TINA TURNER

• November 26, 1939 Tina Turner, hall of fame singer and actress, was born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee. Turner started her musical career, with husband to be Ike Turner, in 1960. During the 1960s and early 1970s, they recorded a number of hits, including “A Fool in Love” (1960), “River Deep, Mountain High” (1966), and “Proud Mary” (1971), which won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. After leaving Ike in 1978, Turner recorded solo with only moderate success until the 1984 release of “What’s Love Got to Do With it,” which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and the album “Private Dancer” which sold more than 11 million copies worldwide. Subsequent releases and tours have earned her the title of “The Queen of Rock and Roll.” Turner has sold nearly 180 million records worldwide and has sold more concert tickets than any other solo music performer in history. She has won eight Grammy Awards, including Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1989 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. Two of her recordings, “River Deep-Mountain High” (1999) and “Proud Mary” (2003), have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as recordings of “qualitative or historical significance.” Turner has also appeared in the films “Tommy” (1975), “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” (1985), and “Last Action Hero” (1993). Her autobiography, “I, Tina: My Life Story” (1987), was adapted for the 1993 film “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” Turner received Kennedy Center Honors in 2005 for her “lifetime of contributions to American culture.”

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