RIP Tina Turner

[Kenn2018]

Tina Turner passed away today, May 24, 2023 at age 83.

While she didn't play ukulele and as far as I know, they didn't appear in any of her acts, she was a great entertainer.

Proud Mary became her song. We've played it many times at my ukulele club.

Thank you Tina for your contributions to Rock'N'Roll and pop music. You will be missed.

 

[Mike $]

It's sad that she's gone, she was sick for a while now, so probably a relief to her. Great singer and performer. RIP

 

[KohanMike]

I actually had a bit of a crush on her not all that long ago. My group met Wednesday to play together when we were told, so we we added Proud Mary to our set of 19 songs as a tribute to her.

 

[RafterGirl]

My group played Proud Mary at a performance Tuesday evening. Our audience loved it. Rock on Tina. You were a very classy lady & will be missed.

 

[Steve_S]

We heard the news last night at our club and did Proud Mary and Nutbush City Limits. Nice to think of her songs all ringing out about the same day across continents.

 

[Nickie]

Godspeed Tina!
She changed how rock music sounded, forever.

 

[Patty]

And I’m a woman so I can say it: those legs! It was as if she were performing as a duo—there was Tina and her music, then there were Her Legs.

edit: In the office where I used to work, a colleague had a near life-size photo of Tina, performing at a concert, on the wall above his desk. Her legs took up two-thirds of the poster.

 

[TerryM]

Gotta love the '80s look.

 

[Kenn2018]

And I’m a woman so I can say it: those legs! It was as if she were performing as a duo—there was Tina and her music, then there were Her Legs.

edit: In the office where I used to work, a colleague had a near life-size photo of Tina, performing at a concert, on the wall above his desk. Her legs took up two-thirds of the poster.

Hanes picked up Tina Turner in the mid 90s to be the "legs" representative for their hosiery. She was 57 at the time.

I remember the huge posters of Tina in the Macy's store. Prominently showcasing her gams. I had to stop and admire the design of the poster.

 

[Yukio]

I have been living in Switzerland for the past ten years. Tina Turner lived not too far from me in Kusnacht, south of Zurich, on the shores of the Lake of Zurich. Since moving here, I have been saying to people living in the area that I wanted an audience with Tina Turner to be able to shake her hand and thank her for her contributions to rock and roll. It never came to pass. It is ironic (only to me in my dreaming mind) that now, as I prepare to leave Switzerland, The Queen of Rock and Roll has passed on to the other shore.

Thank you, Tina. You taught the boys how to sing.

 

[TBB]

I have been living in Switzerland for the past ten years. Tina Turner lived not too far from me in Kusnacht, south of Zurich, on the shores of the Lake of Zurich. Since moving here, I have been saying to people living in the area that I wanted an audience with Tina Turner to be able to shake her hand and thank her for her contributions to rock and roll. It never came to pass. It is ironic (only to me in my dreaming mind) that now, as I prepare to leave Switzerland, The Queen of Rock and Roll has passed on to the other shore.

Thank you, Tina. You taught the boys how to sing.

This is lovely