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The rural community where Tina Turner grew up honored her legacy with a 10-foot statue just steps from where she went to high school.

The statue shows Turner with her signature wild hairdo and holding a microphone, as if she was singing on stage.

Turner died May 24, 2023 at age 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich.

Rock n’ roll legend Tina Turner’s legacy lives on: A 10-foot statue of Turner has been unveiled in the rural Tennessee community where she grew up.

The statue was revealed during a ceremony at a park in Brownsville Saturday, more than two years after the death of the Grammy-winning singer and one of the world’s most popular entertainers.

Local perspective:

The statue shows Turner with her signature wild hairdo and holding a microphone, a

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