My news feed told me that Tina Turner has passed away. Born Ann Bullock, she met Ike Turner in the late 1950s. Ike was already a locally popular musician and leader of his band The Kings of Rhythm. Ike found out that Ann had a powerful voice and added her to his band as a singer. He also renamed her Tina Turner and the couple got married in 1962. The band became Ike and Tina Turner.
In 1961 they had one of their first hits with a song called It's Gonna Work Out Fine. This song features Mickey and Sylvia, who had a huge hit in 1957 with Love Is Strange. You can hear the similar high reverb guitar sounds that were on that hit, on this song.
Ten years after, in 1971 they had a hit that brought them worldwide fame. They did a cover of Credence Clearwater Revival's hit Proud Mary. On the record it starts out slow, but then Tina says "we never ever do nothing nice and easy" and they amp up the speed and intensity for the rest of the song. Here's a clip of Ike and Tina Turner on the Ed Sullivan Show in '70 or '71 doing Proud Mary. Dance with them!
In 1975 Tina Turner played The Acid Queen in the movie of Who's rock opera Tommy. You may remember that Tommy was the "deaf, dumb and blind kid" who somehow was able to be a wizard at Pinball. The Acid Queen was called in to provide his first LSD fueled sexual experience. "Give us a room, close the door, leave us for a while. You won't be a boy no more, young but not a child!" Here's the clip from the movie Tommy. The song is Rock with a typical mid 70s vibe.
May Tina Turner Rest In Peace. Her music lives on forever.
EDIT: For a LOT more Tina Turner videos, please visit @detlev's excellent post:
https://peakd.com/hive-193816/@detlev/rip-tina-turner
May her soul rest in peace.
Waooo, they are dancing very well
thank you very much for sharing great videos, bright memory, have a good day
So sad to hear about this. RIP Tina turner
Rest In Power Tina Turner ! The memories will always linger on forever because they don't leave like people do .
Tina turner resting in peace
:( oh man. RIP Tine. I mostly know her from her role in mad max! she was great!
I heard about her passing. I always remember her song Proud Mary and What's Love Got to Do With It.
When someone passes away from this world it is very sad as we are seeing that these too have passed away from this world. The memories they have will always stay with us for the rest of our lives in the form of their songs.
May she find rest in Gods bossom
In the nineties, I developed a fondness for Tina Turner because my Dad was a big fan of her songs. I was captivated by her powerful voice and energetic performances. The song "What's Love Got to Do with It" still resonates with me to this day, and I could listen to it all day. She was truly a legendary artist. Thank you, @kenny-crane, for sharing and celebrating the legacy of this remarkable icon.
Her music lives on, as well as her style and showmanship.
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