Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose

Music legend Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego medical examiner’s office concluded Wednesday.

Turner, the musician who gave the world what many historians consider the first rock ‘n’ roll record -- “Rocket 88” in 1951 -- died in December at his home in San Marcos, north of San Diego. He was 76.

The medical examiner listed the cause of death as “cocaine toxicity.”

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-- Richard Winton