Tina Turner became pregnant at the age of 18 by Raymond Hill, a saxophone player for the Kings of Rhythm (per Newsweek). In 1958 they welcomed a son she named Craig. Turner moved in with Hill, who shared a home with Ike Turner, but their relationship didn't last long. After they split up, Turner became involved with Ike, welcoming their first son, Ronald, in 1960.
In the midst of her tumultuous personal life, Turner was still pursuing her music career. Biography notes that she got her big break the same year she welcomed her second son, filling in for another singer after they didn't make it to a recording session with the Kings of Rhythm. The song, "A Fool in Love," was released under the name Ike and Tina Turner, and become a massive hit.
Turner was catapulted to stardom, but her relationship with Ike was less successful. Per Britannica, the couple married in 1962, although Ike would later say that their elopement in Tijuana, Mexico, wasn't valid. "As God is my judge of all my wives, Tina's the only one I was never legally married to," he told Spin (via The Daily Beast).
