The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees for the class of 2021 earlier this week, and many people were surprised to see Tina Turner on the list. After all, she's one of the most beloved singers in rock history and she's been eligible since her 1974 debut solo LP Tina Turns the Country On! turned 25 in 1999. One would assume she'd gotten in years ago. And she did get in back in 1991, but it was along with her abusive ex-husband, Ike Turner. Phil Spector gave their induction speech. Unsurprisingly, Tina was a no-show that night even though Ike was in a California prison at the time following a cocaine bust. Her official explanation was that she was taking the year off from public appearances. But as popular as Ike and Tina were in the Sixties and early Seventies, Tina did much better on her own once Private Dancer took off in 1984, turning her into an international icon. And it's not like the Hall of Fame held back on inducting Paul Simon as a solo act in 2001 because Simon and Garfunkel were brought in 11 years earlier. Eric Clapton was inducted solo in 2000… Read full this story
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