Donna Summer Dead At 63: Music Loses Its First Lady Of Disco
The legendary disco singer Donna Summer has passed away at the age of 63 After a lengthy battle with lung cancer Summer passed away in Florida She had reportedly been trying to keep the extent of her illness hidden from public view and a few weeks ago...
Guardian Music — Winner of five Grammy awards, disco queen had a string of hits in the 1970s, including Love to Love You BabyDonna Summer, a singular vocal stylist whose string of disco h... more info
Guardian Music — The pop singer, who died today, created powerful futuristic records that changed the course of music for everDonna Summer will be remembered as the queen of disco, but in... more info
Guardian Music — Donna Summer died after less than a day after Washington's 'Godfather of go-go' Chuck Brown, and fans fired up playlists, shared tributes and told their storiesDonna Summ... more info
Guardian Music — Following the sad news of Donna Summer's death at the age of 63, we revisit Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – for a classic... more info
Guardian Music — American singer with a string of sexually charged chart-topping hits in the 1970sThough she will be remembered for disco classics such as Love to Love You Baby and I Fee... more info
Guardian Music — I Feel Love has to feature on any playlist of Donna Summer's music, but here are also some more classics by which to remember her ...Love to Love You Baby (1975)This was ... more info
Guardian Music — In the 1970s though, the cool kids in the UK were having none of disco. And I can't help feeling how petulant it all wasDonna Summer has died, aged just 63, and reaction... more info
Dlisted — I think I just broke the record for the most "What the....?"s shouted out at in ten seconds when I read at TMZ that the Queen of Disco Donna Summer has twirled up to heav... more info
ContactMusic — Queen of Disco Donna Summer has died at the age of 63 The I Feel Love hitmaker had reportedly been suffering from cancer and passed away in Florida according to Tmz com S... more info
ContactMusic — Donna Summer nicknamed the Queen of Disco died on Thursday morning May 17 2012 after a long battle with cancer - she was 63-years-old reports Tmz com Summer - who had tri... more info
ContactMusic — Donna Summer has died at the age of 63 The Last Dance singer passed away this morning 17 05 12 in Florida after a battle with cancer According to gossip website TMZ the Q... more info
Pop Crunch — You can’t think of Disco and not include Miss Donna Summer in the conversation. The Last Dance songstress has passed away at her home in Florida, after a battle with [.... more info
Perez Hilton — Earlier we reported that disco queen, Donna Summer, had passed this morning after a battle with cancer.
Take a look at a stunning performance of Last Dance from two years... more info
Perez Hilton — She was the disco queen who inspired us all to love EVERYTHING about Saturday nights.
Even if our own lives weren't going so well, we could lose ourselves in her music. ... more info
ContactMusic — The legendary disco singer Donna Summer has passed away at the age of 63 After a lengthy battle with lung cancer Summer passed away in Florida She had reportedly been try... more info
ContactMusic — Donna Summer whose disco tunes largely produced the soundtrack of the 70s has died at age 63 it was confirmed by the singers family today Thursday Active to the end Summe... more info
ContactMusic — Donna Summer songs will be on every disco fans stereo today following the sad news that the powerful influential and ground-breaking singer has passed away Her innovative... more info
Here Comes The Flood —
Donna Summer, queen of disco, is dead at 63 after a battle with cancer. She scored her first hit with The Hostage in 1974, reaching number one in Belgium and number two... more info
Pop Crunch — We’re wrapping up the work week with a serious case of The Sads: Disco Queen Donna Summer has died at the age of 63. Insiders say the ’70s Music Goddess [...]
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Sky News — Disco queen Donna Summer, who sang pulsing anthems such as Last Dance, Love to Love You Baby and Bad Girl, has died at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer. more info
Perez Hilton — It seems like everyone is grieving over the loss of the truly remarkable disco queen, Donna Summer, who passed away this morning.
Her family recently released a statemen... more info
ContactMusic — Donna Summer believed the 911 terrorism acts contributed to her lung cancer The star died aged 63 yesterday 17 05 12 and according to reports she had complained that toxi... more info
ContactMusic — U S President Barack Obama has paid a moving tribute to Donna Summer following the stars death on Thursday 17May12 The Love to Love You Baby hitmaker passed away followin... more info
ContactMusic — Barack Obama has led tributes to late disco legend Donna Summer The US president said the music industry has lost a legend far too soon after the 63-year-old singer passe... more info
ContactMusic — Following the sad premature death of disco legend Donna Summer aged 63 tributes have unsurprisingly been pouring in for the singer Summer with the help of producer Giorgi... more info
Perez Hilton — It’s so hard to believe that we lost the queen of disco and a music icon just yesterday morning.
