They married in 1962 and raised four children, including two children from Ike’s previous relationships and Tina’s son, Craig, also from a previous relationship.Īs Turner has stated in her autobiography and in interviews, the physical abuse began almost from the start. Their relationship evolved and their son Ronnie was born that same year.
She began performing as Tina Turner and, in 1960, they formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. He was so nice to me then, but I did see the other side of him.” I thought, ‘I’ll never hurt you, Ike.’ I meant it. He told me that when he was young, people found him unattractive. “On his off nights, we’d drive around town, and he would tell me about his life, his dreams. We were close, like brother and sister,” Turner told Winfrey. He knew I had the potential to be a star. “Ike had to come to the house and ask Ma if it was OK for me to sing with him. He recruited her at age 17 to join his band as a singer. Louis that she began to visit some of the local clubs and met musician Ike Turner, whose band, Kings of Rhythm, were popular in the area. Louis, Missouri, to live with their mother. I didn’t know anything about being a star until the white people allowed us to come down and watch their television once a week.”įollowing the death of their grandmother in the 1950s, Turner and her sister Ruby moved to St. I was very innocent and didn’t know much else. “We were church people, so on Easter, we got all done up. We just didn’t have fancy things, like bicycles,” Turner said in a 2005 interview with Oprah Winfrey. She was born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939 to poor sharecroppers near Nutbush, Tennessee, a rural community north of Memphis that she later made famous in her autobiographical song, “Nutbush City Limits.” She spent her early years living with her grandmother after her parents split. When she sang of pain and heartache in her husky, full-throated voice, every word rang true. Her talent earned her acclaim as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” while her resiliency made her a hero to battered women everywhere. 1 hit, “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”īefore long Turner was a global superstar, commanding MTV with her spiky wigs, short skirts and famously long legs strutting across concert stages in three-inch heels. Her solo career floundered for years before she mounted a stunning comeback in 1984 with her multiplatinum album “Private Dancer” and its No. Tina, we will miss you dearly,” a statement on her verified Facebook page read.Ī riveting live performer, Turner had a string of R&B hits in the 1960s and early ’70s with her domineering and violent husband Ike Turner before she left him – fleeing their Dallas hotel room with 36 cents. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. “With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. “With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” her family said. Turner died Wednesday at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. Tina Turner, the dynamic rock and soul singer who rose from humble beginnings and overcame a notoriously abusive marriage to become one of the most popular female artists of all time, has died, her family announced in a statement.
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