Ike Turner at SXSW 2001 - photo by gary miller - contributing photographer |
Legendary Ike Turner who along with wife Tina Turner won a Grammy in 1972 for the song "Proud Mary" and also had hits with "Nutbush City Limits" and "River Deep, Mountain High", passed away in his home in San Marcos California at the age of 76. Berated by critics and fans after claims of abuse by his ex, and crippled
by a cocaine addiction, he began a comeback and performed at Antone's in Austin at SXSW in 2001. Check out
Micheal Corcoran of the Austin 360's
post about that show.
Former Creed frontman Scott Stapp beat a domestic battery charge after his wife accused him of throwing a bottle at her in May. Stapp struck a deal with prosecutors that required him to undergo anger and substance abuse counseling as well as ridding himself of any weapons in his possession and in return the charges were dropped. Now if he can just make up with 311...
Current Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland has been formally charged with a DUI after a Nov. 21 accident in California. Weiland refused to take a blood or urine test, showed "signs of impairment" and failed sobriety tests. The former frontman for Stone Temple Pilots has been convicted twice in the past of related crimes, and this time faces up to a year in jail. Of course with California's easy in, easy out celebrity jail system it's doubtful that the ink will dry on his fingertips before he is released due to "overcrowding" though that may only be for the girls, as 24 star Keifer Sutherland has found out. Sutherland is doing a 48 day stretch for his own repeat drunk driving conviction.
Finally, the Clark County coroners office has released the cause of death for Quite Riot frontman Kevin Dubrow. The singer was found dead of an accidental cocaine overdose on Nov. 25th at his Las Vegas home while taking a break from touring.