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«The most dynamic female soul singer in the history of the music, Tina
Turner oozed sexuality from every pore in a performing career that began the
moment she stepped onstage as lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in
the late '50s.
Born Annie Mae Bullock near Brownsville, TN, she began
singing as a teen, and joined Ike Turner's touring show as an 18-year-old
backup vocalist. Just two years later, Tina was the star of the show, the
attention-grabbing focal point for an incredibly smooth-running soul revue
headed by Ike and his Kings of Rhythm.
Her gritty and growling performances beat down doors everywhere, looking
back to the double-barreled attack of gospel fervor and sexual abandon that
had originally formed soul in the early '50s. Divorced from Ike in the
mid-'70s, she recorded only occasionally later in the decade. Surprisingly,
Tina returned in the mid-'80s with a series of hit singles and movie
appearances; her high-profile status was assured well into the '90s.»
All Music Guide
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