{"id":146773,"date":"2014-09-29T13:32:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T20:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=146773"},"modified":"2014-09-29T13:32:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T20:32:54","slug":"tina-turner-museum-opens-in-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2014\/09\/29\/tina-turner-museum-opens-in-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Tina Turner Museum Opens in Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of Tina Turner know all about her quaint upbringing in a small Tennessee town called Nutbush. In fact, that small town is the inspiration for &#8220;Nutbush City Limits.&#8221; Now, that small upbringing has not only been immortalized in song, but also in the preservation Turner&#8217;s childhood schoolhouse. <\/p>\n<p>The one-room schoolhouse Turner grew up in has been restored and turned into the Tina Turner Museum at Flagg Grove School. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/wireStory\/tina-turner-exhibit-opens-tennessee-school-25796999\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News<\/a>, more than 100 people came to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the museum, located on the grounds of Brownsville, TN&#8217;s West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center. Fans in attendance came as far away as the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany. <\/p>\n<p>The museum features memorabilia such as her sparkling stagewear and gold-and-platinum records. Turner herself wasn&#8217;t in attendance; she currently lives in Zurich, Switzerland and cited problems with flying long distances. She did send a video message, thanking those who brought the museum to fruition. &#8220;My spirit is with you,&#8221; she said in the video. <\/p>\n<p>Other video tributes came from music stars such as Heart&#8217;s Ann Wilson, The Beach Boys Mike Love, Melissa Etheridge and ABC television personality Robin Roberts. <\/p>\n<p>What do you think about this new museum for one of rock and roll legends? Write your opinions below!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tina-Turner.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tina-Turner.jpg\" alt=\"Tina Turner\" width=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tina-Turner.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tina-Turner-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of Tina Turner know all about her quaint upbringing in a small Tennessee town called Nutbush. In fact, that small town is the inspiration for &#8220;Nutbush City Limits.&#8221; Now, that small upbringing has not only been immortalized in song, but also in the preservation Turner&#8217;s childhood schoolhouse. 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