State and local officials and fans of singer Tina Turner cut a ribbon at the grand opening of a museum housed in the one-room schoolhouse she used to attend as a child in West Tennessee on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 in Brownsville, Tenn. The museum features gold-and-platinum records and glittering outfits and dresses worn during performances by Turner, whose Grammy-winning singing career includes hit songs “Nutbush City Limits,” “Proud Mary” and “What’s Love Got To Do With it.” (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. — A restored one-room schoolhouse where Tina Turner attended classes opened Friday as a museum honoring the singer’s career and recalling her childhood in this small West Tennessee town.
More than 100 people attended an opening ceremony, ribbon cutting and tour of the Tina Turner Museum at Flagg Grove School, located on the grounds of the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center in Brownsville. The museum features gold-and-platinum records and glittering outfits and dresses worn during performances by Turner, whose Grammy-winning singing career includes hit songs “Nutbush City Limits,” ”Proud Mary” and “What’s Love Got To Do With it.”
Turner, who lives in Zurich, Switzerland, did not attend the ceremony, but she recorded a video that was played for those in attendance. Turner said she did not attend because she has problems with flying long distances.
She thanked those involved with the project, which she supported from its start.
“My spirit is with you,” Turner said in the video. “Have a wonderful day. Ciao.”