Ike Turner discography

This article contains information about albums and singles released by of American musician and bandleader Ike Turner.

Overview
In March 1951, Ike Turner and his band the Kings of Rhythm entered Sam Phillips' Memphis Recording Service, where they recorded several songs including the No. 1 R&B hit often regarded as the first rock 'n' roll record, "Rocket 88," featuring Jackie Brenston on vocals with the band credited as the Delta Cats. The recordings were licensed to Chess Records.

As an A&R man in the early 1950s, Turner arranged for other artists, such as Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, Roscoe Gordon, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Little Junior Parker and Little Milton, to record for Sun Records, Modern Records, and Modern's subsidiaries, including RPM Records.

As a session musician Turner contributed to many seminal blues records, including B.B. King's first two No. 1 singles "3 O'Clock Blues" and "You Know I Love You." Turner is featured on "Double Trouble" by Otis Rush and Albert King's first hit record, "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong."

By 1954, Turner had made the transition from pianist to guitarist. He took his Kings of Rhythm to Cincinnati in 1956 to record for Federal Records. In 1959, Turner released two singles on Stevens Records under the anagram "Icky Renrut" because he was still under contract with Sun for several more months, and he didn't want to cause friction with Phillips.

After Turner formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1960, he created various labels such as Sputnik, Teena, Prann, Innis, Sony and Sonja Records to release singles he wrote and/or produced for other artists. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Turner released albums and singles on Pompeii Records and United Artists.

After decades of absence, Turner released the critically claimed albums Here and Now (2001) and Risin' with the Blues (2006), the latter winning a Grammy award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Studio albums

 * 1962: Dance with Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm, Sue 2003
 * 1963: Rocks The Blues, Crown CLP-5367/CST-367
 * 1969: Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm: A Black Man's Soul, Pompeii SD-6003; reissue: Funky Delicacies DEL LP-0047 (2002)
 * 1972: Blues Roots, United Artists UAS-5576
 * 1972: Strange Fruit, United Artists UAS-5560
 * 1973: Confined To Soul, United Artists UA-LA051-F
 * 1973: Bad Dreams, United Artists UA-LA087-F
 * 1980: The Edge (featuring Tina Turner and Home Grown Funk), Fantasy F-9597
 * 1996: My Blues Country, Resurgent/Mystic MYSCD-115
 * 1996: Without Love...I Have Nothing, C-Ya Records
 * 2001: Here and Now, Ikon IKOCD-8850
 * 2006: Risin' With The Blues, Zoho Roots ZM-200611

Live albums

 * 2002: Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm – The Resurrection: Live Montreux Jazz Festival, Isabel IS 640202
 * 2006: Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm – Live In Concert, Charly Films CHF-F1014LF [DVD/2CD]

Selected compilations

 * 1976: Sun – The Roots Of Rock, Volume 3: Delta Rhythm Kings, Charly CR 30103
 * 1976: I'm Tore Up, Red Lightnin' RL0016
 * 1981: Kings of Rhythm, Flyright FLY LP-578
 * 1984: Hey Hey, Red Lightin' RL-0047 [2LP]
 * 1990: Cobra Sessions 1958, P-Vine PCD-2161
 * 1991: Trailblazer, Charly R&B CD-CHARLY-263
 * 1993: Rocks The Blues, P-Vine PCD-3031/2 [2CD]
 * 1994: I Like Ike! The Best of Ike Turner, Rhino R2-71819
 * 1995: Rhythm Rockin' Blues, Ace CDCHD-553
 * 2000: Ike's Instrumentals (1954–1965), Ace CDCHD-782
 * 2001: The Sun Sessions, Varèse Sarabande 302 066 232 2
 * 2003: Ike Turner (Blues Kingpins Series), Virgin 82714
 * 2004: His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries— Unreleased Funk/Rock 1970–1973
 * 2004: The Bad Man: Rare & Unreissued Ike Turner Produced Recordings 1962–1965, Night Train International NTICD-7139
 * 2004: King Cobra: The Chicago Sessions, Fuel 2000 302 061 390 2
 * 2004: A Proper Introduction To Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston, Proper Intro CD-2048
 * 2006: The Chronological: Ike Turner 1951–1954, Classics (Blues & Rhythm Series) 5176
 * 2006: Early Times, Rev-Ola CRREV-173
 * 2008: Classic Early Sides 1952–1957, JSP 4203 [2CD]
 * 2011: Rocket 88: The Original 1951–1960 R&B and Rock & Roll Sides, Soul Jam 600803
 * 2011: That Kat Sure Could Play! (The Singles 1951 To 1957), Secret SECBX-025 [4CD]
 * 2011: Jack Rabbit Blues: The Singles of 1958–1960, Secret SECSP-041
 * 2012: Real Gone Rocket: Session Man Extraordinaire: Selected Singles 1951–59, Jerome JRCD002
 * 2012: Trouble Up The Road (The Recordings 1961), Secret SECCD-060
 * 2012: Ike Turner Studio Productions: New Orleans and Los Angeles 1963–1965, Ace CDCHD-1329
 * 2017: She Made My Blood Run Cold, Southern Routes SR-CD-3502
 * 2017: Sessionography Vol. 1, Real Gone RGMCD300
 * 2018: Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm: Trailblazin' the Blues 1951–1957, Jasmine JASMCD 3130

Albums
Howlin Wolf


 * 1962: Howling Wolf Sings the Blues (Crown CLP 5240)
 * 1971: Going Back Home (Syndicate Chapter)

Albert King


 * 1962: The Big Blues (King)

Earl Hooker


 * 1969: Sweet Black Angel (Blue Thumb)

Sly and the Family Stone


 * 1971: There's a Riot Goin' On

Otis Rush


 * 2000: The Essential Otis Rush: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956–1958 (Fuel 2000)

Gorillaz


 * 2005: Demon Days (Virgin)

Bobby "Blue" Bland


 * 2011: It's My Life, Baby: The Singles As & Bs 1951–1960 (Jasmine)

Other appearances


 * 2003: The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions, Volume 1: Arkansas & Mississippi (Ace CDCHD 876)
 * 2003: The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions, Volume 2: Mississippi & Arkansas 1952 (Ace CDCHD 982)