Donna Summer, who passed Thursday at the age of 63, had been battling l... more info
ContactMusic — Jake Shears has urged the world to pay its respects to disco queen Donna Summer insisting controversial comments she allegedly made about homosexuals should not overshado... more info
ContactMusic — Fans of Donna Summer have been invited to pay their respects to the late disco diva at a public memorial in Nashville Tennessee next week begs21May12 The Bad Girls legend... more info
ContactMusic — Donna Summers former manager Joyce Trabulus was stunned by the disco divas death on Thursday 17May12 - because she had no idea the singer had been diagnosed with cancer T... more info
CNN Showbiz — Donna Summer died of lung cancer, but the singer wasn't a smoker, and the cancer wasn't related to smoking, her family's representative said Friday.
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ContactMusic — Donna Summers family will hold a memorial service next week The I Feel Love hitmaker - who passed away in Florida yesterday 17 05 12 aged 63 - will be remembered in a pri... more info
Perez Hilton — Donna Summer passed away on Thursday after a 10-month battle with lung cancer, but her family wants the world to know that the Queen of Disco was NOT a smoker!
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Starpulse — Donna Summer, 63, died this morning after battling breast cancer, according to TMZ.com. The Queen of Disco was known for her iconic 1970's hit songs "Last Dance," "Hot St... more info
Time — (NEW YORK) — Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” ”Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glitt... more info
Totally Fuzzy —
“The Queen of Disco”, Donna Summer, has died following a battle with cancer, according to TMZ.com. She was 63 years old.
A native of Boston, Summer began her career... more info
Topix — She was called the Queen of Disco, and she wore that crown with style. But even after disco passed into history, Donna Summer stayed hot. more info
Starpulse — Disco queen Donna Summer's funeral service will reportedly be held on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer died on Thursday following a secret battle with lung canc... more info
Starpulse — Jake Shears has urged the world to pay its respects to disco queen Donna Summer, insisting controversial comments she allegedly made about homosexuals should not overshad... more info
E! Online — Donna Summer, whose soaring vocals helped provide the soundtrack to the disco era, has died, a family source tells E! News.
The Grammy-winning superstar behind such cha... more info
Chorus.fm — Queen of Disco *Donna Summer* (http://www.donnasummer.com/) passed away (http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/17/donna-summer-dead-last-dance/) this morning at the age of 63 after ... more info
Mjsbigblog —
TMZ is reporting that the queen of disco, Donna Summer has died this morning after a battle with cancer. She was 63 years old. Sources close to Summer tell TMZ that the... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Donna Summer, the five-time Grammy Award winner whose soaring voice and sensual purrs helped break disco music into the mainstream in the 1970s, has died in Florida, acco... more info
E! Online — Donna Summer may be gone like the disco era that she was so much a part of, but her songs will live on.
The legendary diva, who passed away today at the age of 63 follo... more info
The Independent — Donna Summer, whose booming voice and effervescent stage presence ignited the disco craze of the 1970s, kick-starting a glittering career that spanned four decades, has ... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Donna Summer died Thursday after a battle with cancer. The singer's soaring voice and sensual purrs made her a queen of disco and an enduring figure in the music industry... more info
The Newsroom — The Grammy-winning singer dubbed the Queen of Disco for her dominance of the flashy era, has died at the age of 63. Deana Sumanac reports. more info
E! Online — Donna Summer, who passed away Thursday morning, is gone but certainly not forgotten.
"I'm so sad. This woman was the queen of disco and so much more," Sir Elton John to... more info
KEXP Seattle — We are deeply saddened today to hear that Donna Summer passed away this morning after an extensive battle with cancer. She was 63 and was finishing up a new album. Though... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Donna Summer dead: Rush Limbaugh counted himself among the "Queen of Disco's" legion of fans and praised the singer, who died Thursday at the age of 63, as "one of us" on... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Donna Summer died Thursday at age 63. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts remembers the singer for her influence -- including her work on “I Feel Love,” which crea... more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Donna Summer's former manager Joyce Trabulus was stunned by the disco diva's death on Thursday - because she had no idea the singer had been diagnosed with canc... more info
Mjsbigblog —
Kris Allen performed "She Works Hard for the Money" last night at the Ft. Meyers Spring Fling as a tribute to Donna Summer, who succumbed to lung cancer on Thursday.
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Detroit Free Press — Donna 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 t... more info