Quincy News: Proud Mary goes home

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Tina Turner performing live at the Carlton House in Quincy MA in 1977
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Tina Turner died quietly at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland on Wednesday after bravely as well as privately battling a long illness that finally took her life.

Ms. Turner has one of the most storied and wide-ranging careers in modern music.

From her start in rhythm and blues to later seeing great success in a wide range of other musical genres, she came to be widely acclaimed as one of music’s greatest performers.

She also had good runs in acting and a variety of other endeavors as well as was a force of nature nonpareil.

Great success notwithstanding, she retained a quiet humility even as she was widely beloved by many in music, including not readily expected awe from MIck Jagger and what could only view as profound brotherly love from David Bowie.

Then again such was only deserved as she was simply the best.

I’m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner.
She was truly an enormously talented performer and singer. She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her. pic.twitter.com/TkG5VrdxXO
— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) May 24, 2023

In 1983 Tina Turner was dropped from her label. Bowie, however, was at the height of his fame and got a fat new deal. His label wanted to take him to celebrate. He said no, he was going to see Tina (‘his favourite singer’) perform. The execs came, signed her, & soon she was back.
— Justin Sherin (@wychstreet) May 24, 2023