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ENTERTAINMENT
HAPPENINGS
ENTERTAINMENT
International Star of Stars
From the outset, Sheena Easton’s career has been earmarked for unquali
fied success. Her very first single, "M o rn in g Train (Nine T o F ive)” was
number one in the United States for three straight weeks and went gold
along with her debut LP. Her second single, “ Modern G irl” (which was re
leased February 22, 1980 in the U K ) quickly went top 10. So popular was
"M o rn in g T ra in ” that it sparked a resurgence o f "M o d ern G irl” and the
summer o f 1980 found Sheena owning the distinction o f being the first Brit
ish female singer to have two records in the top 10 simultaneously. Sheena
became the featured vocalist singing the title track to the James Bond film
" F o r Your Eyes O n ly ,” and suddenly had three records in the American
top 50.
Sheena Easton is now a major international star with gold records in the
U.S. and UK and platinum discs in Canada and Japan. Sheena performed
at the Royal Variety Show in November, 1980 and stole the show. She was
voted "Best Female Singer” by England’s Daily M irro r/N a tio n w id e Rock
and Pop Awards poll and “ Female Personality o f the Year” by T V Times
readers. In America, the major trade publications acclaimed her "Best Fe
male Newcomer.”
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Whirlwind Of Energy
Tina Turner is a show business phenomenon, a whirlwind o f energy on
stage, a soulful singer, a choreographer whose influence has been felt in all
aspects of contemporary music, a physical presence that has become an icon
o f the pop life.
Tina Turner is an international celebrity. She’s done several European
lours since becoming a solo performer, including behind the Iron Curtain,
and a whole slew o f live television appearances on both sides o f the A tlan
tic. She became an in-demand personality on the T V talk show and variety
circuit, became a favorite with audiences from Las Vegas to your nearest
raunchy rock club. The woman has range.
She’s nothing less than a star. It has, however, been a long road from
Nutbush, Tennessee.
Tina Turner was born in Nutbush, Tennessee, about 54 miles from Mem
phis. As a child, she soon learned, painfully, to be independent, for, owing
to rather unsettled family situations, she shuttled from relative to relative,
grandmother to grandmother (spending an idyllic time with a beloved wom
an named Miss Jo, who wasn't a blood relative at all), eventually moving to
St. Louis, to be reunited with her mother. Tina, then Anna Bullock, was 15
years old.
Already, however, certain elements were beginning to make themselves
evident in her life. An earthy woman, a sensual woman, she was also a
strong, resilient woman, yet with a sweet, rather sentimental core (a trait she
has to this day), a woman who had "th e hurt put on h er" by people she
loved.
Tina was, and is, a woman who is continually questing, continually trying
to learn more about everything. When she was 18, she was introduced to as
trology, which remains (along with various other occult sciences) one of her
most forceful passions. Always restless, she notes, "1 always wanted to
leave the fields. Tennessee was fine----- I loved sitting under a tree at the end
o f the d a y .. .but I knew there was m o re .. .th a t’s why I joined my mother
in St. Louis. To me, that was the big city.”
It was in St. l.ouis that Tina met Ike Turner, who had a local band called
the Kings o f Rhythm and began a period o f her life (she sees her life, as do
many people involved with the occult, in seven year cycles) that brought her
worldwide fame and hit records ranging from her early, and still classic, " A
Fool In L o v e ," to the Phil Spector produced " R iv e r Deep, M ountain
H igh” to "Proud M a ry .”
Some performers enjoy a wide range success, others have amassed a
" c u lt” following. T in a ’s very own cult is comprised o f a legion o f rock’s
most notable Super Stars. Her popularity runs the g a m u t.. .including ap
peal and adulation from all ages.
What can you say about Tina Turner?
You can say that her already illustrious career has gained even greater
momentum while you're reading (his biography.
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Paramount Theater. Reserved tickets are $9.00, $9.50 and $11.00.
Now Sheena Easton’s second a l
bum, You C ould H ave Been W ith
M e , is quickly garnering the same
kind o f plaudits that greeted her de
but release. Team in g once again
w ith producer C hris N e il, Sheena
has made another album that show
cases not only a powerful and per
fect voice, but a tremendous range
o f em o tio n . “ W hen H e Sh in es,”
which captivated the audience at the
R oyal V a rie ty Show, is a m oving
ballad that reveals Sheena as tender
and vulnerable, while the title track
is a whimsical " D o n ’t say I d id n ’t
tell you so" sentiment, captured in a
lushly arranged ballad with superb
harmonies.
When Sheena gets into uptempo
numbers like “ A L ittle T e n d e r
ness,” " A Letter From Joey,” and
" J o h n n y ,” her voice «oars like an
eagle. These cuts are idea vehicles
for Sheena’s live performances. Her
first single release in the U K , "Just
Another Broken H eart,” is a classic
uptempo pop anthem and is a sure
be to jo in her previous hits at the
top o f the charts. She had had num
ber one singles in six m ajo r te rri
tories and has been in the top I0 in
another I9countries.
Sheena is a gifted entertainer and
fine singer and the essence o f this
ability is her desire to communicate.
Dedication is the best description of
Sheena’ s relatio n sh ip w ith her
work. M any have called her rise to
stardom meteoric— and to a certain
extent, it has been— but the events
that led her to stardom were not or
chestrated for the faint-hearted.
Sheena— the youngest o f six chil
dren— was born on April 27th, 1959
at Bellshill near G lasgow . A fte r
passing 3 A-levels she won a place at
the Royal Scottish Academy o f M u
sic and Dram a, graduating in June
*79 as a teacher o f speech and
dram a. H ow ever, she had already
decided on a singing career and
w hile at college she spent many
evenings gaining practical experi
ence working the local pub/club cir
cuit. D uring her final year Sheena
was successfully auditioned and be
came the subject o f BBC T e le v i
sion's “ The Big T im e " program
which traced her struggle to enter
the world o f showbusiness. This was
followed in May ’79 by a harrowing
live audition before some o f E M I’s
top executives which resulted in a
long term w o rld w id e recording
agreement with E M I (U K ).
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