Thus, they did not want to release her first single, Let’s Stay Together, in the USA for a long time. In Europe, Tina Turner’s art found much more supporters than in the States. It was the time of getting close to the status of the Rock’n’Roll Queen she would earn finally in few years. After a streak of striking concerts, Tina was invited to sing along with Rod Steward and The Rolling Stones. In 1979, she met her future manager, Roger Davies, who intended to create her a completely new image.
She found herself new musicians and began performing in a number of states. This last straw made Tina leave Ike and start her own career. Her aggravating relations with Ike pushed her to the limit as she tried to kill herself. Revenue managed to produce some good songs, but Tina saw no good future with this band and felt she deserved much more. Ike was not just a very nice musician and leader of the project, but also a chronic alcoholic and a tyrant who used to abuse his wife at home and in public.
The band acquired immense fame, although everybody knew it was Tina behind the whole success, with all her charisma and outstanding skills. It changed dramatically after the 1966 release of the single River Deep, Mountain High, a great failure in the States, yet a huge hit in Europe. For a long time, the new formation The Ike and Tina Turner Revue was giving concerts, while its studio activities did not reach high results.
