Twanna Turner Melby: Meet Ike Turner’s daughter

Twanna Turner Melby is Ike Turner’s daughter. Ike Turner, Twanna Turner’s father, was a musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer from the United States. He was an early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll and is best known for his work as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the 1960s and 1970s with his then-wife Tina Turner.

Twanna Turner Melby: Profile Summary

Twanna Turner Melby was born in 1959, but the exact date is unknown. She was born in the United States of America and raised there. She is an American citizen. Twanna Turner Melby will be 62 years old in 2021. Her mother’s name is Pat Richard.

Turner, Twanna Turner, Melby’s father, claimed to have been married fourteen times. He frequently married another woman before divorcing his first wife. “You gave a preacher $2, the papers cost $3, that was it,” he said of his early marriages. Divorces were uncommon among blacks at the time.”

Turner discovered he had a daughter named Twanna Melby in 1988. In 1991, he was paroled into her custody. Tina’s mother, Pat Richard, went to Sumner High School in St. Louis with Tina. It is still unknown whether Twanna Turner Melby’s father and mother married.

Twanna Turner Melby enjoyed spending more time on weekends with her grandmother, who lives in Bakersfield, California. She studied piano, dance, and went to school there. There is no public information available about her educational background.

Twanna Turner Melby is the only known child of her father and mother, but her father had five other children. Mia Turner, Ike Turner Jr, Ronnie Turner, and Michael Turner are Twanna Turner’s siblings.

Ronnie Turner, Twanna Turner Melby’s brother, is an actor. Ronnie is a real estate broker in Los Angeles, California, in addition to his acting career. He is said to be a talented musician who frequently played for his mother’s and father’s bands following their divorce.

Tina Turner Melby’s son Craig Turner with Raymond Hill was adopted by Twanna Turner Melby’s father and thus bore his surname. Craig committed apparent suicide in 2018.

Turner’s second wife, Velma Davis (née Dishman), claimed Turner was the father of her daughter, Linda Turner Bullock (b. 1949), but Turner denied this in his autobiography (in which Velma is incorrectly referred to as Thelma): “I met Thelma Dishman, who, at the time, I thought was a pretty girl.” I liked Thelma, who was pregnant but not by me.”

Turner married Edna Dean Stewart of Ruleville, Mississippi, when he was 16 years old.They tied the knot on April 10, 1948. Turner’s age was increased by four years, according to records. Edna didn’t want to stay in Clarksdale, so she returned to Ruleville.

Turner, Twanna Turner, Melby’s father, was raised a Baptist and reportedly converted to Judaism in 1994, but never spoke about it, and much information about Twanna’s religious beliefs is unavailable.

Turner revealed in 2005 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema, which required him to use an oxygen tank. “He was too weak from the emphysema to do anything,” Twanna Turner Melby’s half-sister Mia Turner said. He’d go into the studio for a few minutes, play a couple of bars, and then say he needed to lay down.” Despite his illness, he worked with Gorillaz on their album Demon Days and performed the track live at the Manchester Opera House in November 2005.

Turner became reclusive in the weeks leading up to his death. Twanna Turner Melby’s father told his assistant Falina Rasool on December 10, 2007, that he believed he was dying and would not live until Christmas.

Turner died two days later, on December 12, at the age of 76, at his home in San Marcos, California, just as he predicted. Ann Thomas, his ex-wife, discovered him dead. Rasool was also present and performed CPR. Turner was declared dead at 11:38 a.m.

On December 21, 2007, his funeral was held at the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California. Little Richard, Solomon Burke, and Phil Spector were among those who spoke at the funeral. “Rocket 88” and “Proud Mary” were performed by the Kings of Rhythm. Turner was cremated following the funeral.

Turner died of a cocaine overdose on January 16, 2008, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office. “Cocaine toxicity with other significant conditions, such as hypertensive cardiovascular disease and pulmonary emphysema, is the cause of death for Ike Turner,” Supervising Medical Examiner Investigator Paul Parker told CNN. His daughter Mia was said to be surprised by the coroner’s verdict, believing that his advanced stage emphysema played a larger role.

Ike Melby, Twanna Turner Melby’s father, died without a valid will. His former wife Audrey Madison Turner filed a petition less than a week after his death, claiming that he had written a handwritten will naming her as a beneficiary. A judge ruled in 2009 that Turner’s handwritten will was invalid and that his children were the legal heirs to his estate.