A statue honoring rock 'n' roll legend Tina Turner has been erected in her hometown community.

On Saturday (September 27), a 10-foot bronze statue of Turner was unveiled in a park in Brownsville, Tennessee, just steps from the high school she attended, per ABC News . Brownsville, with a population of roughly 9,000, lies near Nutbush, a small community Turner made famous with her song "Nutbush City Limits."

Sculptor Fred Ajanogha said he aimed to capture Turner’s signature energy , including her wild hair, expressive stage stance, and the way she gripped the microphone with her index finger extended.

“Her hair was like the mane of a lion,” Ajanogha said.

Turner, known as the “Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll,” died on May 24, 2023, at age 83 in Switzerland after a long illness. Satu

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