first began to establish the solo career to have hits that also seemed to communicate her life story, it just gave an added residence, and led people to embrace her even more as those songs hit the charts. the queen of rock n roll, tina turner has died at the age of 83. eric deggans, thank you very much. that does it this hour. our coverage continues with alex witt right now. very good to be with all of you. i m alex witt in for katy tur. we are staying with this story. one of rock n roll s most famous voices has died. tina turner passing away at the age of 83. according to a statement from her spokesperson, just listed this afternoon, she died following a long illness. she was at her home in switzerland. turner s career, of course, spanned more than 60 years ago. she has put out instant hits like river deep, mountain high, she won a told of eight grammy awards, including a lifetime achievement award in 2018. she had a musical on broadway that was done all about h
she has a legacy that is beyond where she grew up, how she grew up. the relationship she was in with ike turner. she really expanded beyond that and the thing that i think is really amazing about tina turner is the fact of her musical legacy and how many decades as you were speaking to, she was putting out music and as a time when people wanted to silo black music, she was like, no. this is the kind of music i m going to do. i m going to be the queen of rock and roll and do songs in the way. she was iconic in the way she performed. for how long she performed. her positive outlook despite what she may have gone through. i d be remiss if i didn t mention her energy performing and those legs. she was known for those fantastic legs and dance moves. her iconic hair. she was always, always true and honest to herself as she evolved. even with the kinds of songs she liked doing, simply the best, a fantastic song. the song from mad max and also golden eye. she did iconic songs for fil
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she put that part of her life behind her. she thrived after that. tina turner has died in her home in switzerland at 83 years old. her representative saying the queen of rock died peacefully after suffering a long illness and clearly music has lost a legend and the world has lost a legend. tina turner was like no other. william la jeunesse joins us now with more live from los angeles. hi, william. hi, martha. let me ask you or tell you what this agent said. i have a statement here that was just put out by her agent. let me read that for you, if i can. it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of tina turner. she enchanted millions of fans throughout the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. today we say good-bye to a dear friend that leaves us with her greatest work, her music. her heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. tina, we will miss you dearly. i just got this from rolling stone. she was the first black and the first woman to be on the cover of
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