Ike Turner and The Kings Of Rhythm. Party Time-Complete-1959

[@mechcavandy986]

I’m in Ike’s hometown, Clarksdale, Mississippi now. There’s a street named after him here. We both worked at WROX radio station. 💙

[@daviddoyle3622]

Thats how it is done guys . Ike was one of the best. We miss you Ike and Tina Too. Rock and Roll in Heaven.

[@matrox]

This was 1950s live TV. No retakes.

[@fabricatedreality8218]

Ike Turner was a gifted musician.

[@cuellar23]

What a treasure. I can’t believe this footage exists.

[@luciverdad4834]

Great footage! Ike was a talented musician and a pioneer in music.

[@recordguy4321]

This is brilliant, that a complete Kinnescope has been saved. Dick Clark probably still has more of his kinnescopes but the estate will never let em out for commerical use. Wail on Ike, you're the king. Love his version of Okie dokie Stomp

[@onthegoldenline]

It's Third Division stuff, but that's what's great about it. You rarely see this rough around the edges stuff but, like I say, great.

[@MYPOWERSTATION1]

This awesome ! Thank you .

[@presidentpt]

The blanket inside of the refrigerator is a must! You know... In case of fire like we had last time...!

[@dpascalini8251]

Very many thanks for this slice of rock n roll history !

[@gunners47]

fAB., THANX FOR UPLOADING...LEGENDARY!!

[@PrometheanRising]

We were just talking about this video last night, then it showed up in my FB feed today. It is even better than I remembered.

[@matrox]

Ike should have played Rocket 88!.

[@TONEBHURT]

+Mitch Diamand you are a jewel in the royal crown. Your preservation of the classic archives is paramount. It is great to see this program in it's entirety! So much better, sound and all

[@mitchdiamond7490]

thanks. my pleasure.

[@spib65]

Nice upload!,..this must be pretty rare,.and a chance to see and hear Tommy Hodges, raw and sadly neglected singer in the end, he had it. interesting and very entertaining

[@captlarry-3525]

what you said ..

[@captlarry-3525]

Surprised to hear Ike Turner going out with the straight up Jazz Senior Blues !Bill Leonard went on to bigger and better things.. not sure where ? Perry Mason... something big time. This is an interesting kinescope of a local St. Louis analog of BandStand... Mizerany is a hoot. Norge stuff was really good quality. All together worth the watch.. Thanks Mitch.

[@johnnieguitar5724]

Dig that Jazz tune at the end! ( I should know the name.... help! ) Great early version of So Fine. Thanks for posting.

[@pseudokowski]

Horace Silver - Senor Blues

[@lindacollins6939]

Loved “so fine”!!!

[@artredoubt3629]

Fine as frog's hair.

[@julcast1229]

thx for posting this footage is great

[@kingoblackabilly993]

killer footage man. never seen the whole show

[@edniceps299]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 sensational

[@RhythmJunkie]

Thanks for sharing this great piece of Rhythm & Blues History !!!

[@mechcavandy986]

That white boy tryna dance at 12:00 needs to quit smoking or something ! I thought he was gonna fall out! 🙀🙀😹😹

[@NotStraightCat]

19:45 Has "Splish Splash" by Little Jimmy Thomas ever been issued ? Such a good title Larry Williams-like ! Thanks !

[@fiftiessoundforever3002]

What a magnificent upload!!! Thank you so much for this.

[@gypsyguitars]

Rock 'n' Roll Cha Cha Cha !!!

[@BassGuitarInstrumental]

Love it

[@daviddoyle3622]

"Our Boys ????" Come on dude this was Ike turner and Company!!!!!! What a long strange trip it's been!!!!

[@ILoveLakeSuperior]

Look how fast they dancing..lol!!!

[@stefan70usa]

Thank you for this!

[@kjun03]

Thanks!!!

[@guitargeargarage1482]

Does anyone know the date of this particular show? Thank you for the upload, it’s fantastic being able to view such an important historical event!

[@fredceely]

It's interesting to note that no one knew how to be on TV at the time. They're playing to the room, not the (TV) audience. Only a couple of years later Ike was turning out hits in New York and Anna Mae was singing as "Tina" with the "Ike Turner Orchestra." In this vid, it looks like Ike is already playing the guitar. Is Anna Mae in there somewhere? Kind of muddy, y'all. Greater minds than mine can work it out.

[@luciverdad4834]

Ike switched from piano to playing the guitar in 1953. Little Ann (as Ike called Tina pre-1960) began singing in Ike's band in 1957 and she made her appearance on record in 1958, but she is not in this video.

