(Reuters) - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner, who rose to fame in the 1950s and became a star performing with his wife Tina Turner, has died at age 76, said an official with the performer's management company.

Following are some facts about Ike Turner.

* Turner won his second Grammy Award in February 2007 for the traditional blues album "Risin' with the Blues." He shared his only other Grammy with Tina Turner -- in 1972 for their cover of "Proud Mary."

* Ike Turner helped pioneer rock 'n' roll in 1951 when his band The Kings of Rhythm recorded the song "Rocket 88."

* As a guitarist and pianist, Turner played with the likes of B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon in the 1950s.

* Ike Turner was once a vocal teacher to Janis Joplin. The young Jimi Hendrix also played with The Kings of Rhythm for a time.

* He married Annie Mae Bullock in 1958, changed her name to Tina, and they enjoyed such hits as "River Deep, Mountain High," "Proud Mary" and "Nutbush City Limits."

* After their 1976 divorce, he was crippled by a cocaine addiction. Tina accused him of abuse and went on to launch a solo career.

* The Turners were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 but Ike Turner was serving a two-year prison sentence at the time for cocaine possession.