Bullock recalled Ike Jr.’s early love for music. Though he initially gravitated toward the drums, Tina insisted he take apart his drum kit after each practice, which led him to focus on the keyboard instead.

He later helped manage Bolic Sound Studios, his father’s recording facility, and built a respected career as a sound engineer and musician.

“My father took me out of school at 13. I ended up running his recording studio, plus going on the road with them,” Ike Jr. told Daily Mail in 2018. ”They made a lot of money on tour, and my father used to make me count it until my hands were grey.”

He was part of the team that won a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2007 for Ike Turner’s Risin’ With The Blues.