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Tina Turner Reflects on her Life in New Picture Book - Voice and Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent At 81, Tina Turner quietly reflects on her “imperfections and all” in a telling new pictorial autobiography where she explores her fashion and artistic expressions. In “That’s My Life,” the Queen of Rock n’ Roll reflects on growing up in Nutbush, Tennessee, and how her hometown […]

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