What's Age Got to Do with It?

There are some old-ass folks still rocking the rock/pop/soul music tip these days, such as Mick Jagger (65), Eric Clapton (63), and Bob Dylan (67), to name a few. But in our opinion, none is more superfly and rocking than Tina Turner. The Tennessee-born soul/R&B diva (born in 1939) has...

By Steve Jansen

October 23, 2008

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There are some old-ass folks still rocking the rock/pop/soul music tip these days, such as Mick Jagger (65), Eric Clapton (63), and Bob Dylan (67), to name a few. But in our opinion, none is more superfly and rocking than Tina Turner.

The Tennessee-born soul/R&B diva (born in 1939) has basically been retired from live gigs since her Twenty Four Seven tour in 2000, but shortly after she rocked L.A.’s Staples Center with Beyoncé during this year’s Grammy Awards, Turner decided to tour once again. The Tina: Live in Concert Tour will hit up worldwide spots, and thankfully for us, one of those venues is Glendale’s Jobing.com Arena.

Fri., Oct. 24, 8 p.m., 2008

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