The 1A Record Club Remembers Tina Turner
1A
NPR
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
She died last week at her home in Switzerland. She was 83 years old.
The numbers are impressive. But the impact she had on those who listened to her music is what many are remembering in the wake of her passing.
We get the 1A Record Club together to remember Turner and talk about her legacy.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the 1A Record Club. |
| 0:02.0 | This is 1A Record Club. |
| 0:04.0 | This is 1A. |
| 0:05.0 | 1A Record Club. |
| 0:07.0 | This is 1A Record Club. |
| 0:11.0 | Welcome to the 1A Record Club. |
| 0:15.0 | Tina Turner, the queen of rock and roll, |
| 0:18.0 | died last week in her home in Switzerland. |
| 0:20.0 | She was 83 years old. |
| 0:22.0 | We asked you to share your memories of the legendary singer |
| 0:25.0 | and as always, your responses were simply the best. |
| 0:29.0 | Tina Turner, as a teenager, |
| 0:31.0 | growing up in Chicago, Illinois, |
| 0:33.0 | she represented fierceness, |
| 0:35.0 | toughness, and sexy as hail. |
| 0:39.0 | Today, we're going to show some respect to Tina Turner. |
| 0:42.0 | She blessed us with her distinctive vocals |
| 0:44.0 | and thrilling performances for more than six decades. |
| 0:48.0 | And behind the $100 million in record sales |
| 0:51.0 | are the personal connections her music made with you too. |
| 0:54.0 | I remember when I was about three or four years old |
| 0:57.0 | my mom would drive me to the state care in Virginia. |
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