RIP Tina Turner

[KingPrawn]

Absolute Legend. Incredible voice

Edited May 24, 2023 by KingPrawn

[pbasspecial]

How very sad. Incredible talent. 😢

[Marvin]

A legend, icon, a one off. Another huge talent who made music great leaves us. Really sad news.

[bubinga5]

Totally unique soul singer. And that what she really was, a soul singer and she was fabulous at it,  she just happened to record some rockish music. I have this DVD. She was in her 60s when she did this live performance. Incredible.!!! .. Like Marvin said she was a one off. I always think instead of getting whizzed off just watch something thats a positive.  This is just.... 

 

Edited May 24, 2023 by bubinga5

[silverfoxnik]

Oh no..

 

One of the all time greats! 

 

RIP 😔

[Lozz196]

Whoa, shocked to see this

[Daz39]

In 1997/8, in my 3rd year at Uni, I lived in a Council flat in Walker (it was cheap, ok!) about 1 mile east, and across the Tyne, from Gateshead Stadium. 
One night Tina Turner played a gig there. The wind was just right and I could hear everything. She was seriously good and energetic, the band were good, and she’d have been late 50s by then, still pumping out 2hr+ shows, dancing in heels.
Some songs sound a bit meh on the radio (by any artist), but We Don’t Need Another Hero at stadium volume with crowd participation was spine-tingling.

Much respect.

[TheGreek]

Seems like all the greats are leaving us. 

 

She rebooted an amazing career in the 80s - probably bigger then than when she was with Ike. 

 

A serious loss to music, thankfully most of her contributions are recorded for posterity.

[itu]

We dont need another hero.pdf

(This is already elsewhere here.)

 

I saw her once live, marvelous show from an incredible artist.

[steantval]

1 hour ago, bubinga5 said:

Totally unique soul singer. And that what she really was, a soul singer and she was fabulous at it,  she just happened to record some rockish music. I have this DVD. She was in her 60s when she did this live performance. Incredible.!!! .. Like Marvin said she was a one off. I always think instead of getting whizzed off just watch something thats a positive.  This is just.... 

 

Also the late John Miles on guitar who died in 2021.

Edited May 24, 2023 by steantval

[JSbass]

And from 2007, a wonderful version of 'Edith and the Kingpin' on Herbie Hancock's album  'River - The Joni Letters', accompanied by a stellar bunch of players: Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, Vinnie Colaiuta and Lionel Loueke.....just superb. What a voice!

[Beedster]

I had the pleasure of 20 minutes in an audition room with Tina and an agent in the late 80's, a glorious lady with the most infectious laugh and energy. I still smile when I think about it, I was young and crap, she knew it but she still made me feel I'd done well. One of the all time greats, and what a life she had. RIP Tina ❤️  

[Mykesbass]

A great performer and one of the greatest comebacks of all time. Much overused but true in this case, an real legend.

[StickyDBRmf]

She was great. She did an uncredited (at the time) appearance on Zappas Over-Nite Sensation on Montana-the hard part, (I'm plucking the old dental floss...) just read it down. And Ike made sure she was paid. I mean, that part is seriously difficult. 

She was soul, she was rock, she was woman.

Talent and Grace like that don't come around too often.

[diskwave]

Blimey. She was just there...all through my life, this huge original artist. First Bowie now Tina...

[Paul S]

10 hours ago, StickyDBRmf said:

She was soul, she was rock, she was woman.

Talent and Grace like that don't come around too often.

 

Yup.

[nekomatic]

11 hours ago, JSbass said:

And from 2007, a wonderful version of 'Edith and the Kingpin' on Herbie Hancock's album  'River - The Joni Letters', accompanied by a stellar bunch of players: Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, Vinnie Colaiuta and Lionel Loueke.....just superb. What a voice!

Here it is and I only wish she’d done more like it. Superb in every way. 

[soulstar89]

What a life she had. So much footage and music to remember her by that she will never be forgotten. 

[BlueMoon]

Simply The Best………….RIP

[miles'tone]

😙👌

[MacDaddy]

Has anyone else in the pop world had their biggest success after turning 40?

 

[BassTractor]

If you haven't seen it yet: watch "Tina Live" from 2009 and be impressed. She was 69 at the time!
And a half!

RIP

[Skin Lewis]

I had the pleasure of being road crew for the European leg of Tina's 1990 Foreign Affair "farewell" tour (first of many farewell tours....). She was a wonderful woman, caring, kind and appreciative, a joy to work for. And such a pro. 100% every night, vocally perfect, full energy. She used to, with a wink, fine the band members $5 if they messed up, she never missed a trick. Band leader and MD was the late John Miles, another complete professional and a lovely bloke. Bass player was Bob Feit, great solid player. Tina's band was also Joe Cocker's too through the 90s, since they were both managed by Roger Davies. Tina was a proper star, exceptional in every way.