Love	71	(9)
I Idolise You	80	(18)
Peaches and Cream	98	(12)
River Deep	110	(18)
Mountain High	128	(7)
It Starts to Snow	135	(12)
The Pleasure Dome	147	(18)
I've Been Loving You Too Long	165	(19)
Poor Fool	184	(11)
The Fifteen-Year Party	195	(23)
Tough Enough	218	(6)
On the Road Again	224	(11)
Battle of the Bands	235	(6)
Epilogue	241	(5)
Notes on the lke Turner Discography	246	(1)
The Personnel of the Kings of Rhythm	247	(2)
Discography	249