The Ikettes has been played on NTS in shows including Diddy Wah, featured first on 23 March 2015. Songs played include Here's Your Heart, I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) and Contact High.

One of the premier backing groups in Rock'n'Roll history, the Ikettes had some Top 40 success in their own right. Originally formed to replace the Artettes as back_up for the Ike and Tina Revue, the early Ikettes featured Robbie Montgomery, Venetta Fields and Jessie Smith.

Ike and Tina Turner's debut release "Fool In Love," was fast becoming a big hit in late summer. Art Lassiter had loaned the duo a few of his Artettes…