Tina Turner
I, Tina: The Later Years Were Simply The Best
The Queen of Rock n’ Roll’s life and career after early fame and deep heartbreak.
“You ask me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.”
It’s 1984, and Prince is Making Doves Cry, Ashford & Simpson are Solid as a rock, Stacey Lattisaw and Johnny Gill are the Perfect Combination, Lionel Richie is calling in to say Hello, Patti Labelle is Loving, Needing, and Wanting Us, and Michael Jackson Can’t Get Out of the Rain. 1984. What a time.
And entering at #2 is Tina Turner singing, What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Released on May 1, 1984, What’s Love Got To Do With It became Tina Turner’s first solo hit, selling over 200,000 copies worldwide and spending 24 weeks on the charts. At the time, Turner who was 44, also became the oldest solo female to top the Hot 100 and the single became the second highest selling of 1984.
The significance of What’s Love Got To Do With It not only signified the inception of Turner’s successful solo career but also marked a redefining era for her later years.
Born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939, Turner’s early life was marked by rural life in Nutbush Tennessee, unexpected separation from her…
