Ep. 9 Tina Turner's School House Museum in Brownsville, Tennessee
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Tina Turner is the undisputed Queen of Rock and Roll with one of the most successful careers of any female singer in American music history. The schoolhouse where she attended class in segregated southwest Tennessee was saved from demolition and transformed into the world's only Tina Turner Museum. The museum features one-of-a-kind artifacts from Turner's personal collection including awards, costumes, and even her grade school year book when she was still known by her real name - Anna Mae Bullock.  The school house is part of the Ultimate American Music Bucket List. You can buy the book at: americanmusicbucketlist.com 
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