Profession: Singer
Biography: Powerful R&B and rock singer with an energetic stage approach had a 50 year career as the "Queen of Rock and Roll", winning 8 Grammy Awards.
Anna Mae Bullock joined Ike Turner & his Rhythm Kings as a teenager, and quickly became the star of the show. Rechristened as "The Ike & Tina Turner Revue", they toured constantly and recorded sporadically. Tapped to open for the Rolling Stones' 1966 UK and 1969 US tours, their reputation spread.
After several hit records, including "River Deep - Mountain High" and a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary", Turner left both the act and her marriage with the abusive Ike in 1976.
Slowly rebuilding her career, the resilient singer's 1984 album "Private Dancer" was a worldwide hit garnering several Grammy Awards.
She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice - with Ike in 1991, and as a solo artist in 2021. She received Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, and a lifetime Grammy in 2018.
Her story has been told in the 1993 film "What's Love Got To Do With It", starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, and the stage production "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical" which opened in London in 2018, and on Broadway in 2019.
Born: November 26, 1939
Birthplace: Nutbush, Tennessee, USA
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Married Life
- 1962-11-26 American singer Anna Mae Bullock (aka Tina Turner) (23) weds American musician Ike Turner (31) on her birthday, in Tijuana, Mexico; divorce in 1978
- 2013-07-04 American-Swiss singer Tina Turner (73) weds second husband German music executive Erwin Bach (57) in a civil ceremony on the banks of Lake Zurich in Kusnacht, Switzerland, until her death in 2023
Historical Events
- 1969-07-25 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival (across 3 days); performers included: Bo Diddley, Flying Burrito Brothers, Ten Years After, Guess Who, Santana, Tim Buckley, Byrds, Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Chicago Transit Authority, Chuck Berry, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors
- 1973-02-02 "The Midnight Special" late night rock music show debuts on NBC-TV; performers include Ike and Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, Don Mclean, the Byrds, and George Carlin
- 1975-03-26 Ken Russell's film "Tommy", based on the rock opera by The Who, premieres in London; Roger Daltrey and Ann-Margret star, Tina Turner and Elton John are featured
- 1984-09-01 "What's Love Got to Do With It" single tops the charts, giving Tina Turner her 1st #1 as a solo artist
- 1985-03-23 David Bowie is special surprise guest at Tina Turner concert at NEC arena in Birmingham, England; they perform duets of Bowie's "Tonight" and a medley of Chris Montez' "Let's Dance" and Bowie's song of the same name
- 1985-07-29 Singer Tina Turner films music video for the song “One Of The Living” at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; song is from the film "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome" in which she co-starred with Mel Gibson
- 1985-09-13 2nd MTV Video Music Awards: Don Henley, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, and USA for Africa win
- 1986-08-28 American rock singer Tina Turner's star unveiled at Hollywood's Walk of Fame; Hollywood, California
- 1991-01-16 6th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: LaVern Baker; The Byrds; John Lee Hooker; The Impressions; Wilson Pickett; Jimmy Reed; Ike and Tina Turner; Howlin' Wolf; Dave Bartholomew; and Ralph Bass
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