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SAN DIEGO - Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock’s critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife and icon Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76.

“He did pass away this morning” at his home in San Marcos, in northern San Diego County, said Scott M. Hanover of Thrill Entertainment Group, which managed Turner’s musical career.

There was no immediate word on the cause of death, but TMZ.com reports that according to sources close to his family, he may have died in his sleep.

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Ike Turner, the legendary musician and former husband of Tina Turner, has died at 76, TMZ.com reports.

Turner died in his home outside San Diego, according to the report. No other details were immediately available.

Born and raised in Clarksdale, Miss., Turner was inspired by the old blues artists and embarked on a musical career of his own beginning in the late 1940s. He later met Anna Mae Bullock, aka Tina Turner, and they developed a hugely successful act together. She would also become his wife.

The couple's often tempestuous relationship was detailed in Tina Turner's biography, which was the basis for the movie What's Love Got to Do with It? The pair split in the 1970s.

Alongside his former wife, Turner was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.