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'She was absolutely wonderful': Local saxophonist played with Tina Turner on world tour

By Kristina Rex

May 24, 2023 / 11:41 PM EDT / CBS Boston

READING - We know her as the Queen of Rock and Roll, but those who loved her say Tina Turner was "probably one of the nicest people you ever want to meet."

The music icon died Wednesday at the age of 83.

Reading resident Deric Dyer was lucky enough to play with the icon on her biggest world tour.

"It's exactly how the industry works," Deric Dyer said, explaining how a 1987 phone call to a friend landed the Boston saxophonist (Ireland native, English and Bermuda raised) an audition with Turner.

Unfortunately, he almost missed his shot when he was late to the audition. "She's standing there in the middle of the room and she's like giving me dirty looks and she says, 'I told them all to be mad at you because you were late,'" he chuckled. "And I walked over and she gave me a big hug and a kiss and she said 'thank you for coming.'"

That audition launched Dyer's career. He played 96 shows across the world with Turner on her 1987 Break Every Rule World Tour. He discovered not only a lifelong music career from the experience, but lifelong friends, too. "She was absolutely wonderful to me," he said. "I lived in rarefied air."

Local Radio DJ Mistress Carrie explained to WBZ what made Turner such an icon. "There isn't a barrier that Tina Turner didn't break," she said. "She broke the economic barrier, the race barrier, the gender barrier, the age barrier. Tina Turner reinvented her career in her 40s and was a sex symbol."

Plus: her epic performances. "The fact that in the age of no digital recording, no auto tune, there was no way to lip-sync, she was doing those dance moves in heels, and singing those songs and hitting the notes... It's undeniable," Carrie said. "And she was doing it in her 40s and 50s! There are pop stars in their 20s and teens that can't pull that off."

Those glass ceilings shattered by Turner inspired Carrie, and thousands of women worldwide. "Even though I'm not a musician, Tina Turner helped pave the way for me, because she showed the world and all of the men that were in charge of the industry that women could rock," Carrie said. 

Kristina Rex is a reporter for WBZ-TV News.

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Tim Cappello: The Story Behind The Bodybuilding Sax Icon

Tim Cappello (born May 3, 1955) is an American musician, composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist.

Cappello is mainly known for his work as the Tina Turner sax player in the 1980s and 90s, as well as turning heads with his iconic performance in the 1987 vampire film, ‘The Lost Boys’.

After struggling with heroin addiction during his early days of performing tenor saxophone with Peter Gabriel, Tim Cappello decided to quit cold turkey in 1979 and began to body-build in 1980.

Since then, he has become most known for his muscular physique, sexually provocative performances, and a tendency to perform shirtless. It shouldn’t come as a surprise by this point that he also oiled his skin and tied his hair in a ponytail.

It may come as a surprise to jazz fans that the cheesy saxman studied under the jazz legend Lennie Tristano before he made it big.

The Learning Years

Tim Cappello, sometimes credited as Timmy Cappello, grew up in Silver Lake of Harrison, New York. It is no wonder that Cappello went on to pursue music, given that his father was a local conductor and music teacher. Cappello began studying music at age 4.

At just age 15, Cappello dropped out of high school to pursue further education in music at the New England Conservatory of Music , where he was accepted. He played both drums and keyboard for his audition.

Upon leaving the New England Conservatory, Cappello sought out his idol, the jazz legend, Lennie Tristano, for guidance. He intermittently studied under Tristano for four years and managed to land several gigs during this time.

Cappello’s first gig was as a pianist behind comedian Billy Crystal , who was an early stand-up act at the time. This gig lasted five years, before landing a gig on the road with Eric Carmen of The Raspberries, which he got from jamming at as many clubs as he could in and around town.

This was a real jumping-off point for Tim Cappello’s career, and his first big, ‘professional’ gig.

The Formative Years

From this jumping-off point, Cappello’s old schoolmate, Jerry Moratta, got Cappello a gig with singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys, who Cappello toured with through 1978.

Shortly afterwards, Moratta started playing with Peter Gabriel and managed to bring Cappello with him into that band as well.

