This serviceable look at rock diva Turner is the latest in more than 40 celebrity bios ranging from the sublime (Madonna: Blonde Ambition) to the ridiculous (Ice Ice Ice: The Extraordinary Vanilla Ice Story) written by Bego over the last 20 years. What he offers that many seemingly glossy bios don't, is a sincere enthusiasm for his subject and a willingness to go beyond summarizing news clips to provide uncritical fans with something more for their money. Bego covers much of the same ground as the singer's autobiography I, Tina, the definitive look at the star's stormy career with abusive husband Ike up to and through her 1980s comeback. But Bego offers some good historical and musical detail not found in Turner's book: he injects key quotes from Ike Turner, adding another layer to his clearly horrible treatment of Tina, and analyzes the Turners' various record deals with small labels like Kent Records in the 1960s to show the extent to which Tina was overworked and underpaid. He brings the same level of attention to Turner's post-comeback work in the '90s, although he doesn't go much beyond listing impressive box-office records and quoting the singer's own professions of happiness. What makes the book stand out is an impressive discography-more than 30 pages that make sense of Turner's recording career in the '60s, when Ike Turner "would accept overlapping advances from other labels."

Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; 1st Taylor Trade Pub. Ed edition (28 Nov 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1589790200
ISBN-13: 978-1589790209
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.1 x 2.8 cm

2009 - Tina Turner – Die Biografie – Mark Bego - Deutschland

Kaum jemand kann auf eine derartig lange und wechselhafte Karriere zurückblicken, und niemand strahlt im Alter von 70 Jahren (!) solch eine Energie aus: Tina Turner ist bis heute ein Sex-Symbol. Sie singt immer noch kraftvoll wie eh und je und zeigt selbstbewusst ihre legendären Beine. Seit mehr als 50 Jahren steht sie auf der Bühne und feiert nun im November 2009 ihren 70. Geburtstag. Autor Mark Bego hat Tina Turner häufig getroffen und interviewt. Das bewegte Leben dieses einzigartigen Rockstars hat er in einem spannenden Buch zusammengefasst, das von der ersten bis zur letzten Zeile zu fesseln weiß.

Harcover: 335 pages
Publisher: Hannibal; First Edition (30. September 2009)
Language: German
ISBN-10: 3854453108
ISBN-13: 978-3854453109
Product Dimensions: 24,3 x 17,2 x 3,3 cm

1977 - Richard Barnes and Pete Townshend - The Story Of Tommy - United Kingdom
1985 - Bart Mills - Vom Country Girl zur Rock Lady - Germany
1985 - Bart Mills - Tina - United Kingdom
1985 - Bart Mills - Tina Turner - Holland
1985 - Steven Ivory - Tina! - USA
1985 - Laura Fissinger -Tina - USA
1985 - Roger St. Pierre - Tina Turner - United Kingdom
1985 - Ron Wynn - Tina - U.S.A.
1985 - Alice Miller – Tina Turner - USA
1985 - Philip Kamin - Tina Turner - USA
1986 - Teresa Koenig – Tina Turner - USA
1986 - Gerhard Augustin - Tina Turner – Germany
1986 - D.L.Mabery - Tina Turner - USA
1986 - Chris Welch – Take you higher - United Kingdom
1987 - Chris Welch - The Tina Turner Experience - USA
1987 - Gene Busnar - The Picture life of Tina Turner - USA
1987 - Kurt Loder - I, Tina - USA
1987 - Kurt Loder - Mein Leben – Germany
1987 - Kurt Loder - Moi, Tina - France
1987 - Kurt Loder - I, Tina - United Kingdom
1987 - Kurt Loder - Ik, Tina - Holland
1988 - Andres Rodriguez Fernandez - Tina Turner - Spain
1988 - Kate Preston – Tina Turner – United Kingdom
1988 - Georgia Holt - Star mothers, the moms behind the celebrities - USA
1991 - Karin Aderhold - Tina Turner – Germany
1993 - Katja Röcker - Tina Turner - Germany
1994 - Kate Preston - Tina Turner - Germany
1994 - Kate Hammer - Tina Turner - United Kingdom
1996 - Angela Schöneck - Queen of Rock - Germany
1996 - H.Van Der Horst - The Empress of Rhythm - Holland
1996 - Louis Du Moulin - Simply The Best - Holland
1997 - Gianni Versace - Rock and Royalty - USA
1998 - Kate Preston – Tina Turner – United Kingdom
1998 - Eddy Hampton Armani - The real T - USA
1999 - Judy Hasday – Black Americans of Achievement - USA
2003 - Tina Turner – Break every rule – Mark Bego - USA
2008 - Konrad Heidkamp - Sophisticated ladies - Germany
2009 - Mark Bego - Tina Turner – Die Biografie - Germany
2009 - James 'Tappy' Wright - Rock Roady - United Kingdom
2010 - Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken - Tina Turner

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