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The Influence of Tina Turner, Little Richard & More on Rock n’ Roll | Billboard News
Tina Turner, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Little Richard and more paved the way in rock n' roll before turning into a predominantly white genre in the '80s.
Tina Turner, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Little Richard and various other Black artists paved the way in rock n’ roll before turning into a predominantly white genre in the ’80s. Ike and Tina Turner opened for The Rolling Stones in the late 1960s, which introduced their bold style of soul-infused rock. A Black, queer woman in the ’40s, she forged her sound in an industry dominated by men, and she wielded a guitar on a level that rivaled them.
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