Tina Turner and Ike Turner’s Son, Ike Turner Jr., Dies at 67 — 1 Day After His Birthday

Ike Jr. died at a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday, Oct. 4

Ike Turner Jr. — the son of Tina Turner and Ike Turner — has died. He was 67.

Ike Jr. died at a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday, Oct. 4, family member Jacqueline Bullock told TMZ.

According to Bullock, Ike Jr. died from kidney failure. She told the outlet his health had declined in recent years, as he had severe heart issues and suffered a stroke last month.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner, Jr.”
Bullock said in a statement to Page Six. “Junior was more than a cousin to me, but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together.”

Bullock, as well as representatives for Ike Jr.’s family, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Sunday, Oct. 5.

Tina and Ike Sr. were parents to four children together. The music legend adopted Ike Sr.’s two sons, Ike Jr. and Michael, from his previous relationship with Lorraine Taylor.

The pair later welcomed their first and only child together, son Ronnie Turner, and Tina was also a mom to son Raymond Craig, whom she welcomed with Raymond Hill.

Tina died in May 2023 at the age of 83 after a “long illness.” Ike Sr., meanwhile, died of a cocaine overdose in December 2007 at the age of 76.

Ike Jr. was preceded in death by brother Craig, who died by suicide in July 2018, and brother Ronnie, who died of colon cancer four years later.

In her statement to Page Six, Bullock remembered Ike Jr.’s music skills. “As the son of Tina and Ike Turner, from an early age, his talents were evident as there wasn’t an instrument he did not want to play,” she said.

“While he favored the drums early on, my aunt and his mother, Tina Turner, insisted that he break down his drum kit after each practice,” Bullock continued. “This led him to favor the keys. Eventually, Junior would end up helping to run Bolic Sound Studios, the recording studios founded by his father, Ike Turner.”

“While he faced the same challenges that many of us have, he would become a sought after sound engineer, musician, and Grammy winner for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2007 for his father’s ‘Risin’ With The Blues,’ ” she added, then concluding her statement noting that the Turner family was thankful for the “outpouring of condolences.”

Ike Jr.’s sister-in-law, Afida Turner — who was married to Ronnie — also remembered him with a sweet social media tribute.

“REST IN PEACE IKE JR : U WAS AMAZING BROTHER IN LAW I M GLAD I SPEAK WITH U ON A PHONE BEFORE U GONE LOVE U RIP 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻,” she wrote on Instagram, sharing photos of herself and Ike Jr. throughout the years.

Ike Jr. died at a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday, Oct. 4

Ike Turner Jr. — the son of Tina Turner and Ike Turner — has died. He was 67.

Ike Jr. died at a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday, Oct. 4, family member Jacqueline Bullock told TMZ.

According to Bullock, Ike Jr. died from kidney failure. She told the outlet his health had declined in recent years, as he had severe heart issues and suffered a stroke last month.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner, Jr.”
Bullock said in a statement to Page Six. “Junior was more than a cousin to me, but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together.”

Bullock, as well as representatives for Ike Jr.’s family, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Sunday, Oct. 5.

Tina and Ike Sr. were parents to four children together. The music legend adopted Ike Sr.’s two sons, Ike Jr. and Michael, from his previous relationship with Lorraine Taylor.

The pair later welcomed their first and only child together, son Ronnie Turner, and Tina was also a mom to son Raymond Craig, whom she welcomed with Raymond Hill.

Tina died in May 2023 at the age of 83 after a “long illness.” Ike Sr., meanwhile, died of a cocaine overdose in December 2007 at the age of 76.

Ike Jr. was preceded in death by brother Craig, who died by suicide in July 2018, and brother Ronnie, who died of colon cancer four years later.

In her statement to Page Six, Bullock remembered Ike Jr.’s music skills. “As the son of Tina and Ike Turner, from an early age, his talents were evident as there wasn’t an instrument he did not want to play,” she said.

“While he favored the drums early on, my aunt and his mother, Tina Turner, insisted that he break down his drum kit after each practice,” Bullock continued. “This led him to favor the keys. Eventually, Junior would end up helping to run Bolic Sound Studios, the recording studios founded by his father, Ike Turner.”

“While he faced the same challenges that many of us have, he would become a sought after sound engineer, musician, and Grammy winner for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2007 for his father’s ‘Risin’ With The Blues,’ ” she added, then concluding her statement noting that the Turner family was thankful for the “outpouring of condolences.”

Ike Jr.’s sister-in-law, Afida Turner — who was married to Ronnie — also remembered him with a sweet social media tribute.

“REST IN PEACE IKE JR : U WAS AMAZING BROTHER IN LAW I M GLAD I SPEAK WITH U ON A PHONE BEFORE U GONE LOVE U RIP 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻,” she wrote on Instagram, sharing photos of herself and Ike Jr. throughout the years.