Ike and Tina Tear Up the Stage on Ed Sullivan

The Ike and Tina Turner Revue was the band that topped charts in the 1960s and 70s. They performed on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1970 and among the songs they sang was the cover “Proud Mary”. Their rendition of the Credence Clearwater Revival song sometimes started out slow and amped to become a frenzied and passionate song that Tina belted out with singular talent. Other times, they performed it high energy from the first beat. With the Ikettes behind her, Tina not only sang but danced her heart out on stage. This kind of enthusiasm in their live shows is what earned them recognition and awards around the globe.

For their performance on Ed Sullivan Tina came out in a gold fringe dress with Ikettes in red dresses reminiscent of inverted tulip flowers. Ike on guitar was decked out in a lilac suit. Together with the rest of the band they lit up the show with their powerful performance of this song that go on to become a #1 hit by the next year. The band began doing this song in their live acts in 1969 and the unforgettable song became one of their signature tunes.

Watch these legends heat up the stage on Ed Sullivan in the video below.