historic reign. queen elizabeth ii was born into the royal family. she was never destined to be queen. so when the duke and duchess of york announced the birth of their first child on april 21st, 1926, no one could have guessed their little daughter, elizabeth alexandria barry would one day rule great britain. all of that was to change however when elizabeth s uncle prince edward add indicated his right to rule to marry american divorce say. took the throne becoming king george sixth in 1936. 10-year-old elizabeth became his i heir. the home school princess began to perform royal duties as well as doing her bit when her country was embroiled in world war ii. 1945 trained as a driver and mechanic in the women s auxiliary service. she and her sister joined other britains to celebrate ve day in the streets of britain. she also had a sweetheart her third cousin superintendence philip of greece. the couple were engaged to be married shortly after the princess 21st birthday. the
pictures of tina turner. she sways down the streets of singing, and that s the image that i will always have in my mind of tina turner. this woman with the heels, long legs, dresses, and this wild hair, she gave permission to so many other entertainers to be exactly like she was, and to go beyond that. we were just talking with chris witherspoon, the music critic, just a few minutes ago, and he was commenting on the scope and the range that this woman had in terms of her appeal. because she did something that women and black women certainly had not done up until that time. as a solo artist, you talk about the fame that she gained as a soloist, that she won a dozen grammy awards, that this come was not just a singer but an actor as well. and goodness knows she was a dancer. she even, we re told, she taught mic jagger how to dance.
can you believe that? i do actually. she taught mic jagger how to dance. why not? she had that kind of sassiness about her, and it came out of a lot of pain and turmoil, this woman who came from the daughter of sharecroppers in rural tennessee, and someone that, when you look at on the face of it, you might think that how would she be someone who could rise to the kind of fame and recognition and glory that became the identity of tina turner. it was because of the spirit that was all about tina turner. i had the wonderful benefit of seeing her in one of her last concerts at madison square garden. this woman changed outfits so many times. she strutted across the stage and by the end of the performance, the audience was more worn out than tina turner was. she gave a thrilling, absolutely thrilling performance, and you knew that you were in the company of greatness.
not be riveted by her. yeah, and reportedly, you know, mic jagger watched her stage moves. that s right. and inspiration for how he worked the stage from watching her work the stage, and, you know, it s that legendary capacity, that r and b groups had for going into clubs and just destroying. you know, you had to entertain every second, and she certainly developed that capacity when she was working with ike turner, and then just took it to another level, which the two of them broke up and she went out on her own and then began to develop her own stage style that was second to none. and again, beyond that, you know, a little bit of an acting career, you know, she was in the mad max movie, beyond thunder dome, and there was a sense that maybe she might even be able to help there, she told her life
she was also obviously an incredible dancer and she it s hard to say this in a way that doesn t sound tasteless. she embraced her sexuality in a way that a lot of artists hadn t to that point. on one of the tours that anthony talked about, the rolling stores made a film of that tour, the 1969 tour called give me shelter . in it, that s footage of mick jagger watching footage of tina turner and he basically says something like, isn t it great that there s finally a female performer who s acting like a man. you know, on stage and all that, because she was embracing her sexuality. and you know, at the time, she was having. a very unhappy home life, to put it mildly. being married to ike turner was no day at the beach. but the second chapter of her story, she got with managers and