Ike Turner Jr., the musician and Grammy-winning sound engineer son of music icons Tina and Ike Turner, has died at the age of 67.
Turner died on Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles from kidney failure, according to TMZ . His health had been declining for some time, including a history of severe heart issues and a stroke he suffered in early September.
His cousin, Jacqueline Bullock confirmed the news in a statement to Page Six .
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner Jr.,” Bullock said. “‘Junior’ was more than a cousin to me, but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together.”
Turner was born in 1958 to Ike Turner and Lorraine Taylor, he was then adopted by Tina Turner early in his life.
“Tina raised me from the age