"Ike Turner Jr., the second-eldest child in the brood shared by fellow musicians Tina and Ike, has died. He had turned 67 the day before his death. Turner died Saturday of kidney failure in a Los Angeles hospital, his cousin Jaqueline Bullock, Tina Turner's niece, told TMZ. He'd had severe cardiac problems for years and suffered a stroke in September, she said. He was second in line behind Craig Raymond Turner, Tina Turner's child with saxophonist Raymond Hill."
"Ike Jr.'s biological mother was Lorraine Taylor, Ike Sr.'s first wife with whom he had two children. Tina Turner adopted both Ike Jr. and his brother, Michael, when she married Ike Sr. in 1962, and Ike Sr. adopted Craig. The two also had a son together, Ronnie Turner. Craig Turner committed suicide in 2019 at age 59, while Ronnie Turner died of late-stage colon cancer complicated by cardiovascular disease in 2022, at age 62."
"The most recent information publicly available about Michael Turner came from Ike Jr., who told an interviewer in 2017 his brother had suffered several strokes and seizures and was confined to a wheelchair, according to People. In 2018 Ike said Michael was in a convalescent home in Southern California and needed ongoing medical support but was doing great. In 2007 he shared a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for Ike Sr.'s Risin' With the Blues, which he produced."
Ike Turner Jr. died at age 67 of kidney failure in a Los Angeles hospital the day after his 67th birthday. He experienced severe cardiac problems for years and suffered a stroke in September. His biological mother was Lorraine Taylor, and Tina Turner adopted him and his brother Michael when she married Ike Sr. in 1962. Siblings included Craig Raymond Turner and Ronnie Turner, who died in 2019 and 2022 respectively. Ike Jr. worked briefly as a sound engineer, collaborated with his father, and shared a 2007 Grammy for producing Risin' With the Blues before later legal and health struggles.
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