OT-RIP Donna Summer

[higgyfan4]

Donna Summer, whose powerhouse voice helped define the disco era in the late '70s, died today after a cancer battle, TMZ reports.

Summer, 63, topped the pop charts with songs such as “Hot Stuff,” “Bad Girls” and “MacArthur Park,” and she famously transitioned to the MTV era in the 1980s with the comeback hit “She Works Hard For the Money.” They were among 20 Summer singles to reach the top 40 of Billboard's pop chart.

Summer's music, largely groomed by super-producer Giorgio Moroder, helped propel disco to the mainstream, while her pioneering 12-inch singles became staples in the arsenals of DJs around the globe, ultimately helping shape the house music revolution that followed.

TMZ reports that Summer died in Florida, and that she had tried to keep the extent of her cancer off the public radar.

Donna Summer, chart-topping pop singer, dies at 63 | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

 

[dash]

That's sad news, higgy - RIP Disco Queen

 

[quoipourquoi]

Personal favorite. RIP.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

No.

 

[chy1127]

I actually saw her in concert (about 18-20 yrs ago) and she was very good for a live performance.

 

[elocomotive]

In other 70s-music related deaths, Chuck Brown, godfather of go-go, also passed away yesterday. He was one of the most iconic local musicians in DC and the father of maybe the only brand of music that is uniquely DC. There are others from the DC area that are probably more famous nationally - Dave Groehl, Mya, Fugazi, Hootie & the Blowfish, etc. - but Chuck Brown was THE guy to the people of DC.

RIP Chuck

 

[blindbaby]

I Never was big into Donna Summer or disco in general, but a guilty pleasure of mine would be, "I never can say goodbye".

RIP Donna

 

[puckhead]

Summer's music, largely groomed by super-producer Giorgio Moroder


huh, i had no idea he was a primarily a producer.
I have been a big fan of his movie scores for some time (Cat People, Scarface, etc)

RIP Donna.
always liked this one from her. I think it's the swells in the chorus.

 

[DevilishWon]

Let's dance the last dance ........RIP Donna

 

[Wingingit]

I Never was big into Donna Summer or disco in general, but a guilty pleasure of mine would be, "I never can say goodbye".

RIP Donna

Another one gone, I was actually anti-disco in my younger years (DREAD), but still enjoyed her voice. RIP Donna.

I didn't realize she did "I never can say goodbye" I thought that was Gloria Gaynor and (not same time) Michael Jackson ? surprised!!!