Entertainment Deputy Editor
Pius Imafidon
Ike Turner Jr., the son of legendary performers Tina Turner and Ike Turner Sr., has died at the age of 67. According to reports from TMZ, his cousin Jacqueline Bullock confirmed that he passed away on Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital following complications from kidney failure. She disclosed that Ike Jr. had been battling severe heart problems for years and suffered a stroke in early September.
Born in 1958 to Ike Turner Sr. and Lorraine Taylor, Ike Jr. was later adopted by Tina Turner, growing up at the heart of one of music’s most influential families during the 1960s and 1970s. Following Tina’s split from Ike Sr., Ike Jr. briefly worked as her sound engineer before charting his own path outside the spotlight.
Despite his famous lineage, Ike Jr. largely lived a private life in his later years. He was one of four children connected to the iconic pair. His father, Ike Turner Sr., died in 2007, while his mother, Tina Turner, passed away in 2023.
Ike Turner Jr. is remembered as part of the Turner family legacy that reshaped modern music. He was 67.
