Tina Turner was a very big star twice in the same lifetime. First time round, she was the real talent in the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, a high-energy touring funk and soul phenomenon. Tina could sing, dance, move, put on a show, better than anyone in the business. This made her husband wealthy, and jealous. Tina endured years of violence and misery, finally leaving him on tour in Texas.
Lean years followed, but Tina found an ally in Australian music promoter Roger Davies, who signed her up in 1980, getting her well paid Las Vegas gigs, steering her on the way to multi-platinum albums through the 80s. Tina Turner was, once again, a big star, one of the best performers of the huge stadium gig era.
Tina Turner made the greatest showbiz comeback ever. At 44, she had a five times platinum album, and led an all-conquering 177 show world tour
She was in a Mad Max movie, sang a James Bond theme. Tina was an unstoppable showbiz phenomenon, and an inspiration
Anna Mae Bullock from Nutbush, Tennessee, became one of music’s biggest brightest stars, twice in one lifetime.
