Originally posted on December 5, 2020
The girl from Nutbush. Today’s song is ‘Nutbush City Limits’ by Tina Turner. It’s a perfect song for Ted Tocks Covers and it has been on my list of features to profile for quite a while. Today is the day. It all starts with the Ike and Tina Turner presentation from the 1973 album of the same name. Since that time, it has been a continuing gift to music, and it has, fortunately for us inspired many great covers. It is actually so good, Tina Turner herself has released numerous versions. This post will take you on a ride through Nutbush.
Nutbush is an unincorporated rural community in west Tennessee. In Nutbush they tend to do things their own way and Tina Turner describes this unique locale in the lyrics. As one enters, they are greeted by signs that say ‘Nutbush Unincorporated’. Technically, there are no boundaries. It’s population at…
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