Ike and Tina Turner Proud Mary ( The Midnight Special)

As husband and wife, Ike Tina Turner headed up one of the most potent live acts on the R B circuit during the 60s and early 70s. Guitarist and bandleader Ike kept his ensemble tight and welldrilled while throwing in his own distinctively twangy plucking; lead vocalist Tina was a ferocious whirlwind of power and energy, a raw sexual dynamo who was impossible to contain when she hit the stage, leading some critics to call her the first female singer to embody the true spirit of rock roll. In their prime, the Ike Tina Turner Revue specialized in a harddriving, funkedup hybrid of soul and rock that, in its best moments, rose to a visceral frenzy that few R B acts of any era could hope to match. Effusively praised by white rock luminaries like the Rolling Stones and Janis Joplin, Tina was unquestionably the star of the show, with a hugely powerful, raspy voice that ranks among the alltime soul greats. For all their concert presence, the Turners sometimes had problems transla