anna mae bullock was singing as ike turner in what's love got to do with it movie.
anna mae bullock was singing as ike turner in what's love got to do with it movie.
who is singing as ike turner in what's love got to do with it movie?
anna mae bullock
in tina turner's autobiography, "i, tina", she described ike's volatile behavior. he received intense negative publicity that was exacerbated in 1993 by the release of the film adaptation "what's love got to do with it". the film rights to the book were acquired by disney's touchstone pictures. turner stated he had mistakenly signed papers waiving the right to sue touchstone pictures for his depiction after accepting a $50,000 payment in exchange for the right for them to depict him in any way they saw fit. ike was played in the movie by laurence fishburne, who was nominated for the academy award for best actor for his performance (losing to tom hanks). tina, commenting on the historical accuracy of the film, said: "i would have liked then to have more truth, but according to disney, they said it's impossible, the people would not have believed the truth." in 2018, tina told oprah that she only recently watched the film, but she couldn't finish it because she "didn't realize they would change the details so much." phil spector criticized tina's book and called the film a "piece of trash" during his eulogy at turner's funeral. however, robert palmer noted that "long before tina turner cast him as the devil incarnate... that was ike turner's show business persona." in 2006, "vibe" named the character of ike turner from "what's love got to do with it" at number 4 in their list of the 20 best movie "bad guys."
ike turner
after joining ike turner's band as a background vocalist, the pair formed the duo, ike & tina turner in 1960 and married in 1962. they released a series of major hits on the "billboad" hot 100 and r&b charts, including "a fool in love," "proud mary" and "nutbush city limits." tina turner's first credited single as a solo artist, "too many ties that bind"/"we need an understanding" was released from ike turner's label sonja records in 1964. ike & tina turner remained intact until the mid-1970s when their marriage and musical partnership ended. by this time, tina turner had already released two solo albums, "tina turns the country on" (1974) and "acid queen" (1975), on the united artists label to which she and ike turner were signed. she then continued as a solo artist with the albums "rough" (1978) and "love explosion" (1979). however, none of these releases were commercially successful, and turner left the label at the end of the decade. after collaborating with the british electronic group, b.e.f. in 1982, turner signed a new contract with emi records in the uk, and released the single "let's stay together" (a cover of the al green song) in late 1983. produced by b.e.f., the single was a uk top 10 hit. import copies began to sell well in the us which prompted capitol records (a subsidiary of emi) to sign turner and release the single there themselves, which made the billboard top 30 in spring 1984. by this time, turner had begun work on a full album, "private dancer", which was released in may 1984 and became a worldwide hit. it spawned a string of hit singles, including "what's love got to do with it", which still stands as turner's biggest ever hit, peaking at #1 on the "billboard" hot 100 for three weeks. the success of the album established turner as a major solo artist, elevating her to superstar status, and her comeback during this period is widely regarded as one of the most successful of all time.
tina turner discography