Cappello toured with Peter Gabriel, as well as playing on both of his albums ‘Peter Gabriel 1: Car’ and ‘Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch’

Unfortunately, Cappello suffered from extreme drug use, primarily heroin, during his time on the road with Peter Gabriel, and has since said that he regrets not being able to get the most out of it.

It was after his time with Peter Gabriel, on his 25th birthday, that Cappello had a dramatic incident whilst visiting his parents. After his niece saw him in such poor condition from his heavy drug use, Cappello quit cold turkey. Cappello said of the event:

“ It made me realize what I was doing not only to myself but to them. It cut me so deeply that it was hard not to quit. “

It was amidst pulling himself out of addiction that Cappello stumbled across bodybuilding, an obsession to replace his crippling drug addiction. This dedication to his body ended up not just being great for his health, but his career, too.

Tim Cappello Post-Addiction

Cappello’s dramatic change in health and looks made him a valuable asset as a stage performer. This greatly attracted famed singer-songwriter Carly Simon, who hired Cappello for his stage persona in 1980.

Motivated by her crippling stage fright, Simon wanted a band full of confident and eccentric performers to offset her lack of showmanship.

After the tour was cut short due to a frightened Simon offering members of the audience to come on-stage – which went about as well as you’d expect -, Cappello formed his own band, The Ken Dolls , who played through 1981-1982.

The Ken Dolls played mainly at the CBGB , a notorious music club that opened in 1973. Many acts played at the venue during their grass-roots period, such as the Ramones , Blondie , and the Talking Heads . It was mainly a punk venue.

Unfortunately for Cappello, the band was banned from CBGB, likely due to their overtly sexual performances.

After his attempt as a bandleader, Cappello found himself playing for Tina Turner, who was up-and-coming at the time.

Cappello met Turner through a mutual friend of both their managers and was forced to audition off-stage at a small gig with a saxophone solo for Turner’s song ‘Help!’

Lucky for him, Cappello impressed Turner and was hired in 1984. Cappello went on to play with Turner for fifteen years.

Despite his long-running career alongside Tina Turner, Cappello is perhaps more famed for his brief appearance and performance in the 1987 vampire film ‘The Lost Boys’ , which has since been parodied by Jon Hamm on Saturday Night Live .

In the movie, Timmy Cappello performs the song ‘I Still Believe’ , as he discusses here:

Cappello can be heard on some of Turner’s biggest tunes, like ‘We Don’t Need Another Hero’ and ‘One of the Living’ which is featured on the Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome soundtrack . Cappello also appeared in the music videos for both songs.

He may not be one of the greatest saxophone players to have lived if you ask the average jazz fan, but you can’t question his showmanship. With his slicked-back hair, bulging muscles and provocative stage presence, Tim Cappello is the original Sexy Sax Man .

If you haven’t seen ‘The Lost Boys’, it’s well worth checking out for his iconic musical performance alone.

Looking to discover some true saxophone greats? Head over to our saxophone section or check out our article on ten of the most influential saxophone albums in jazz history.

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Awesome feature! If you want to keep up with Tim, he is a big feature in Gunship, a fantastic band that is heralding in the next era of 80s synthwave. Tim is even featured in the new video “Monster In Paradise,” and it is a sweet throwback to his Lost Boys appearance. He contributed to 5 of the songs on the last album, too. Secretly enjoying that music alongside my newfound appreciation for Andrew Hill, Gary McFarland, early Sun Ra, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Paul Horn and Elmo Hope.

Does he look as good as he did then?

I saw him in Lost Boys and thought he was a knockout. 🥰

There’s nothing like the sound of a sax…

Yes, that is very TRUE. Nothing better than Sax at Night, Sax in the Morning, and Sax in the Afternoon. And Tim Cappello is the BEST!!!! And sexiest.

Right. The sax has a very masculine, sexy, longing sound.

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As Tina Turner toured and performed, she introduced us to a golden gem of a saxophone player by the name of Tim… Timmy to his friends. From there Tim went on to Miami Vice, Hearts of Fire, Tap, all types of opportunities to perform and act. But one decision defined him for generations to come. In 1987 Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys gave the world it’s first broad taste of the greased up shirtless muscular saxophone player known to all of us as sexy sax man. Often imitated never duplicated Tim Cappello set the stage for what would be an ongoing persona of what a saxophone player is and what a saxophone player should be. Lisa Simpson, Kenny G, Bill Clinton all did their best. But when we think of saxophone, we only think of one man. Today on Buzzn The Tower we are honored to have the opportunity to sit down with the man, the myth, the legend himself, Tim Cappello, and talk everything from Tina Turner to the time he was almost in Point Break! I’m Mo Shapiro and joining me for the first time, the Rockstar to my boardwalk beach bonfire, Tim Cappello. And with that, oh and I guess Max Sanders is here to, I STILL BELIEVE! 

