{"id":70547,"date":"2023-05-25T08:59:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T08:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/25\/beyonce-mick-jagger-and-elton-john-lead-tribute-to-tina-turner\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T08:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T08:59:58","slug":"beyonce-mick-jagger-and-elton-john-lead-tribute-to-tina-turner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/25\/beyonce-mick-jagger-and-elton-john-lead-tribute-to-tina-turner\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyonc\u00e9, Mick Jagger and Elton John\u00a0lead tribute to Tina Turner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Celebrities and fans have paid tribute to Tina Turner, after the death aged 83 of the soul star behind hits like The Best and What\u2019s Love Got to Do With It.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyonc\u00e9 called her the \u201cepitome of passion and power\u201d, and was joined by Sir Mick Jagger and other stars in saluting Turner\u2019s musical legacy.<\/p>\n

The late performer was also lauded by Mariah Carey and Oprah Winfrey for overcoming years of domestic abuse.<\/p>\n

The Obamas praised her for \u201csinging her truth through joy and pain\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They were joined by current US President Joe Biden, who noted that Turner had started life as a farmer\u2019s daughter and hailed her \u201conce-in-a-generation talent\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Beyonc\u00e9,
Beyonc\u00e9 performed with Turner at the 2008 Grammy Awards<\/p>\n

The singer, whose\u00a0death in Switzerland was announced on Wednesday, had suffered a number of health issues in recent years.<\/p>\n

US singer Gloria Gaynor said Turner \u201cpaved the way for so many women in rock music, black and white\u201d. <\/p>\n

Another contemporary, Diana Ross, said she was \u201cshocked\u201d and \u201csaddened\u201d by Turner\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Sir Mick also said he was saddened by the death of his \u201cwonderful friend\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Beyonc\u00e9,
Turner and Jagger performed together at Live Aid in 1985<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cShe was truly an enormously talented performer and singer,\u201d the Rolling Stones frontman wrote. \u201cShe was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sir Elton John called Turner a \u201ctotal legend on record and on stage\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe have lost one of the word\u2019s most exciting and electric performers\u2026 She was untouchable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welsh star Dame Shirley Bassey recalled how she \u201creally gave it her everything and was a fantastic performer\u201d.<\/p>\n

Dubbed the Queen of Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll, Turner had a voice like a hurricane and the stage presence to match.<\/p>\n

Born in Tennessee and raised in the church, Turner basically elbowed her way into rock \u2018n\u2019 roll and rose to fame in the 1960s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Ike Turner refused to give her an audition, she waited for the intermission in his show, grabbed a drummer\u2019s microphone and let rip.<\/p>\n

She sang with the band for the rest of the night, and soon got equal billing with Ike \u2013 later marrying her co-star.<\/p>\n

They were one of the most watchable, combustible bands on the soul circuit. Many of their hits were covers of other people\u2019s material.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Proud Mary, Get Back, Whole Lotta Love: whatever the material, Turner could make it her own.<\/p>\n

She later found her greatest success as a solo artist with hits including What\u2019s Love Got To Do With It, Let\u2019s Stay Together, Steamy Windows, Private Dancer and James Bond theme GoldenEye.<\/p>\n

Those chart triumphs came after she divorced Ike in 1978. A number of Wednesday night\u2019s tributes referred to her escape from her husband\u2019s abuse.<\/p>\n

The charity Women\u2019s Aid was among those to quote one of Turner\u2019s songs, saying: \u201cShe will always be simply the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

TV presenter Oprah Winfrey cited Turner\u2019s \u201ccourage\u201d, adding: \u201cHer life became a clarion call for triumph.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an effusive message, singer Mariah Carey called Turner not only an \u201cincredible performer\u201d but also a \u201csurvivor and an inspiration to women everywhere\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Beyonc\u00e9,<\/figure>\n

Beyonc\u00e9, another younger star who was influenced by Turner, wrote on her website: \u201cMy beloved queen. I love you endlessly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so grateful for your inspiration, and all the ways you have paved the way. You are strength and resilience. You are the epitome of passion and power.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all so fortunate to have witnessed your kindness and beautiful spirit that will forever remain. Thank you for all you have done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Singer PP Arnold \u2013 who performed alongside Turner \u2013 told the BBC that the two women\u2019s relationship had \u201cchanged my life\u201d and saved her from an abusive teen marriage.<\/p>\n

Numerous other musicians including Janelle Mon\u00e1e, Dolly Parton, Blondie\u2019s Debbie Harry and Sir Tom Jones were quick to hail the late performer\u2019s achievements.<\/p>\n

She won eight Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 as a solo artist, having earlier been inducted alongside Ike.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her glittering career also saw her make film appearances.<\/p>\n

\"Beyonc\u00e9,
Fans left flowers at locations including Turner\u2019s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fans around the world paid their own respects \u2013 with flowers laid on Turner\u2019s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, and candles lit outside her home in K\u00fcsnacht, near Zurich.<\/p>\n

Bouquets were left outside London\u2019s Aldwych Theatre \u2013 the current home of a musical named Tina, about the late singer\u2019s life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s star Kristina Love addressed the news on stage, recalling the time she met Turner, who had made her \u201cfeel comfortable with the mammoth task ahead in playing her\u201d.<\/p>\n

The BBC also heard reactions from members of the public outside Washington DC\u2019s National Museum of African American History and Culture.<\/p>\n

Turner was the \u201cepitome of resilience and starting again\u201d, said one woman named Marlene.<\/p>\n

Ernest Lawrence, a T-shirt seller, said he planned to make a design with Turner on it \u2013 explaining that the performer had \u201cone of the most successful legacies in music in my lifetime\u201d.<\/p>\n

He hailed the late star as a \u201cgreat black female\u201d and a \u201cpositive image for any woman\u201d, having overcome \u201chard times\u201d in her personal life.<\/p>\n

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