Ike Turner, the man who turned Tina Turner into a star (and also beat the crap out of her whenever he felt like it), died today at his home in San Diego, CA. He was 76. ...Though Ike & Tina Turner were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, Ike Turner’s contribution to the development of rock ‘n’ roll and rhythm & blues, and especially soul music, has gone relatively unheralded in comparison to...