RIP Tina Turner

A well-loved singer across two generations. The Boomers who knew her in the early days with her then husband Ike, performing with the Stones, The Who (I remember her as the Acid Queen in Tommy) and others. Made the CCR hit “Proud Mary” her own with the louder, more energetic take. For Generation X, we know Tina via the comeback in the Eighties when she went solo performing songs written by admirers. I will always love “Be Good To Me,” since it has the Fixx’s sound through the guitars and cadence. Throw in her role in Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunder Dome, Tina is immortalized by the chant, “Two men enter, one man leave!” Well, that’s how I remember it plus every other comedy borrows the concept, namely Rick and Morty.

Thanks for everything Tina! I’m glad you escaped those past horrors to become the iconic singer you will be loved for.