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Tina Turner Blog Interview: Deric Dyer

When we were told that we could interview a former Tina Turner band member, we were thrilled. Deric Dyer was a saxophone player on Tina’s Break Every Rule World Tou r and also toured with Joe Cocker. Continue reading to watch our interview with him and to learn more about this great man and musician.

From DericDyer.com: Originally born in Ireland in 1955 and raised on the stunning island of Bermuda as a child, was handed a saxophone [he had been playing clarinet] by Sister Joseph Anthony while playing in a band at Mount St. Agnes Academy. Since then, the music world opened its arms to him. By age 16, he was already playing seven nights a week in night clubs. Both his parents were musicians (his father even played for Shirley Bassey) so it must have been in the genes. He picked up technique and musical study in bits and pieces here and there – his playing was truly natural. Give Deric a stage, and he takes care of business. By 19, Deric had his own band and was already performing regularly around the island on tenor sax, keyboards, congas and vocals!

Now, Deric’s newest CD, Renaissance Man is finally complete and has just been released. On this CD, Deric re-­released his favorite tunes from his previous CDs and added four new tracks. This CD really shows his love for all different styles of music and his ability to make them his own. Tracks include titles like “Gimme Some Lovin’,” “Whatever Lola Wants,” ” Stand By Me,” “Nature Boy,” “Use Me Up” and “You & I.”

From Tina Turner to Joe Cocker, Deric has played on the world’s biggest stages, watch him here in action with Tina during the legendary Maracana concert of January 1988.

Buy his new album  Renaissance Man here  and  don’t forget to join  Deric’s Facebook page !

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Hey, this was a great interview! Loved the ponytail anecdote! Wish I could have been there to see Tina’s face! 🙂 Keep up the good job with the blog!

Thanks a lot for your comment Chris! Really appreciate it 🙂

Whoah, great interview! Deric looks like a very fine man! What a treat it must be to work for Tina Turner! Great stuff! Thanks guys and thanks Deric!

Always nice reading or hearing interviews with musicians… very nicely done. We all know one has to work hard for the money when working with Tina , but very nice to really hear it from someone that had the opportunity to work with the (now retired) hardest working woman in showbiz! sid

Thanks a lot for your kind words Sid 🙂

such a great interview! Thanks Deric and Ben! Such a schame i couldnt be on that tour!

Tina should have kept Deric along with Timmy Capello! Two great sax players! Thanks for sharing! And much love to Tina!

Love this! Great stuff! Thanks guys!

I thoroughly enjoyed this interview – thanks so much to both of you!! 🙂

Thanks a lot Laurel! 🙂

Very nice interview… thanks guys… 🙂

Glad to hear that! Thanks for your comment Luzi 😉

He gave NO insight into Tina as a boss or a person, but it was cool that you got this interview 🙂

Hi Peter, thanks for your comment. The interview was 30 min long i had to edit a lot, sorry if you didn’t get everything you expected 😉

You liked the interview with Deric Dyer? If you go to the Deric Dyer Fanpage, and scroll down the Timeline to the years 1987/88, you’ll maybe find some more Tina stuff you missed until now! And there’ll be more added now and then!

https://www.facebook.com/DericDyerFanpage

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Thanks Ben & Sjef and thanks Deric!

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In 2018 Tim was featured, along with singer Indiana, on the British Synthwave band GUNSHIP's single "Dark All Day" from the album of the same name. The album rose to number 1 in the Electronic charts in the US, UK and Canada.

He also released his 1st solo album, Blood on the Reed, in 2018 and has plans to tour supporting the album starting in early 2019.

Cappello played saxophone on the Netflix variety show The Break with Michelle Wolf during a segment called "Saxophone Apologies" during which Wolf addressed the lack of apologies from both Bill Clinton and the press for their treatment of Monica Lewinsky in relation to the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal.

