Tina Turner Quotes

I heard stories from my mother's mother who was an American Indian. She was spiritual, although she did not go to church, but she had the hum. She used to tell me stories of the rivers.

Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner

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  Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner
  • Mother
  • Church
  • Spiritual