2, crossing over to the top 30 of the US pop chart. "A Fool in Love" was a huge R&B hit reaching No. In 1960, when a singer scheduled to record the song, "A Fool in Love", did not appear, Bullock stepped in and recorded the vocals instead. Going by the name "Little Ann", Bullock was also the spotlight of a soul revue led by Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm band. Ike was initially skeptical, but after much persistence on Bullock's part, he decided to let her perform for him.Thus, Bullock became an occasional vocalist in Ike's shows at the age of 18. At Club Imperial one night, Bullock met Mississippi-born rhythm and blues musician Ike Turner and later asked him if she could sing for him. Before the launch of her career, Anne Mae started out as a home health aide and nursing aide at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital.Īround this time, Bullock's sister was taking her to several nightclubs in the city. Louis, Bullock attended Sumner High School. When Anna was a teenager, she joined her mother and sister in St. Louis, Missouri, and left younger Anna behind with the grandmother.
Their parents took Alline with them when they moved to St. Anna Mae's older sister is named (Ruby) Alline. Bullock long believed her mother had significant Native American ancestry, specifically Navajo and Cherokee.Bullock attended Flag Grove School in Haywood County, Tennessee (the land for the school was sold below market value to the school trustees by Bullock's great great-uncle in 1889). Rolling Stone ranked her at 63 on their 100 greatest artists of all time and considers her the "Queen of Rock and Roll".Īnna Mae Bullock was born in Nutbush, an unincorporated area in Haywood County, Tennesseeat the 26th of November 1939, the daughter of Zelma Bullock (née Currie), a factory worker, and Floyd Richard Bullock, a Baptist deacon, farm overseer and factory worker.She is of African American, European and a small fraction Native American descent. Turner's tour became one of the highest selling ticketed shows of 2008–2009.Turner was born a Baptist, but converted to Buddhism and credits the spiritual chants with giving her the strength that she needed to get through the rough times. In 2008, Turner left semi-retirement to embark on her Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour. She is known for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, career longevity,and widespread appeal. She has sold more concert tickets than any other solo music performer in history. Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide. One of the world's most popular entertainers, Turner has been called the most successful female rock artist and was named "one of the greatest singers of all time" by Rolling Stone. She appeared in the 1993 film Last Action Hero.
She starred opposite Mel Gibson as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, and her version of the film's theme, "We Don't Need Another Hero", was a hit single. Her musical career led to film roles, beginning with a prominent role as The Acid Queen in the 1975 film Tommy, and an appearance in Sgt. After virtually disappearing from the music scene for several years following her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career, launching a string of hits beginning in 1983 with the single "Let's Stay Together" and the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer. With the publication of her autobiography I, Tina (1986), Turner revealed severe instances of spousal abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. Success followed with a string of hits including "River Deep, Mountain High" and the 1971 hit "Proud Mary". Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of RocknRoll". Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock 26 November 1939) is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years.
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