Jeanette Bazzell is a native of St. Louis. Bazzell began her career as a lead singer for the rock 'n roll band Exodus. Bazzell sang with the director of entertainment for the
Playboy Club in
St. Louis, Missouri. She then joined the Joe Bozzi Revue before heading the Steve Marino Review. Bazzell sang with musician Ike Turner Jr. and provided vocals to his album
Hard Labor in the 1980s. In 1988, he brought Bazzell to California to get a record deal and introduced her to his father Ike Turner. Her romance with Ike Turner began "about a month" after they met. She became Turner's vocalist as an
Ikette.Bazzell stood by Turner's side through a difficult period in his life. In 1990, he was convicted of drug charges and sentenced to four years in prison in 1990. In 1993, the biopic
What’s Love Got To Do With It was released which dramatized Turner's volatile relationship with his ex-wife and former singing partner
Tina Turner. After the film, Turner reformed his band as the Ike Turner Revue and their performances received positive reviews. Bazzell and Turner became engaged in 1993. they married in a private ceremony at
Circus Circus Hotel & Resort, and their reception followed at the
Las Vegas Hilton. This was Bazzell's first and only marriage; she became Turner's 13th wife. The couple lived together in
San Diego and later in
San Marcos. They appeared on various American talk shows, including
The Arsenio Hall Show,
Geraldo, and
The Roseanne Barr Show. Bazzell and Turner divorced in 2000, but they later rekindled their friendship. According to the
medical examiner, he died from "
cocaine toxicity with other significant conditions, such as hypertensive
cardiovascular disease and pulmonary
emphysema." In 2012, Bazzell attended a keynote address by guitarist
Wayne Kramer and told the room that Turner didn't die from a cocaine overdose. She later confided to journalist Dave Good that Turner died from "that psychotropic drug
Seroquel … it blew his heart up." Turner was administered the drug by his caregiver to treat his
bipolar disorder. She revealed his
autopsy report said he had three broken ribs; She believes he was murdered. Bazzell continues to perform and she also works in real estate. In 2006, she performed at the 5th Annual One Colorado Summer Music Festival. She performs various genres of music. Bazzell participated in the World Championship of Performing Arts and won five gold medals in country, rock 'n' roll, rap, gospel and blues. == Discography ==