3 former backing singers former backup singers for Ike & Tina Turner, then known as The Ikettes, became The Mirettes from 1966-1970. The Mirettes featured Venetta Fields who left the Ike & Tina Turner revue, along with fellow Ikettes: Jessie Smith and Robbie Montgomery. The trio signed to Mirwood Records and they formed as a way to break out from under Ike Turner's oppressive thumb. Unfortunately, despite a promising start, they were mired in legal problems, and even bullied and intimidated out of performing by Turner and his allies.
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