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the us born singer songwriter tina turner has died at the age of 83. she was known as the queen of rock and roll. in a statement, her representative says, tina turner, the queen of rock and roll, has died peacefully today at the age of 83. that was after a long illness in her home in zurich near switzerland. with us, david cilento looks back on her life. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always followed you around. 1966, river deep mountain high. in yourface, hip shaking, sweat drenched, passionate, pop perfection. however, in america, the song was a flop. it would be another 17 years before tina turner truly made it. anna mae bullock grew up in nutbush, tennessee. her family were sharecroppers. she started singing in ike turner s band when she was a teenager. and poor, largely abandoned by her parents, it was, she hoped, her escape. but it was an escape into a different sort of misery. # rolling down a river powerful woman on stage. but, the acid quee

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