The Ikettes

Biography & Overview

The Ikettes, were a female backing vocal group for R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner, performing primarily as a trio, though occasionally expanding to a quartet. The group originated in 1960 when Ike Turner recruited members of Art Lassiter's backing trio, the Artettes—Robbie Montgomery, Frances Hodges, and Sandra Harding—to record "A Fool in Love" with Tina Turner after Lassiter failed to appear for a scheduled session. Following the success of the single, Turner formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue and assembled a new backing group, soon known as the Ikettes. Although initially conceived as support vocalists, the Ikettes achieved success as recording artists in their own right, scoring hits in the 1960s such as "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" and "Peaches 'N' Cream".