Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm - Dance (1961) @ 256

 

Kings of Rhythm

Members: Bonnie Turner, Eddie Jones , Eugene Washington (3), Ike Turner, Jesse Knight, John ‟Bootie Lip” Wings, Raymond Hill, Soko Richardson, Willie Kizart

Kings of Rhythm are an American music group formed in the late 1940s in Clarksdale, Mississippi and led by Ike Turner through to his death in 2007. Turner would retain the name of the band throughout his career, although the group has undergone considerable line-up changes over time.

The group was an offshoot of a large big band ensemble called the Tophatters. By the late 1940s, Turner had renamed this group the Kings of Rhythm. Their early stage performances consisted largely of covers of popular jukebox hits of the day. In 1951, Turner and his Kings of Rhythm recorded the song "Rocket 88" (credited to Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats), which is a contender for the first rock and roll record. The song is inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Singles.

In the 1960s, the Kings of Rhythm became the band for the "Ike & Tina Turner Revue". For a few years in the early 1970s they were renamed the Family Vibes, and released two albums under that name. After the disbanding of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1976, Turner revived the Kings of Rhythm in 2001 and released the Grammy-nominated album Here And Now. The Kings of Rhythm backed Turner on his Grammy-winning album Risin' with the Blues (2006). After Turner died in 2007, the band for some time was under the leadership of pianist Ernest Lane, who was a childhood friend of Turner's. The Kings of Rhythm continue to perform with vocalist Earl Thomas.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Rhythm

Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm* – Dance (1961)

*Tina's name is given and she's pictured on the front cover with Ike, but this is an all instrumental LP.

 01. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - The Gulley 

 02. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - Twistaroo 

 03. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - Trackdown Twist 

 04. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - Potatoe Mash 

 05. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - It's Gonna Work Out Fine 

 06. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - Steel Guitar Rag 

 07. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - Doublemint 

 08. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - The Rooster 

 09. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - Prancing 

 10. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - Katanga 

 11. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - The Groove 

 12. Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm - Going Home

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