November 25, 1967

“Tina Turner is an incredible chick. She comes in this very short miniskirt, way above her knees, with zillions of silver sequins and sparklers pasted on it. Her dancing is completely unrestrained. Unlike the polite hand-clapping Motown groups, she and the Ikettes scream, wail and do some fantastic boogaloo. No matter what you may think of the music, Tina Turner is worth sitting down and paying close attention to.”

November 1, 1969

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October 14, 1971

“Walk into what, from the outside, looks to be another well-paid, well-kept home in suburban Inglewood, California, and you’re hit: a huge, imperial oil painting of Ike and Tina Turner, dressed as if for a simple, private wedding, circa 1960, modest pompadour and formal mink. A thriller? The killer, honey… ”

Read the full cover story by Ben Fong-Torres

October 11, 1984

For almost two decades, the singer was battered and brutalized in one of the most famous marriages in R&B history. But she’s put those years behind her. Now she’s the hottest female act on three continents. 

Read the full cover story by Kurt Loder.

August 15th, 1985

Live Aid 1985: The Day the World Rocked

August 29th, 1985

“Who would play Entity? Miller is said to have casually considered such actresses as Jane Fonda and Lindsay Wagner. While in London, Miller had seen Tina Turner on TV discussing her desire to act. In developing the Thunderdome script with Hayes, he began to refer to Entity as ‘the Tina Turner character.’ Finally, with production nearing, he flew to Los Angeles to test Tina Turner herself.” 

Read the full cover story by Kurt Loder.

October 23, 1986

“In a business known for its exploitation of women, Tina Turner has managed, for over 20 years, to retain not only the adoration of her fans but the admiration of her peer group, male and female. She is nothing if not a survivor.”

Read the full Rolling Stone interview with Tina Turner.

November 13, 1997

Courtney Love, Tina Turner, Madonna on the ‘Women of Rock ‘cover.

“At 58, Turner has that Eighth Wonder of the World status. You do have to see her to believe her; like her good pal and, some say, psychic twin, Mick Jagger, she is the shouting, shimmying embodiment of rock & roll. Her legendary legs — supported on this last tour by the corporate puissance of Hanes hosiery — bracket classic rock & roll imagery. They straddle decades and styles, from the roughest R&B to the creamiest contemporary pop.” — Gerri Hershey writes in the 30th anniversary issue.

April 21st, 2005

“Tina Turner has become more than just a musical superstar and sex symbol, though she is definitely both of those things. For me — and I imagine for millions of others — Tina now stands as an enduring symbol of survival and of grace. Her music is a healing thing…” —writes Janet Jackson in the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

May 18, 2006

On the cover of the 1,000th issue of Rolling Stone