{"id":274779,"date":"2023-05-24T18:32:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T23:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=274779"},"modified":"2023-05-25T11:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T16:49:12","slug":"las-vegas-never-forgot-tina-turner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-never-forgot-tina-turner\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Never Forgot Tina Turner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though Tina Turner retired from the concert stage in 2008, the R&B superstar — who died Wednesday at age 83 — was not forgotten by the town whose history intersected for decades with her own. \u201cTina — The Tina Turner Musical\u201d had already been set to play Las Vegas June 6-11 at the Smith Center.<\/p>\n

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Tina Turner performs on Dec. 30, 1999 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. (Image: tinaturnerblog.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWith her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow,\u201d an update posted by Turner\u2019s official Facebook site read. \u201cToday, we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tina and Ike Turner perform at the Las Vegas Hilton on Dec. 21, 1973. (Image: Las Vegas News Bureau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Simply the Best<\/h2>\n

Turner — born Anna Mae Bullock in a segregated Tennessee hospital — made a career of overcoming obstacles. In addition to poverty and racism, she also survived the physical abuse and financial ruination heaped on her by Ike Turner, her 20-year musical and romantic partner, with whom she hit\u00a0 with the signature song, \u201cProud Mary.\u201d<\/p>\n

In August 1969, Ike & Tina Turner headlined the International Hotel — not in the main theater but in the 500-seat Casino Theatre. It was during this stint that Ike began using cocaine, according to a profile in Ebony<\/em> magazine published following his death from a cocaine overdose on Dec. 12, 2007.<\/p>\n

The duo also performed at Caesars Palace in May 1971 as the opening act for Johnny Mathis, and at the Las Vegas Hilton in their own residency from Dec. 13-26, 1973.<\/p>\n

Let’s (Not) Stay Together<\/h2>\n

When Turner finally found the courage to break out of the orbit of the man who discovered her, she returned to Caesars Palace to launch a solo career from July 21 to August 2, 1977. In her 40s — an age when most female singers are relegated to the oldies concert circuit — she finally became a superstar. Her hit, \u201cWhat\u2019s Love Got to Do With It,\u201d was the best-selling single of 1984, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n

Turner shared the bill with Elton John as part of two \u201cMillennium Concert\u201d performances they gave Dec. 30-31, 1999 at the Thomas & Mack Center. And Turner performed three concerts at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in 2000.<\/p>\n

It was also on the Caesars stage — during a May 2008 \u201cOprah Winfrey Show\u201d taping with Cher — that Turner announced her retirement at age 68. Her 50th anniversary tour spanned 84 concerts in North America and Europe from October 2008 though May 2009.<\/p>\n

Turner sold more than 150 million records during her career, won 12 Grammys, and was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice –with Ike in 1991, and on her own 30 years later. She was also honored by the Kennedy Center in 2005.<\/p>\n

Turner died at her home in Switzerland, where she became a citizen a decade ago. According to her spokesperson, the cause of death was \u201ca long illness\u201d that was not identified.<\/p>\n

Turner was predeceased by her sons, Ronnie Turner, who died in 2022 at age 62, and Craig Turner, who died in 2018 by suicide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though Tina Turner retired from the concert stage in 2008, the R&B superstar — who died Wednesday at age 83 — was not forgotten by the town whose history intersected for decades with her own. \u201cTina — The Tina Turner Musical\u201d had already been set to play Las Vegas June 6-11 at the Smith Center. 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