Throughout the late seventies and early eighties Tina performed small clubs and hotels as she created a new professional and personal life. Their divorce was finalized in 1978 and Tina would never again meet publicly with Ike, who died in 2007 from a cocaine overdose at age 76. The mother of four hid at a friend’s house before she began slowly rebuilding a new life with nothing but her performing name as collateral. In 1976, shortly after getting into a physical altercation while en route to a Dallas hotel, Tina fled her abusive situation. By the time “Proud Mary” had charted, Ike’s substance abuse problems had increased, as had his use of physical violence towards his wife. Its success would embolden Tina to write the semi-autobiographical “Nutbush City Limits” (1973), one of the final hits Ike and Tina - who had been together since the late 1950s - would have as a performing duo. Backed by the hip-swiveling back-up singers the Ikettes, the song became a staple of their live shows and earned the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group in 1972. 5 on the R&B chart in 1971, a mere two years after the Creedence Clearwater Revival original charted. Ike and Tina’s “Proud Mary” would sell more than a million copies, reach No. Photo: David Redfern/Redferns After the success of "Proud Mary," the relationship between Tina and Ike deteriorated
0 kommentar(er)
