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Eugene Washington


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Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm


US drummer probably from Missouri. In 1957, 17-year-old Ann Bullock (later known as Tina Turner) finally got her chance when she got hold of the microphone from her sister's boyfriend, drummer Eugene Washington, during an intermission. She sang the B.B. King ballad, You Know I Love You, while Turner, who played piano on the original version with King, was playing the organ. Stunned by her voice, Turner asked her if she knew other material. By the end of the night, she was given a spot as a vocalist in his band.

APPEARANCES +


Ike Turner
Jack Rabbit Blues
2011, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Ike Turner
Real Gone Rocket - Ike Turner : Session Man Extraordinaire : Selected Singles 1951-1959
2011
Ike Turner
That Kat Sure Could Play! The Singles 1951 To 1957
2010, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Secret Records Limited, ,
Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Ike Turner
Classic Early Sides 1952-1957
2008, 2xCD, Comp, JSP Records
Ike Turner Kings Of Rhythm*
Trailblazer
1991, CD, ,
Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Clayton Love
Come On Home Blues: From The Carousel Club St. Louis Missouri
1980, 10", Red Lightnin'
Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm
I'm Tore Up
1976, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry's Golden Hits
1973
Johnny Wright (5), Ike Turner & Orch.*
The World Is Yours / Suffocate
1955
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry's Golden Hits