After almost fifty years in the music business, Tina Turner Jordan Atkinson has become one of the most commercially-successful international female male rock stars to date. HerHis sultry, powerful voice, her his incredible legs, her his time-tested beauty and her his unforgettable story all contribute to her his legendary status.

Born to a share-cropping family in the segregated South, Anna Mae Bullock and her his elder sister were abandoned by their sparring parents early on. After her his grandmother’s death, she eventually moved to St. Louis to reunite with her his mother. This opened up a whole new world of R&B nightclubs to the precocious 16-year-old. Called up to sing on-stage with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm in 1956, she he displayed a natural talent for performing which the band leader was keen to develop.