The Queen of rock ' n ' roll, which has become for many people an example to follow, celebrated this year its 70th anniversary.26 November 1938
Anna Mae Bullock (Anna Mae Bullock) was born in the small town of Nutbush, near Brownsville, Tennessee. She began to sing even as a teenager, giving their preference to gospel.
1955 After high school, 17-year-old Anna Mae together with his older sister, alline on moved to St. Louis, where in the mid 50-ies in R&B circles shone IKE Turner (Ike Turner, he Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr.), pianist and guitarist, the band Kings of Rhythm. After meeting with Anna Mae and appreciating her vocal and temperament, he promised that he will give her the chance to make something with his group. But this "something" I did not come. Then one day, the girl herself appeared on stage and took the microphone. IKE Turner took it without hesitation and soon brought her appearance at his show and came up with a new name Anna - Tina. The young singer at that time was having an affair with saxophonist group Raymond hill (Raymond Hill), from which she was expecting a child. IKE asked her to move into his house, and that decided their fate.
1958 IKE Turner and the Type became husband and wife.
1959
At the end of this year ode Kings of Rhythm began to cooperate with the Sue label Records. When the team came together to record the song "A Fool in Love", Tina had to be replaced in the Studio vocalist, who clearly could not cope with the task.
1960 Released the single "A Fool in Love" brought to the team of IKE Turner's first big success: he was in the American top 30, and in the ranking of R&B has reached the second number. Over time, Tina was the Central figure and Studio recordings, and concert programs, so it seemed quite logical, when IKE was renamed their project Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Speaking with a great brass section and a line of long-legged female backing vocalists, Revue soon turned into superamento live show. Their popularity was supported by the hit singles, which in the early 60s periodically appeared on the top of the charts. But the creative possibilities IKE were, after all, limited. He did not belong to one of those prolific composers who can create the world hits the whole clusters. His songs of the second half of the 60s rarely appeared in the charts, and none of them was no longer up in the top 10.
1966
This year marks an important stage in the career of star couple acquaintance and collaboration with legendary producer Phil Spector (Phil Spector). He was fascinated by the power and wealth of the vocals Tina Turner and decided to record with her song, which would be the greatest masterpiece of his career. Monumental pop Symphony "River Deep - Mountain High" at a cost of 22 thousand dollars, which in those days was an astronomical sum, not only for one song, but an entire album. Units pop singers would cope with the task, not lost on the background of powerful orchestral accompaniment. Tina Turner was on top. The single "River Deep - Mountain High" has won the British top 5 and brought the actress a huge popularity in the UK. But in the United States it was a total disaster. The problem was not the singer, just the fusion of "black" and "white" musical aesthetics has left Americans are totally indifferent. Critics also reacted to the release of different. Someone this song seemed "perefrazirovannoy", but for many it remains one of the greatest works of the rock era.
1971 Starting to enter into your repertoire of cover versions of modern rock-n-roll, Ike & Tina Turner Revue again revived interest in his work, recording the album "Workin' Together". It was the finest moment of their career: the album peaked in the top 25 of the USA, has its success percussion version of "Proud Mary" group CCR, which became their first hit, reaching the top 5. Moreover, the composition is brought to them the first and the last Grammy awards.
1973
The single "Nutbush City Limits" was another big success of the group, partly biographical song that conquered the top 20 R&B chart and top 30 pop-charts. Wrote it herself, Tina Turner, noticeably tired by this time too monotonous material, which for more than ten years has consistently appeared on the scene.
Were the singer and other causes for fatigue and sadness. Her husband is increasingly abused alcohol, alternating with cocaine. Trying at all costs to keep the main "chip" of his show, he spoke with Tina Turner rude and even cruel. The beatings and insults are common in their family life. For some time she put up with it, but since no improvement was not expected.
1974 The singer has decided to leave IKE.
1976 Two years later, their marriage was officially terminated after she refused almost all financial claims.
Enjoying newfound freedom, Tina played brilliantly in the film version of "Tommy" by The Who. It gave the singer optimism, as well as recently adopted by the Buddhism. Although the reasons for joy in her life was never enough. Faced with indifference on the part of aindustry, Tina had actually left with nothing: no money, no support, without their repertoire, but with numerous debts. She was photographed for advertising products, participated in a television game shows, worked in the clubs of Las Vegas. She managed to sign a solo contract with a record label United Artists, for whom she recorded three long play: "The Country of Tina Turner (1973), "Rough" (1978), "Love Explosion" (1979). But these releases have gone completely unnoticed. The situation seemed a dead end, and she, the owner of one of the best voices in the history of soul music, it was just 40 years.
1979
This all changed with the advent of her life Roger Davis (Roger Davies), a young Australian Manager, who only recently moved to Los Angeles. He decided to take a chance and bring in the big show-business name Tina Turner. With it, the singer has restored the rock-and-roll stiffness and the overflowing energy of his best recordings, combining them with intuitive warmth and sensuality. And tried again to build a solo career.
1981
Tina has performed as the opening act for the Rolling Stones as part of their American tour. Then received an invitation from Ian Craig Marsh (Ian Craig Marsh and Martin Vaira (Martyn Ware of Heaven 17 to take part in their new project. Recorded her cover version of "Ball of Confusion" group Temptations sounded truly apocalypticism.
