JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) _ Tina Turner's hometown, made famous in her song "Nutbush City Limits," will be the site of a ceremony naming a highway for her.
On Saturday, a stretch of State Highway 19 near Nutbush will be designated "Tina Turner Highway." The Legislature approved renaming the road, which is mentioned in the 1973 song.
Turner lived Nutbush, a small community about 50 miles northeast of Memphis, until she was 17, said Sharon Norris, a distant relative and organizer of the ceremony.
The singer, who's 62 now and no longer has close ties to the area, isn't coming to the event. But dozens of fans are expected to …
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