Tina Turner joined musician and songwriter
Ike Turner's band the
Kings of Rhythm as a vocalist in 1956. They released their first record together in 1958. Under the name "Little Ann", Tina Turner was featured alongside Ike Turner and fellow
Kings of Rhythm vocalist Carlson Oliver on the single "
Boxtop". In 1960, Ike Turner formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Their debut single "
A Fool in Love" was released on
Sue Records in July 1960. The success of the single was followed by a string of R&B hits within a 2-year span, including "
I Idolize You", "
It's Gonna Work Out Fine", and "
Poor Fool". Between 1960 and 1975, the duo had 20 songs on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart which include 1 top 10 hit, and 26 songs on the
Billboard Hot R&B chart which include 6 top 10 hits. They also had 12 albums on both the
Billboard 200 and
Top R&B Albums charts. Ike & Tina Turner had 9 singles chart in the UK, their first was "
River Deep – Mountain High" in 1966 and their last being "
Baby, Get It On" in 1975. Their best-selling single "
Proud Mary" and their best-selling album
What You Hear Is What You Get, both released in 1971, are certified
Gold by the
RIAA. Their single "
Nutbush City Limits" was certified
silver by the
BPI in 1973. In 1974, they received the first ever Golden European Award for selling more than one million records of "Nutbush City Limits" in Europe. In 1977, Tina Turner was presented an
Australian Platinum Award for the album
Nutbush City Limits. In 2003,
Rolling Stone ranked the compilation album
Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner No. 212 on their list of
the 500 greatest albums of all time (No. 214 on 2012 revised list).
Labels After three years with their first label Sue Records, Ike & Tina Turner began recording on Ike Turner's
Sonja label in 1963. While releasing singles, the duo also toured extensively. To make sure he always had a record out while on tour, Turner formed various labels to release singles such as
Teena,
Prann,
Innis,
Sony and Sonja Records. Between 1964 and 1969, the duo signed with multiple labels, including
Warner Bros.,
Loma,
Modern,
Kent, Cenco,
Philles,
Tangerine,
Pompeii,
Blue Thumb,
Minit and
A&M. ==Albums==