ZURICH – Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artistes of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht...
Tina employed her strong voice and strenuously rehearsed dance routines as lead vocalist in an ensemble called the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. She collaborated with members of rock royalty, including The Who and Phil Spector, in the 1960s and 1970s and appeared on the cover of issue two of Rolling Stone magazine in 1967.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted Ike and Tina Turner in 1991, calling them “one of the most formidable live acts in history”. Ike Turner died in 2007. Private Dancer went on to become Turner’s biggest album, the capstone of a career that saw her sell more than 200 million records in total.
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