In 2011, a video of a saxophone player interrupting college classes, and other public scenes, while repeatedly playing the saxophone riff from the 1984 pop ballad "Careless Whisper", was circulated on social media websites such as BuzzFeed and Urlesque. The saxophonist in the video, also known as Sexy Sax Man , is shirtless, long-haired and is named Sergio Flores , echoing both Cappello's image and that of Jon Hamm's character in the SNL parody. Paste magazine ranked the video #3 on their list of the 10 best viral videos of 2011.

Actor Jon Hamm portrayed a pony-tailed, shirtless saxophonist named "Sergio" in an SNL Digital Short titled "The Curse", which aired on Saturday Night Live (SNL) on January 30, 2010. In the short, Andy Samberg's character is cursed by Sergio, who appears out of nowhere playing his saxophone at inopportune times. Sergio's dancing and appearance resembled Cappello's performances in the film The Lost Boys and in the video for Tina Turner's 1985 single "One of the Living" from the Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome soundtrack.

Cappello has composed music for film and television. He has worked with director Carole Langer on three occasions, composing the score for her 1987 film Radium City—a documentary about the women who worked for the Radium Dial Company in Ottawa, Illinois in the 1920s—for her four-hour documentary series about the Rat Pack for the A&E channel, and for her 2001 TV documentary Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir. Cappello also composed the score for the A&E Biography episode titled "Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown" which first aired in 1996.

At 6 feet tall, and reportedly 215 lbs in 1985, Cappello's size and appearance helped garner him roles in television and film. In 1987, he appeared in a musical performance in the film The Lost Boys where he both sang and played saxophone in a cover version of the song "I Still Believe" by The Call. As an actor, he appeared on the television shows The Equalizer and Miami Vice in 1987, as well as in the films Hearts of Fire with Bob Dylan in 1987 and Tap with Gregory Hines in 1989.

In 1984, Cappello was hired by Tina Turner as her keyboardist and saxophonist. Recording and touring with her over several years, Cappello's work can be heard on Turner's tracks "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "One of the Living" from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) in addition to appearing in the music videos for both singles. Cappello performed on the 1993 soundtrack album What's Love Got to Do with It, playing saxophone as well as singing Ike Turner's vocal parts in an updated version of the song "Proud Mary". Cappello toured with Ringo Starr in 1992 and 1999 as a member of his All-Starr Band.

From 1981 to 1982 Cappello fronted his own pop band in New York City called The Ken Dolls—a band that included drummer J.P. "Thunderbolt" Patterson (also of The Dictators and Manitoba's Wild Kingdom) and Joe Carroll , a composer/producer who is president and founder of the Manhattan Producer's Alliance (ManHatPro). Cappello's sexual stage presence was further cultivated during his work with The Ken Dolls—performing in a style dubbed "porn pop", Cappello was known to perform in a g-string.

Cappello studied intermittently with Lennie Tristano over a four-year span between touring with performers such as musician Eric Carmen and comedian Billy Crystal. He played saxophone for Peter Gabriel on his albums Peter Gabriel [1] (1977) and Peter Gabriel [2] (1978) in addition to touring with Gabriel. Cappello also toured with Garland Jeffreys in 1978, playing both saxophone and keyboards. After struggling with heroin addiction, Cappello quit the drug "cold turkey" in 1979 and began bodybuilding in 1980. Cappello toured with Carly Simon later that same year, once appearing on stage in a leather g-string, as well as chains and a dog leash by which Simon pulled him onto the stage.

Tim Cappello (born May 3, 1955), also credited as Timmy Cappello , is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer and vocalist. He is primarily known for his saxophone work supporting Tina Turner in the 1980s and 90s, as well as for his musical performance in the 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys.

