HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TINA TURNER! Born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26th 1939 in Nutbush, an unincorporated area in Haywood County, Tennessee. is a singer, dancer, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. Born and raised in the American South, she is now a Swiss citizen. She began her musical career in the mid-1950s as a featured singer with Ike Turners Kings of Rhythm, first recording in 1958 under the name Little Ann. Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in 1960 as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Success followed with a string of notable hits credited to the duo, including A Fool in Love, River Deep – Mountain High (1966), Proud Mary (1971) and Nutbush City Limits (1973), a song which she herself wrote. In her autobiography, I, Tina, she revealed several instances of severe domestic abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. Raised as a Baptist, she melded her faith with Buddhism in 1971, crediting the religion and its spiritual chant of Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for helping her to endure during difficult times. After her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career through live performances. In the early 1980s, she launched a comeback with another string of hits, starting in 1983 with the single Lets Stay Together followed by the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer which became a worldwide success. Whats Love Got to Do with It, the most successful single from the album, was later used as the title of a loosely-based biographical film adapted from her autobiography. In addition to her musical career, Turner has also experienced success in films, including a role in the 1975 rock musical Tommy and a starring role in the 1985 Mel Gibson blockbuster film Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, as well as a cameo role in the 1993 film Last Action Hero. Turner has been termed the most successful female rock artist, winning eight Grammy Awards and selling more concert tickets than any other solo performer in history. Her combined album and single sales total approximately 100 million copies worldwide. She is noted for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, and career longevity. In 2008, Turner returned from semi-retirement to embark on her Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour. Turners tour became one of the highest selling ticketed shows of 2008–2009. Rolling Stone ranked her no. 63 on their 100 greatest artists of all time. In 1991, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Turner later received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress for her role in Mad Max:Beyond Thunderdome. She also contributed songs to the films soundtrack, two of which, We Dont Need Another Hero and One of the Living, became hits, with One of the Living later winning Turner a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. In July 1985, Turner performed at Live Aid alongside Mick Jagger. Tina and Bryan Adams duet single together, Its Only Love, resulting in a Grammy nod for Best Rock Performance by a Duo. Turner published her memoirs, I, Tina, which later became a bestseller, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Turners European Break Every Rule Tour, which culminated in March 1987 in Munich, Germany, contributed to record breaking sales and concert attendances. In January 1988, Turner made history alongside Paul McCartney when she performed in front of the largest paying audience (approximately 184,000) to see a solo performer in Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, earning her a Guinness World Record. Turner returned in 1995 with the U2 composition, GoldenEye for the James Bond film of the same name. The Twenty Four Seven Tour became her most successful concert tour to date and became the highest-grossing tour of 2000 according to Pollstar grossing over $100 million. Later, Guinness World Records announced that Turner had sold more concert tickets than any other solo concert performer in music history. Afterwards Turner announced a semi-retirement. In 2002, Tennessee State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named Tina Turner Highway. In December of the following year, Turner was recognized by the Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Turner was listed at the 17th place on Rolling Stones list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. This is just scratching the surface of the phenomenal life and career of Tina Turner. If you wish to learn more about her go to, Tina Turner Biograghy in Wikipedia. Heres Nutbush City Limits from her 1990 tour, that Joyce and I were lucky enough to see..... Enjoy!
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:54:00 +0000
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