Complex sentence: Following her grandmother's death, she relocates to St. Louis, reuniting with her mother and close sister Alline, and starts seeking a chance to be a professional singer after seeing charismatic bandleader Ike Turner perform one night.
Split into simpler sentences: Following her grandmother's death, she relocates to St. Louis, reuniting with her mother and close sister Alline. Anna Mae pursues a chance to be a professional singer after seeing charismatic bandleader Ike Turner perform one night.