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American rhythm and blues singer Tina Turner,
born Annie Mae Bullock in Nutbush Borough, Tenn., Nov. 26,
c.1939, joined Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm in 1956
(she also married Ike Turner that year). They played the rhythm
and blues circuit and were successful in Europe in the 1960s.
In the early 1970s, they started having American hits, such
as "Proud Mary," for which Tina Turner received
a Grammy in 1972.
The deterioration of her marriage to Ike Turner, which she
documented in her autobiography I, Tina (1985; written with
Kurt Loder) brought her career into decline. When she walked
out on him and the group during a tour, she raised the ire
of concert promoters, who would not book her for several years
afterward.
In 1984 she resurfaced with the album Private Dancer, which
reestablished her popularity and won her three Grammys. Her
1986 album Break Every Rule won her another. Subsequent releases
include Foreign Affair (1989) and Simply the Best (1991).
Turner took part in the Live Aid and USA for Africa projects,
and has appeared in several films, including Gimme Shelter
(1970), Soul to Soul (1971), Tommy (1975), and Mad Max Beyond
Thunderdome (1985). In 1991 she was inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame.
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