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Tina Turner Dead at 83

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She died at her home in Switzerland after being ill for some time. RIP, Tina. One of the greatest singers of all time. :cry:

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Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' dead at 83

Tina Turner has died at age 83. She teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It." She was also known for such songs as “Proud Mary,” “River Deep...
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Interesting that last night on "Don't Forget the Lyrics" the contestant said if he got the lyrics wrong for a Tina Turner song, his mother wouldn't let him come home. He got them right.

There is a group of Christian singers where I go in the mountains every year. I haven't seen them perform in many years, and the membership has changed over the years. But there were these twins who would do impressions. One would put on a Tina Turner wig and they would sing "Proud Mary". Sadly, I didn't get to see if their act changed when a few years later, Tina went out on her own. I picture the twins doing "Proud Mary" and Tina pushing Ike out of the way and singing "What's Love Got to Do With It".
 
Should WCBS-FM 101.1 do a tribute to the late Tina Turner songs on America's Greatest Hits Sundays at 7AM-11AM very importantly like:

What's Love Got to Do with It
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
Private Dancer
The Best
Typical Male
Two People
I Don't Wanna Fight
 
TheBigA said:
Everybody knows Tina Turner.

www.reuters.com

'Queen of rock 'n' roll' Tina Turner dies at 83

Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83.
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hollywoodlife.com

Tina Turner Dead: Legendary Singer Dies At 83

Iconic singer Tina Turner has died at the age of 83 on May 24. The news was confirmed in a statement on her Facebook page.
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Sad to see her go. What a legend in pop music. May she forever RIP and condolences to her family, friends, and musical colleagues.
 
AlNYC said:
Should WCBS-FM 101.1 do a tribute to the late Tina Turner songs on America's Greatest Hits Sundays at 7AM-11AM very importantly like:
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They're actually playing her music right now. I see What's Love Got to Do With It and You Better Be Good To Me.

AGH is a nationally syndicated show, and it may have been recorded already.
 
In 1961, I was a young teen and accompanied my mother to a hospital administrator's convention in San Francisco. I had my transistor radio with me all the time, and on the first night I was listening to KYA and heard "Proud Mary" a song by Ike and Tina Turner. I was a fan instantly, and always have been since.

Talent, personality, beauty and flair. Forever, Tina!
 
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DavidEduardo said:
In 1961, I was a young teen and accompanied my mother to a hospital administrator's convention in San Francisco. I had my transistor radio with me all the time, and on the first night I was listening to KYA and heard "Proud Mary" by Ike and Tina Turner. I was a fan instantly, and always have been since.
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Remarkable, since the song wasn't released until a decade later! :p
 
kevtronics said:
Remarkable, since the song wasn't released until a decade later! :p
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That's the title I remember but you are right on the release... Now I am trying to figure out what KYA might have been playing in that era!
 
Now that I am older, one of the things I most appreciate about Miss Turner is that she was able to find success in her "second act" as a middled-aged artist. I wasn't that familiar with her earlier work with her ex-husband, but the summer of 1984 belonged to Tina Turner and her megahit "What's Love Got To Do With It?" A few years later, I enjoyed the biopic of the same name and thought Angela Bassett did a fine job in it.
 
DavidEduardo said:
That's the title I remember but you are right on the release... Now I am trying to figure out what KYA might have been playing in that era!
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Possibly “A Fool in Love”, their first million seller single:

This survey says KYA played ”Poor Fool” by Ike & Tina and “I’m Blue” by the Ikettes in late 1961:
bayarearadio.org

1260 KYA Swingin' 60 Survey (Dec. 18, 1961) | Bay Area Radio

1260 KYA, San Francisco Official Swingin' 60 Survey Week Of December 18, 1961 Elvis Presley bumps The T
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Now that I am older, one of the things I most appreciate about Miss Turner is that she was able to find success in her "second act" as a middled-aged artist. I wasn't that familiar with her earlier work with her ex-husband, but the summer of 1984 belonged to Tina Turner and her megahit "What's Love Got To Do With It?"
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Fox News Radio played that one at 5:00. I thought that was more logical than what they did an hour earlier since she was better known for solo hits.

I heard Tina in a grocery store but don't know whether there was a connection. The chain gets its music from "corporate" and they gave me the name of the company when I called an 800 number.
 
Cordelia Chase said:
Now that I am older, one of the things I most appreciate about Miss Turner is that she was able to find success in her "second act" as a middled-aged artist. I wasn't that familiar with her earlier work with her ex-husband, but the summer of 1984 belonged to Tina Turner and her megahit "What's Love Got To Do With It?" A few years later, I enjoyed the biopic of the same name and thought Angela Bassett did a fine job in it.
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I'd heard of Ike and Tina Turner as a kid but really didn't know anything other than their version of Proud Mary. It was when she went solo in the 80's that I found out more about her and that she was from the West TN area.
 
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DavidEduardo said:
In 1961, I was a young teen and accompanied my mother to a hospital administrator's convention in San Francisco. I had my transistor radio with me all the time, and on the first night I was listening to KYA and heard "Proud Mary" a song by Ike and Tina Turner. I was a fan instantly, and always have been since.

Talent, personality, beauty and flair. Forever, Tina!
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John Fogerty wrote "Proud Mary" and the CCR version came out in 1969. Ike & Tina Turner released their version in 1971. Maybe your memory was off by ten years. I never liked their version with the spoken word intro. They had much better material. Tina was an iconic performer without a doubt. RIP...
 
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