, which earned Oscar nominations for Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne; and a bio-musical that bears her name opened on Broadway in 2019 and was playing to packed houses until theaters went dark a year ago due to the COVID pandemic. Loder, Bassett and playwright Katori Hall, who wrote the book for the musical, are among the insightful interviewees here.
For lifelong fans, the thrill of watching Tina and backup trio the Ikettes surge through vintage hits like"Proud Mary" is eternally electrifying, the seismic physicality of their bodies seeming almost superhuman. Likewise, the still-knockout audio impact of"River Deep — Mountain High," on which producer Phil Spector maneuvered Ike out of the way to unleash Tina against his famed"Wall of Sound.
Turner strutting around New York City in the music video for that song, wearing a black leather mini-dress, denim jacket, firetruck-red lipstick and an outsize mane, remains an indelible image of the era. Contextualized here against the punishing life she escaped, it captures the essence of one of the great women of rock in a moment of jubilant emancipation.
I can't wait to 👀 this TinaTurner doc Tina on HBO. Rock & Roll wouldn't be what it is without her iconic powerhouse performances.
hope she still has that madonna-esque english accent she was rocking for a while
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