[@hellochannel6344]

@@luciverdad4834 Little Ann's first recording: Box Top in 1958.

[@intermezzo9660]

24:41-charlie brown

[@dinobird64]

The "boy" comment about a group member was instinctively recognized for what it was by Ike.

[@vitameat]

This was before Steve Mizerany discovered roller skates......

[@jakephillips4453]

Tina was like a hurricane passing through a city compared to this. The difference is crazy.

[@friendswitdadealer]

I think i'm gonna go buy that washing machine with two speeds. Its a bargain.

[@donovanwisdom310]

"I understand you are the only lady candidate, is that right?" Good for you, Weird 1950's Lady! If you are good, maybe your husband will buy you a two-speed washing machine.

[@sleepyboyhawkins]

Hi Mitch. I appreciate you sharing this incredibly rare video, but I am a personal friend of the gentleman who ACTUALLY "rescued" this particular piece of footage (direct from the person who "owned" it!!!), and I can't help but note that you don't seem to give him any credit for having done so anywhere on this page. Because I was a personal friend of the person who saved the footage, I was very lucky and got to see it a long time ago..... before there was "You Tube" et al..... it was circulated privately among a very few select friends. I imagine that's where you got your copy.... and would appreciate it if you would stop implying that you're the one responsible for this footage. Just for the record, I DO appreciate you posting it to You Tube. Thanks.

[@mitchdiamond7490]

I got this video back in the early 1980's. I would be glad to give credit to the person who found it if I knew who it was. It was never my intention to imply that I am responsible for the footage and I don't believe that I did imply that. I only said that I digitized it. If you show me where I implied that I discovered and saved this video, I would be glad to change that.

[@captlarry-3525]

SleepyBo.. balls in your court.. Mitch is being straight up.And we would LOVE to credit whoever saved this !Also if there is source material that isn't a multi-generation copy..WHERE IS IT ! ??

[@allaboard70]

I hope we will know this soon !!

[@artredoubt3629]

No foul. No blame

[@stratcat9432]

No answer still ..7 years later! 😮

[@Dion_Mustard]

i wonder if ike had met tina by this point?

[@samrindge8042]

They had met a few years prior in 1957. Tina's first recording was Ike's singe "Boxtop" which was released in 1958. She is credited as Little Ann.

[@Dion_Mustard]

@@samrindge8042 wow i never knew this. i've just listened to it. thanks for informing me of this :)

[@josephsimon6483]

Whew black are natural born singers most blacks are around God singing praises to God unceasingly

[@rockabeatinboogie]

I know this was a different time, but the use of 'BOY' almost makes me puke.

[@recordguy4321]

+Tom Wilt you'll get over it, dig the music and forget the PC it's1959. In 50 years people will still be laughing at the TWERK

[@nickfanzo]

he didn't call anyone boy. he said the boys..which is completely different.

[@recordguy4321]

+Nicholas Fanzo EXACTLY!!

[@captlarry-3525]

Yeah.. this is the straight up habitual racism of Missouri. He thinks he is saying " one of the boys in the band"... but that is not what the band is hearing.. and not what we hear either !

[@captlarry-3525]

naw.. he called one of the players boy;.

[@moalwaysblessed4024]

I had a Ike before.. Thank god he is gone😌😃😃😃🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊 i have No time for people tryin to control people.smh..latwttb#love

[@monto39]

I think saying "Ike Turner and the Boys" isn't especially racist at all. Or did I miss a direct adressing of a person as "Boy"? Great video, weird how awful the dancers are though

[@nickfanzo]

he didnt call him boy. people are just being idiots.

[@hellochannel6344]

@@nickfanzo ...and touchy

[@legomangamesnetwork1151]

@@nickfanzo exactly fucking snowflakes these days

[@a.b.s_productions]

A few years later he wouldn’t have been able to say “Boy.”

[@artredoubt3629]

Funny how words can be powerful

[@artredoubt3629]

This whole thing is priceless. To see that moment and place captured, frozen forever in our collective memory is extraordinary in our post-covid, George Floyd woke era. But dont forget Me Too. And mostly dont forget the large orange 45th monster who wont get off the stage. But it's all of us folks. It takes two to tango. Its the beauty and the ugliness. This is before Ike started beating down Tina, as we know, knew her, since she herself just passed recently as a Bhuddist and Swiss citizen. This pivotal pre-rock and roll glimpse of where we came from, and who we may be, should have a boatload of lessons for us. God, let us learn how to live as true humans.

[@mattwalker1135]

This is lame.

[@specledseverapod7926]

Why fucking watch it then?

[@gypsyguitars]

Rock 'n' Roll Cha Cha Cha !!!