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The Night David Bowie Revived Tina Turner’s Career

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In January 1983, Tina Turner — having escaped her turbulent past with Ike Turner and dismissed by the industry as a “has-been” — was fighting to prove herself again. That same night in New York, Capitol Records hosted a dinner for David Bowie. But instead of attending, he stood up and said, “I’m going to see Tina Turner perform.”

His insistence made executives follow him to The Ritz, where Tina delivered a powerhouse performance. After the show, Bowie, Keith Richards, and Ron Wood joined her backstage, singing Motown classics around a piano and sharing a bottle of Jack Daniels.

Tina later called it her “Cinderella moment.” Bowie’s decision changed everything — Capitol took notice, signed her, and soon after came Private Dancer, the album that relaunched her into global superstardom.

As Tina once said, “We were on the same label… David told them, ‘I’m going to see my favorite singer perform.’ And that was me.” That night at The Ritz didn’t just mark a comeback — it crowned Tina Turner a rock legend reborn.
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