By AFP
24 May 2023 |
7:44 pm
A pick of the most memorable hits from US pop icon Tina Turner:
A pick of the most memorable hits from US pop icon Tina Turner:
– ‘Proud Mary’ (1971) –
With her husband Ike Turner, Tina found fame with their version of the gospel-influenced “Proud Mary”, which had been released by Creedence Clearwater Revival two years earlier.
The duo’s take on the song, with its famous chorus about a Mississippi steamboat “rolling, rolling on the river”, was more rock and raunchy than the original, winning them a Grammy.
Tina continued to perform the piece when she went solo, and it would become one of her signature sounds.
– ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
