Ike Turner - Blues Kingpins

Ike Turner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B0000A5A10
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,305 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This enjoyable entry in the Blues Kingpins series presents evidence of why Turner is regarded an important figure in the history of '50s rock & roll, blues, and R&B. On a collection of tracks mostly from the first half of the decade--when he recorded for the RPM/Modern label group--the 20-something Turner works out on both electric guitar and piano with undeniable verve. Despite being new to the fretted instrument and its whammy bar, he plays at remarkably high levels of imagination and technical facility: for starters, marvel over the instrumental blues-guitar primer "All the Blues All the Time." As a blues 'n' boogie pianist, he raises hell on "Loosely." The man’s not much of a singer, so it’s good to have onetime girlfriend Bonnie, Billy Gayles, and Dennis Binder on hand. --Frank-John Hadley

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blues Kingpin, March 26, 2004

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Gaylen Halbert (Weimar, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ike Turner - Blues Kingpins (Audio CD)

The six Blues Kingpins releases are each worthy of purchase for any serious blues collector. The Ike Turner is my favorite and is definitely one of the very best compilations of early Ike. Generous 18 tracks and good remastering.