Tina Turner: Music legend dies at 83

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Singer Tina Turner, whose soul classics and pop hits like The Best and What's Love Got to Do With It made her a superstar, has died at the age of 83.

 

Turner had suffered a number of health issues in recent years including cancer, a stroke and kidney failure.

 

She rose to fame alongside husband Ike in the 1960s with songs including Proud Mary and River Deep, Mountain High.

 

She divorced the abusive Ike in 1978, and went on to find even greater success as a solo artist in the 1980s.

 

By Emma Saunders

 

Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/65669653

 

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[Tug]

I’m gonna miss (legs) she was one energetic and gifted lady you will be missed a fine run Tina thank you and my condolences to your loved ones rip madam 

[ChrisY1]

A sad loss….but what a woman! An amazing performer for decades….and still hot till the end!

[bannork]

She once recorded a show in London for one of the TV channels, at the end the whole crew: cameramen, sound engineers stood up and gave her a standing ovation. Someone remarked how rare that was as the crew were used to working with the best in rock 

[quake]

Goodbye Tina.

Simply the best. 

[newnative]

   Sad news.  One of my very favorite singers.  I still love to watch YouTube videos of her amazing concerts.  Simply the best.  

[new2here]

While her music is without a doubt legendary and some of the best.. for me, I’ll remember her more for her determination to overcome adversity and negative relationships and to still be able to be the best.. that to me is what Tina exemplifies.  

[In Full Agreement]

Sad day for me when I read about her death first thing this  morning.  

 

Tina Turner had the talent and stage presence to allow her fan base to be multigenerational.

 

For me she's right up there with the likes of Elvis Presley.

 

 

 

Tina Turner's influence will be long lasting.

 

 

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SIMPLY THE BEST: GLOBAL SUPERSTAR TINA TURNER DIES AGED 83
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Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, has died aged 83. One of the greatest entertainers of all time, Turner died in Switzerland, a spokesperson has announced.

 

“Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland,” the statement said.

 

While a separate statement was posted on the singer’s official Instagram page, informing fans of the news.

 

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,” it read.

 

“With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music.”

 

Known for her powerful, gravelly vocals, explosive stage presence, and fierce mane of hair, Turner made one of the greatest comebacks in musical history and became a symbol of female empowerment, sensuality and resilience.

 

The legendary singer sold more than 200 million records and won 12 Grammys in a career that spanned more than five decades and produced a catalogue of hit songs including River Deep (Mountain High), What’s Love Got To Do With It and The Best.

 

Born Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee on November 26, 1939, Turner grew up on a sharecropping farm in nearby Nutbush with her parents Zelma and Floyd Bullock and her two older sisters.

 

When Turner was 11, her mother left the family fleeing domestic abuse, and Turner was sent to live with her grandmother, only reuniting with her mother later in life.

 

As a teenager, she immersed herself in the rhythm and blues scene in St Louis, Missouri, where she met Ike Turner and began performing with his band.

 

The Ike and Tina Turner Revue had a hit of string singles including A Fool in Love, Proud Mary, and Nutbush City Limits.  The pair were married in 1962.

 

By then, Turner was a mother to four boys, including Craig, her eldest biological son from an earlier relationship; Ronnie, her son with Ike; and two of Ike’s children, which she adopted.  Turner divorced Ike in 1978 citing years of physical violence and infidelity.

 

From a difficult childhood and an abusive marriage, Turner would rise like a phoenix, finding success as a solo performer in the early 1980s with the help of Australian Roger Davies who became her business manager.

 

Her only No. 1 Billboard 100 hit, What’s Love Got To Do With It was released in 1984, and won Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Female Vocal Performance.

 

Turner’s list of accolades is long, and includes a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and St Louis Walk of Fame, and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, as a duo with Ike in 1991 and then as a solo artist in her own right in 2021.

 

In 2013, Turner gave up her American passport and became a citizen of Switzerland, where she lived until her death.  She is survived by her husband, music producer Erwin Bach.

 

Full story: https://royalcoastreview.com/2023/05/simply-the-best-global-superstar-tina-turner-dies-aged-83/

 

-- © Copyright Royal Coast Review 2023-05-25

 

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[Chomper Higgot]

RIP Tina.

 

Thanks for your music, thanks for your unforgettable shows.

[bannork]

 

[jerrymahoney]

From 1970 Ed Sullivan Ike and Tina Turner Revue:

 

[bannork]

Simply. . wonderful

 

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