As a young girl growing up in Nutbush Tennessee, Anna Mae Bullock liked to sing and recite movie dialogue to entertain her family – but by age 20 she had a new name— Tina Turner—and a blossoming music career with her partner, Ike. Tina embarked on her career in the late 1950s, while still … Continue reading
This Saturday, March 27, 2021, the Tina Turner documentary will be released on HBO. She tells her story of trauma and survival and her spiritual awakening as a Buddhist. In the early 80’s I listened to the album “Private Dancer” on my boombox incessantly. As a little kid I was enthralled by that raspy … Continue reading
The recent infamous interview that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave to the Queen ……..ooops we meant Oprah Winfrey …… is just yet another example of how the tabloid media obsession with ‘bad news’ can ruin lives. It’s kind of irrelevant to them if it’s fake or real news : it’s hard to … Continue reading
We will never know why it has taken so long BUT we are finally about to have a fab new documentary about legendary musician, the iconic Tina Turner. HBO have just released the first teaser trailer for “Tina,” the highly anticipated documentary on her incredible 60 year career as the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll. … Continue reading
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