Tina Turner Dies at 83
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 ? May 24, 2023) was an American-born and naturalized Swiss singer, dancer, actress, and author. Widely referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer.
Turner began her career with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1957. Under the name Little Ann, she appeared on her first record, "Boxtop", in 1958. In 1960, she debuted as Tina Turner.
In the 1980s, Turner launched "one of the greatest comebacks in music history". Her 1984 multi-platinum album Private Dancer contained the hit song "What's Love Got to Do with It", which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became her first and only number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100. Aged 44, she was the oldest female solo artist to top the Hot 100.
Turner also acted in the films Tommy (1975) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). In 1993, What's Love Got to Do with It, a biographical film adapted from her autobiography I, Tina: My Life Story, was released.
Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, Turner is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. She received 12 Grammy Awards, which include eight competitive awards, three Grammy Hall of Fame awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. She was the first black artist and first woman to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone ranked her among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Turner had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the St. Louis Walk of Fame. She was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Ike Turner in 1991 and as a solo artist in 2021. She was also a 2005 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and Women of the Year award.
Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 singles of Ike & Tina Turner.
Year Song Title Peak Position on Billboard Top 40 Chart
1960 - "A Fool In Love" #27
1961 - "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" #14
1961 - "Poor Fool" #38
1970 - "I Wanna Take You Higher" #34
1971 - "Proud Mary" #4
1973 - "Nutbush City Limit" #22
Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 singles of Tina Turner.
Year Song Title Peak Position on Billboard Top 40 Chart
1983 - "Let's Stay Together" #26
1984 - "What's Love Got To Do With It" #1
1984 - "Better Be Good To Me" #5
1984 - "Private Dancer" #7
1985 - "Show Some Respect" #37
1985 - "We Don't Need Another Hero" #2
1985 - "One of The Living" #15
1985 - "It's Only Love" (Duet with Bryan Adams) #15
1986 - "Typical Male" #2
1986 - "Two People" #30
1987 - "What You See Is What You Get" #13
1989 - "The Best" #15
1989 - "Steamy Windows" #39
1993 - "I Don't Wanna Fight" #9