At the end of 1982 Tina Turner signed a solo contract with record label Capitol. As a debut single, the singer has recorded a cover of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together", which at the beginning of 84 years conquered the top 30 in the USA. The second single "What's Love Got to Do with It" was her real triumph: one of the biggest hits of the year, he held the top ranking for three consecutive weeks. And this was only the beginning.
1984 Published solo full-length album "Private Dancer" for months settled in the top ten national ranking (highest achievement - tor 3), topping the R&B chart, and having at its top than one week. Tina Turner made one of the most memorable of come backs in the history of popular music. Disk "Private Dancer", this fiery blend of pop, rock and R&B, differ only in States with a circulation of 11 million copies. The album was otockov two drums singles: the title track, "Private Dancer".
1984 The singer was awarded the title of best rock vocalist for the song "Better Be Good to Me".
1985 "Private Dancer" got to 7 line chart, and "Better Be Good to Me" caught in the top 5. The triumph left the artist with the Grammy awards ceremony where she was presented with three awards. The track "What's Love Got To Do with It" was named the best record of the year, and Turner - the best pop vocalist.
1985 The singer won a Grammy award for the track "One of the Living" in the category rock vocalist, and then in 86-m - for the song "Where You Started, and in the 88th high jury noted the album Tina Live in Europe".
1986
Artist again flashed in cinema, starring in the title role in the film "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome", for which the recorded audio track. The title theme from the movie, "We Don't Need Another Hero", became another hit in its discography (#2 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the R&B chart).
Such a strong start her solo career was just enough to for a long time to maintain the high reputation of the singer. Moreover, whatever the fate of its releases in the charts, Tina Turner has always been in demand and unforgettable concert performer. After the success of hit singles 1986 "Typical Male" (#2 in the Billboard Hot 100) three years before she recorded the single, which could be compared with him in popularity flown all the world "The Best" caught in the American tor 15.
Until the end of the 80's Turner wrote three long play, one concert - "Tina Live in Europe (1988). The strongest release of this period was the disk 89, "Foreign Affair".
In the second half of the 80's Tina Turner three times walked away the winner with the award ceremony of the Grammy awards three times she was named best rock vocalist.
1991 This year evitando recalled the happy-unhappy past. Its joint with her ex-husband project Ike & Tina Turner Revue was awarded an honorary place in the Hall of fame rock and roll. The ceremony was attended by only Tina Turner, IKE at this time was serving another prison sentence.
During the 90's the singer's discography was enlarged five albums, with varying degrees of success. But not only music was the range of her interests. Tina described her difficult life in his autobiography "I, Tina", which became an international bestseller.
1993
The story of the singer formed the basis of the film (featuring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne), which is nominated for Oscar. The soundtrack of the movie "What's Love Got to Do with It" (1993) stuck in the top 20.
1996 New Studio long play "Wildest Dreams" is much better understood music fans in the UK, where it went platinum, than fans of the album. Turner spent in support of large-scale world tour, performing in total in front of 3 million people.
1998
Maloudachnym was the release of "Good Hearted Woman", but released a year later the album "Twenty Four Seven", the 10th and most recent solo CD, gained great popularity. In the Billboard 200, he rose to 21 lines and entered the top three most popular albums on the Internet. Its circulation has surpassed the one million mark. The most popular song from this album, especially on the dance floors of America, was incendiary "When the Heartache Is Over" (tor 3 in the club charts). It should be noted that this Studio work, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of her solo career, was produced by the singer herself, with the support of guitarist Terry Britten (Terry Britten).
June 2000 Tina Turner, has already celebrated the 61st birthday, has announced that it leaves the stage. This does not mean that she permanently leaves show business. It will continue recording ("I will work, even when I'm 90! "), but will never return to the tiring concert activity. Farewell artist with fans resulted in a spectacular tour (as much as 90 performances in the US and Europe), which was not just one of the most successful in her career, but also the most profitable tour in 2000 in the USA.
As 45 years ago, leaving the scene in mini-skirts, opening her famous legs (the results of some surveys recognized as "the most beautiful legs in show business"), still because of his powerful vocals, Turner demonstrated the highest class of mastery. It is not surprising that only by selling tickets to their shows, she has earned more than $ 80 million, ahead of even superpopular N Sync.
2007 Tina spoke at a charity show Cauldwell Children's Charity in London
February 2008 Legendary singer along with Beyonce (Beyonce) spoke at the ceremony of the Grammy awards in Los Angeles.
1 October 2008 After 8-year hiatus Tina Turner returned to the big stage, having played 36 concerts in the U.S. until the end of the year.
Tina Turner and today leads an active lifestyle and divides his time
traveling between Switzerland, England and France. And its appearance in 70
years can only envy.
Discography:
1973 The Country of Tina Turner
1978 Rough
1979 Love Explosion
1984 Private Dancer
1985 Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
1986 Break Every Rule
1988 Tina Live in Europe
1989 Foreign Affair
1990 Look Me in the Heart
1993 What's Love Got to Do with It
1996 Wildest Dreams
1998 Good Hearted Woman
1999 Twenty Four Seven
2005 All The Best
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