American songwriter, musician and bandleader Ike Turner released his first composition, "Rocket 88" in 1951.
The single was credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, who were actually Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm.
[2] Between 1951 and 1955, Turner became a talent scout, session musician and production assistant for Sam Philips at Sun Records and the Bihari brothers at Modern Records.
Turner, unaware of songwriter's royalties, also wrote new material, which the Bihari brothers copyrighted under their own name.
[4] Between 1963 and 1964, Turner formed the labels Sputnik, Sonja, Sony, Prann, Teena, and Innis which he released records from various artists he produced and wrote compositions for.