PICTURE OF THE DAY

RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH, COKE BAD, IKE DEAD…Ike Turner, an important songwriter, producer, guitarist, pianist, bandleader, talent scout and husband of Anna Mae Bullock (Tina Turner), died recently at age 76 of what the San Diego medical examiner’s office called “cocaine toxicity.”

Little known is the fact that many credit Turner with the first rock and roll song – Rocket 88 – a blistering R&B number released in 1951.

But our favorite Ike moment occurred on a talk show when the Clarksdale, Mississippi native was asked outright if he abused then wife Tina?

His answer went like this: “I never beat Tina, but if I did, and, I never did…but, if I did…and, I’m here to tell you that I never ever did, but, if I did, look how good she turned out.”

Nice, Ike, NICE!