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3 Questions with Saxophonist Tim Cappello

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Just to get it out of the way—yes, saxophonist Tim Cappello is that sexy, oily “I Still Believe” guy from 1987 cult fave The Lost Boys , but he’s also an accomplished saxophonist who played with Tina Turner for 15 years and has appeared on albums from bands like British synthwave group Gunship. However you know him, he’s been enjoying a little bit of success on the convention and performance circuits of late, even releasing his first solo record in 2018. Next week, Cappello brings a bit of sax and stories to Santa Fe’s Palace Prime (6 pm Wednesday, May 25. $10-$12. 142 W Palace Ave., (505) 919-9935) alongside DJs Christina Swilley and Punky Brewster’s Bastard Kid dropping the hits of the ‘80s and more. (Alex De Vore)

We don’t see so many sax players anymore, and you were the only one I could conjure by name. How did you come to the instrument, and was it challenging to carve out a niche as a notable sax player?

When I started playing, there were a million sax players. Every band, right? Huey Lewis had a guy, everybody that had a band had a sax player. That was the ‘80s and the ‘70s, and we weren’t what you’d call sax players, we were utility players. Everybody had to know how to play keyboards, a bit of acoustic guitar; you had to know how to play harmonica, blues harp—in other words, they all had to fill in all those sounds, and for some reason it was the woodwind players that got that chore. When I was a kid, my father had a music school, so I would go to his music school and I would play the drums and take lessons, play the piano. All of those things were just part of my every day. Y’know, when the guys coming up didn’t know how to play those other instruments, they probably wouldn’t get the gig.

Someone told me, “Tim Cappello has the best sax tone of all time!” I’m curious about the development of that tone and whether it’s a lifelong pursuit?

You have no choice. Everybody’s voice is different. It’s like, Tina Turner couldn’t sing like somebody else! It’s the shape of your throat and your sinuses, the shape of your tongue and the way you generally speak is also going to be the way you sing. In other words, there’s no way…you could try to imitate somebody, and I do know people who try to imitate other sax players like Junior Walker or David Sanborn. It never works.

I’m a tenor player. For awhile, I owned soprano saxophone, baritone, alto, so I could work more, but then I just thought, forget about this, I’m not interested in this stuff, I can’t. I knew size-wise, [the tenor sax] fit me. I feel funny playing an alto sax, it’s too small. Baritone sax was fine, I enjoyed it, but I just didn’t feel like I could get the variety of sounds that I could get with tenor saxophone. For me, that’s really…it’s like, you could try to change your sound, change your mouthpiece, your reed, you could just try, but it’s never gonna happen. Think about your sinuses, your cheekbones, your trachea. How are you gonna change that? It has nothing to do with me. I practice every day, but that’s really to just keep what I have in shape. If you go around your lips with your index finger, that’s hundreds of tiny muscles, and if those muscles don’t say strong and stay in shape, you’re screwed. With a saxophone, if you don’t practice enough to keep yourself together, the muscles around your lips are gonna give way and you’ll be screwed.

You released your first solo record, Blood on the Reed , in 2018. Obviously you’re busy with touring, fan conventions and so on, but do you think you’ve got another album or tour in you after this one?

I honestly don’t know. I really don’t know. Because the only way that I can make this work is to do it all by myself. I don’t want to have a roadie in the next seat that I’ve got to make conversation with for these long drives. I don’t want anybody setting up anything wrong. I’m my own agent as well, because anytime I haven’t spoken personally to a club owner or booker, it has been a disaster. It took me a little while to figure that out. I have to develop a relationship.

There’s a new Gunship album coming out I’m really excited about. They’re making a new record, and this time I’m going to be on about half of the tracks rather than just one. That’s exciting for me, because it’s really good stuff that gave me a chance to sort of spread out and play a little differently.

I just turned 67, and I kind of feel like I’ve been almost all around the country, I may do it another time, but [releasing an album] is not exactly what you call...look, I’m going to be honest—if I do a meet and greet and I have...8x10 [photos], they cost about 69 cents apiece, and I sell them for $20. And I don’t want to do a show that’s not as good as the show I’m doing now. The US is a big place, so you can hit every city in the US and then go back again, and I may do it another time, and I think people could take another time, but probably after that I’d have to hang it up.

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Flashback: Tina Turner Plays the Final Encore of Her Last Concert

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Eighty years ago today, Anne Mae Bullock was born in Nutbush, Tennessee. The daughter of a poor farm worker, Bullock moved around the country a lot in her early years, eventually winding up in St. Louis where she met a charismatic bandleader named Ike Turner in 1957. He invited her to join his group, changed her name to Tina, and eventually married her.

