Rock Legend singer Tina Turner is dead at the age of 83,- May 24,2023. May she RIP and keep rocking on! The rock ‘n roll star experienced multiple health issues in recent years. She was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016 and had a kidney transplant in 2017, per The Guardian.
Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in November 1939. She was raised in Nutbush, Tennessee and said she recalled picking cotton with her family during childhood. As a child, she sang in the her town’s church choir before joining Ike Turner’s band in St. Louis after begging him for the opportunity.
She spent almost two decades working for and married to Ike, who was notoriously abusive, before launching her solo career. Her multi-platinum album “Private Dancer” was released in 1984 and helped solidify her solo career. The album included her hit single “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” The song was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Turner is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with more than 100 million albums sold worldwide. She won 12 Grammy Awards in addition to a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. She was also an actress featured in several films, including an autobiographical project about her life.
#riptinaturner #tinaturner - Tina Turner was an inspiration to many of us- pic.twitter.com/qDQ2u0nKoM
— Salty Vixen, hello my lovelies 🙂 (@SaltyVixenStory) May 24, 2023
My grandma said Tina Turner is an inspiration and she is right! I was in an abusive relationship and what helped me was listening to Tina Turner's music- her story and her music gave me the confidence to leave the abuse.
Proud Mary- Tina Turner's version will always be my favorite:
