In 1966, Tina Turner was ten years into her music career when she performed at the Elks Lodge in Montgomery.
Less than 20 years later she worked her way back to success a solo artist. Tina released her number one hit song "What's Love Got To Do With It" in 1984, and had a series of other hits through the 80s and mid-90s.
But long before all of that, she was simply a young Nutbush, Tennessee woman named Anna Mae Bullock, who was born into a sharecropping family and loved to sing.
"It's a tribute to Tina Turner, but it's actually a musical," said Carnell Coyle, owner of 1on1 Entertainment. He's bringing the production to Troy University's Davis Theatre at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $35, and are available through eventbrite.com or through the the Davis Theatre box office or by calling 334-241-9567.
The role of Tina is performed by Sheryl Rouse. "She's a great artist. Can sing out of this world, and is also a great actress," Coyle said.
In real life, Tina started singing as a teenager. After moving to St. Louis, the 17-year-old met Ike in 1956 at a performance of his band, the Kings of Rhythm. Of course, she soon joined the act, and they were married in 1962. The Ike and Tina Turner Revue was born. While the music was magic with songs like "Proud Mary" (1971) and "Nutbush City Limits" (1973), the relationship was rocky and abusive for decades, until their divorce in 1978.
The musical tells the story of that life, finding strength to move forward, and the music that came before and after.
If it seems like there's real chemistry between Rouse and Otis Crawford Sr., the man playing Ike Turner, there's a reason for that. Rouse and Crawford are married in real life.
Adding to the show is the Tee Dee Young Band, who like Rouse and Crawford are from Kentucky. "They're a great rhythm and blues band," Coyle said.
Coyle said Saturday's production will be the first time brought it this far into the South.
* She was born Nov. 26, 1939, and is currently 79.
* She's known as the Queen of Rock and Roll.
* She was the opening act for Alabama native Lionel Richie's 1984 tour.
* She has won 8 Grammy Awards, and been nominated 25 times.
* She starred in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" in 1985.
* She retired from touring in 2000.
* She currently lives in Switzerland.
* She and current husband Erwin Bach were married in 2013.