Tina Turner’s legacy immortalized in her rural hometown in Tennessee.
The singer was posthumously awarded with a 10-foot bronze statue that stands in Brownsville, Tennessee. The unveiling took place during the annual Tina Turner Heritage Days at a park.
The statue is near the town of Nutbush, where the late singer went to school. It was created by sculptor Fred Ajanogha.
He captured Turner mid-performance with a microphone in her hand. Ajanogha said that he wanted to capture Turner’s “flexibility of movement on stage.”
According to reports, over 50 donors contributed to help bring the statue to life. Fans of Turner from all over was at the unveiling where expressed how they felt about the statue.
Karen Cook, a Georgia resident, said, “She’s a great, I love her music.” She continued, “It’s a big deal and a great thing for the community to have Tina Turner in her small town.”
Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush. She would later become Tina Turner as she became a superstar, breaking barriers and setting a path for many to follow behind her. She passed away in 2023 in Küsnacht, Switzerland, at 83 years old.