The horrific physical and emotional abuse she endured during her two-decade relationship with Ike has been documented in several books and the 1993 biopic What’s Love Got to Do With It. But as Rob Sheffield points out in his essay commemorating her 80th birthday , she managed to launch an incredible solo career in the Eighties. Against all odds, she enjoyed enormous success even though she was a good two decades older than most everyone else in the pop world.

Tina Turner ‘s tours after the release of Private Dancer in 1984 packed stadiums all across the world, especially in Europe. She launched a farewell tour in 2000 that truly seemed like the end of her live career, but in 2008 she went back out at the age of 69 to celebrate her 50th anniversary in music. It was a show that would have exhausted someone half her age, but Turner got through 90 shows and amazed every single night.

The run wrapped up May 5th, 2009, at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England. Like every show on the tour, that concert featured a cross-section of songs from her entire career, including “Proud Mary,” “River Deep, Mountain High,” “Goldeneye,” and “Private Dancer.” She finished off the night with the relatively obscure “Be Tender With Me Baby” from her 1990 LP Foreign Affair. Here’s video of the big moment captured by a fan in the audience.

In the years following this tour, Turner survived a brutal bout of intestinal cancer and kidney failure. She survived the latter ailment because her husband, Erwin Bach, gave her one of his kidneys, and she’s currently thriving. Another tour, however, remains very hard to imagine. But with everything this woman has survived, it’s impossible to totally rule it out. If anyone on this planet can strap on high heels in their eighties and hit the road, it’s her.

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Tim Cappello - is an American saxophonist whose work can be heard on the tracks "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "One For The Living" from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome , and "I Still Believe" from The Lost Boys . Cappello was born in Silver Lake, Wyoming County, New York. The instruments in his repertoire include Tenor Saxophone , keyboards, percussion, and harmonica. Cappello is also a vocalist and composer. His professional career began alongside Billy Crystal. For five years, Cappello provided musical improvisations on piano and saxophone to accompany Crystal's comedy. Cappello went on to record and tour with Peter Gabriel, Eric Carmen, Carly Simon, and Ringo Starr . In 1984, Cappello became, and remains today, a member of Tina Turner 's band. He starred in Tina Turner's music video for "We Don't Need Another Hero," the title track for the Mel Gibson-Tina Turner film, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome . From then on, Cappello acted in several films and television series, including Hearts of Fire (with Bob Dylan), Tap (with Gregory Hines), and The Lost Boys , in which he performed a single from the movie soundtrack. Capello's television credits include The Equalizer and Miami Vice . Cappello's other pastimes include songwriting and scoring. He has written songs for and performs with New York band "The Ken Dolls". He has scored for the PBS Frontline series and has recently completed a composition for "The Rat Pack", a four hour Arts & Entertainment special. Cappello also performed with the 1999 version of Ringo Starr's All Star Band, of which he was a member in 1992. Currently, he is working on various musical projects.

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Rod Stewart 's current Saxophone players are Katja Rieckermann and Jimmy Roberts .

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Better than all the rest, 'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical' to stop in Columbus

The 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' left the world’s stage last year, but her legacy lives on in “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.”

The national tour opens May 7 at the Ohio Theatre.

“What they taught us on Broadway, and what Tina herself said, is that this musical was her last labor of love,” tour co-star Ari Groover said.

“In this version of her story, you see the joy she tries to give, even while going through abuse, pain and struggles,” she said.

Groover, who played Tina on Broadway, recalled Turner’s advice to cast members: “To play yourself authentically and honestly is to play me.”

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A feisty singer-songwriter who sold 180 million records and won 11 Grammys, Turner died last May at 83.

“Her passing hit the team hard, because she had a hand in the production and gave her blessing to it,” said music director Dani Lee Hutch, who conducts the 11-member orchestra.

What’s “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical's” focus?

Turner’s self-awareness helped define the musical, which focuses on her difficult childhood, turbulent relationships and career struggles.

“That comes through her music. She lived in an era when music wasn’t overproduced, so that makes it raw and real,” Hutch said.

Turner endured misogyny, racism and ageism − all depicted in the musical, suggested for adults because of violence and profanity.

“She found laughter in life because you have to laugh to keep from crying. That’s why so many people resonate with her story,” Groover said.

