Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in Tennessee in 1939. Her childhood was rather eventful and the young girl escaped by singing in different choirs. At 18, she met Ike Turner, a young rock ...

Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer ... was born Harold Brooks. His childhood nickname, Teeny, developed into Tina. It’s hard to know when Tina became a name in its own ...

Tina Turner, commonly dubbed the “Queen of Rock ... as Turner faced a “tough childhood lacking maternal love in a post-war America rife with racial discrimination,” said Neil McCormick ...

Jayna Elise as Tina Turner backed by The Ikettes in "TINA-The Tina Turner Musical." Syracuse University Drama alum Morgan Lewis stands next to Elise, second from the right. Photo: Julieta Cervantes ...