
Goodbye Legend: Tina Turner, known as the ‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ is dead
Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative said. Turner began her career in the 1950s during the early years of rock and roll and evolved into an MTV phenomenon. Sometimes nicknamed the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Turner won six of her eight Grammy Awards in the 1980s. The decade saw her land a dozen songs on … Continue reading Goodbye Legend: Tina Turner, known as the ‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ is dead