Photos: Tina Turner, 'simply the best'
Tina Turner, the dynamic rock and soul singer who rose from humble beginnings and overcame a notoriously abusive marriage to become one of the most popular female artists of all time, died at the age of 83, according to a post on her verified Facebook page on Wednesday, May 24.
Turner's talent earned her acclaim as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll," while her resiliency made her a hero to battered women everywhere.
Turner and her first husband, Ike, had a string of R&B hits together in the 1960s and early '70s. But after enduring more than a decade of physical abuse, she left him — fleeing their Dallas hotel room with a Mobil credit card and "a quarter, a dime and a penny," she wrote in her book.
Her solo career floundered until the 1984 release of her multiplatinum album "Private Dancer" and its No. 1 hit, "What's Love Got to Do With It." She then became a global superstar.
Source: CNN