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Zurin Villanueva, who alternates with Groover as Tina, agreed.

“She changed her entire life with her mind... the most amazing thing,” Villanueva said.

How Tina Turner got her name

Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939 in Nutbush, Tennessee, Turner overcame poverty, a divided family and a childhood picking cotton to become a singer.

“Her perseverance was a lifesaver,” Groover said.

Previously called “Little Ann,” she got her stage name from Ike Turner, who remolded her teenage persona after she joined his band in 1956 in St. Louis.

As Tina’s manager and husband, Ike guided the duo’s rise. 

Performing from 1960 to 1976 as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, they propelled 20 songs onto Billboard Hot R&B charts. Among them: “A Fool in Love,” “Proud Mary,” “River Deep Mountain High” and “Shake a Tail Feather,” all in the show.

Turner connected, Hutch said, through her “incredible voice” and authenticity.

“Her voice had grit and an amazing range spanning octaves. She felt the music deeply,” she said.

How Turner survived

Behind the scenes, though, Tina suffered.

“She began to get out of that abusive relationship, first mentally, then trying to run away, then succeeding in fighting back and leaving,” Villanueva said.

Meanwhile, Tina fell in love with the band saxophonist, got pregnant with his son and struggled to balance motherhood and touring.

“Her 16 years with Ike complicated other family relationships and made it hard for her to become a success in her 40s while maintaining her family,” Groover said.

After suffering for years, Tina separated from Ike in 1976. They divorced in 1978. In her autobiography, Tina later revealed Ike’s physical abuse.

“Something a lot of people don’t see in Tina was her grace and forgiveness to herself,” Groover said.

Private sufferer, public entertainer

After dramatizing Tina's comeback achieving solo stardom in her mid-40s with her “Private Dancer” album, the musical culminates with the singer's record-breaking 1988 concert before 188,000 people in Rio de Janeiro.

“After surviving a tumultuous personal life, she gave her heart and soul to millions onstage... That’s where she felt most comfortable, connecting with people,” Groover said.

With disco, pop, blues, funk, R&B and rock among the genres Tina embraced, the musical’s range is impressive, Hutch said.

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“It’s exciting to play so many different styles. ‘Tina’ walks you through her story but also the different eras she lived through,” she said.

What other hits are performed?

Among the show, other songs are performed that defined Tina's career, such as “I Want to Take You Higher,” “(Simply) The Best,” “We Don’t Need Another Hero” and “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”

Their power is reinforced, Hutch said, by their strategic placement in the show.

“The songs help the story build, going from the personal to the public. The way the story is put together makes you really root for Tina,” she said.

Some scenes begin with Tina singing to other characters, but shift to her concert singing.

“It makes us think of her lyrics in a different way,” Hutch said. 

How the Broadway musical fared

After becoming a still-running London hit in 2018, “Tina” reached Broadway in 2020 and received 12 Tony nominations, including best musical, choreography, lighting and costumes. It won one Tony for Adrienne Warren as the best musical actress.

In London, reviews were mixed-to-positive, with greatest praise for the performers and songs.

“Pretty much every note of nuance is lost in the razzle-dazzle rush... galloping past the biographical milestones of an extraordinary life only long enough to mark them and move on to what the audience has presumably come for: the music,” critic Leah Greenblatt wrote in “Entertainment Weekly.”

An inspiring life

The alternating co-stars approach their role somewhat differently.

“It’s not about impersonating Tina, but finding the Tina inside yourself,” Villanueva said.

Neither actress met Turner, but they find her inspiring.

“I relate to her love, her loyalty, keeping her word and being there for the long haul... We are the masters of our journey,” Villanueva said.

Groover, in turn, admires Turner’s resilient spirit.

“Tina never gave up... Her story is important for women who fear they’re aging out in male-dominated industries like music,” she said. “That was the saving grace of her life... a reminder to keep pushing.”

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PNC Broadway in Columbus and the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts present “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” at 7:30 p.m. May 7-9, 8 p.m. May 10, 2 and 8 p.m. May 11 and 1 and 6:30 p.m. May 12 at the Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St.

Tickets start at $50. For more information, call 614-469-0939 or visit  capa.com .

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Better than all the rest, 'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical' to stop in Columbus