| Industry | Recording studio |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
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Technisonic Studios was a production company in St Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1929, it was the largest [ citation needed ] and oldest production facility in St. Louis, used to shoot feature films and television commercials. It contained a recording studio where Ike & Tina Turner cut their first track in 1960, and Chuck Berry recorded there in the 1960s and 1970s.
Founded in 1929 by Charles E. "Bud" Harrison as an audio laboratory, Technisonic was originally located in the Central Institute for the Deaf building in mid-town St. Louis. [1] In the early 1940s, it relocated to 1201 S. Brentwood Blvd. in Richmond Heights, MO. [2] Following a series of acquisitions and a brief closure, the Brentwood Blvd. property was sold to a mall developer and Technisonic was moved in 1990 to 500 S. Ewing Ave in St. Louis.
Radio series Mr. Keen, The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet were recorded off-air at Technisonic for delayed broadcast. [3]
In 1960, musician Ike Turner booked studio time at Technisonic Studios to record "A Fool In Love" with singer Art Lassiter. [4] When Lassiter didn't show up for the session, Turner recorded the song with his backup vocalist Little Ann who he later renamed Tina Turner thus beginning created the Ike & Tina Turner. [5]
After leaving Chess Records, rock and roll musician Chuck Berry recorded his sides for Mercury Records at Technisonic Studios in 1966. [6]
The 2004 documentary The World’s Greatest Fair, about the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was produced by Technisonic Studios. [7]
Technisonic Studios closed in 2010. [8]
Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s with his wife Tina Turner as the leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.
Tina Turner was a singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the husband-wife duo Ike & Tina Turner before launching a successful career as a solo performer.
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Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner's band the Kings of Rhythm and backing vocalists called the Ikettes. The Ike & Tina Turner Revue was regarded as "one of the most potent live acts on the R&B circuit."
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Robert "Bob" Kuban is an American musician and bandleader.
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"Merry Christmas Baby" is an R&B Christmas standard credited to Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore. In 1947, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers recorded the tune, featuring vocals and piano by Charles Brown. Subsequently, many performers have recorded renditions of the song, including Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ike & Tina Turner, Otis Redding, B.B. King, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, and Melissa Etheridge.
The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner is the debut album by Ike & Tina Turner. It was released on the Sue Records in February 1961. The album is noted for containing the duo's debut single "A Fool in Love" and their follow-up singles "I Idolize You" and "I'm Jealous."
Arthur Lassiter was an American singer, known for his work with Ike Turner.
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Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live is the first live album by Ike & Tina Turner released on Kent Records in 1964.
Soul The Hits is the debut album by American girl group the Ikettes, released on Modern Records in 1966.
The ClubManhattan was a nightclub at 1320 East Broadway in East St. Louis, Illinois. The venue was owned by Booker Merritt. The Club Manhattan has a prominent place in Greater St. Louis music history. It is best known for being the nightclub where singer Tina Turner met her future husband, bandleader Ike Turner.
The Club Imperial was a nightclub at 6306-28 West Florissant Ave in St. Louis, Missouri. During the club's heyday in the 1950s through the 1960s, acts such as Ike & Tina Turner, Chuck Berry, and Bob Kuban and the In-Men performed at the Club Imperial.
Johnny Wright was an American blues musician, best known for his recordings with bandleader Ike Turner. Wright also recorded with his own band.
Stacy Johnson was an American R&B singer and songwriter best known as a vocalist in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Johnson also released solo records and sang in the St. Louis based group the Sharpees led by Benny Sharp.
Vernon Guy was an American R&B vocalist based in St. Louis. Early in his career he toured with bandleader Ike Turner in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Guy released a few solo records on Turner's labels before forming the Sharpees with Benny Sharp in the mid 1960s. He later performed with musicians Bennie Smith and Johnnie Johnson.
Erskine Oglesby was an American tenor saxophonist and blues singer. He was a native of St. Louis and as a teenager he played in a local band with Chuck Berry. He later played with Little Milton, Albert King, and Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm. Oglesby also recorded as a solo artist and released a few albums on Black & Tan Records.
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