Disco Queen Donna Summer Dead At Age 63
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By Wendy Geller | Stop The Presses! – 41 minutes ago.

Donna Summer, whom millions of fans revered as "the Queen of Disco," has died at the age of 63 in Florida after a battle with cancer, the Associated Press has confirmed with the singer's family Thursday morning.Summer performing in October 2011

The news comes as a surprise to those who were not aware that she was ill. The legendary superstar was publicly active as recently as last June, when she appeared as a guest panelist on Bravo's music reality show Platinum Hit.

However, a report by TMZ, which initially broke the story, notes that those close to the singer--known for mega-hits including "Last Dance" and "Bad Girls"--revealed she had been trying to hide how sick she was. A source said that Summer did not seem to be in that bad of shape two weeks ago.

She is survived by daughters Brooklyn and Amanda, her grown daughters with husband Bruce Sudano, a fellow musician whom she married in 1980, and Mimi, her eldest daughter with first husband, actor Helmuth Sommer.

In addition to her status as a pioneer in the dance music genre, Summer was a five-time Grammy Award winner, the first artist ever to score three back-to-back No. 1 double albums, and was nominated--but not chosen--for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. She is credited with influencing stars ranging from Madonna and Michael Jackson, to Beyonce and Rihanna. Her last album, Crayons, was released in 2008

DAVID BOWIE: One day in Berlin ... Eno came running in and said, 'I have heard the sound of the future.' ... he puts on 'I Feel Love', by Donna Summer ... He said, 'This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years.' Which was more or less right.

RIP Miss Summer!!

'Love To Love You Baby' was sex education on the radio



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She was the queen of disco, and she sang so well, what a voice she had. Bad girls, The Last Dance, Love to Love You, She Works Hard for the Money, so you better treat her right! Love her, 63 is so young, RIP Donna.

RIP!

Donna Summer was a lass with a great sense of humor. Check out this weird clip from an absurdistic Dutch comedy show in the 70's. Summer appears at the 3 minute mark, starts 'singing' in 3.50 Leaped her into stardom in the Netherlands right then and there. Most of you won't be able to make much of the first three minutes, but it's probably still fun to watch a few secs anyway. Anyway...probably the first ever appearance of Sjef van Oekels Discohoek on RO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Abfmg3k7g

The lady had a hell of a lot of talent... truly one of the greats of her - or any - era. For my money, I Feel Love is the pinnacle of the disco era, never to be topped.

You'll be missed, Ms. Summer!

Impossible to be a teenager in the 70's and not have some happy memories of her Mezzo Soprano voice.
RIP Donna.

Paranoid Android wrote on May 19^th, 2012 at 12:01pm:



You're correct! My mistake.

Anyhow, RIP Donna Summer.

RIP Donna....