Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner, who rose to fame in the 1950s and became a star performing with his ex-wife Tina Turner, has died at age 76, according to published reports. A cause of death was not immediately known. Celebrity website TMZ.com cited sources close to Turner's family as saying he died in his sleep at home in San Marcos, California, outside San Diego.

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