King and also discovered Howlin' Wolf and Bobby "Blue" Bland, using his skills as a talent scout to get the acts signed to various labels and working as a session musician on piano.

Ann Bullock from Brownsville, Tennessee caught the band's act at the predominantly black Club Manhattan in East St. Louis, with her sister Alline.

One night, Kings of Rhythm drummer, Eugene Washington, gave Bullock a microphone and she sang the B.B.

"[3] In March 1960, Turner scheduled his band for a session at Technisonic Studios in St. Louis to record his composition, "A Fool in Love," which he had written for singer Art Lassiter.

He had the name trademarked so that in case Bullock decided to leave, he could hire another female vocalist to be Tina Turner.

[2] He later reformed the Artettes into the Ikettes, and with the Kings of Rhythm, The Ike & Tina Turner Revue was created.

[7] Cash Box (February 25, 1961): True "soul music" has always been a dear commodity in pop, but Ike & Tina Turner, who sing with an almost undiluted gospel fervor, have made it sell for them.

In 2013, The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner was reissued by Rumble Records in its original vinyl format.