A day before the Grammys in February, Whitney Houston died suddenly and producers hastily pulled together a tribute segment for the late singer. And with the Billboard Music Awards just around the corner — the event is being broadcast live this Sunday, May 20, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. EST — we can't help but wonder if there will be some sort of similar acknowledgment in store for Donna Summer , who lost her battle to lung [...]
Disco legend Donna Summer 's death at the age of 63 was due to lung cancer, reports CNN . However, her family is quickly speaking up to clear up any rumors that smoking was a factor in the singer developing this form of cancer. "On behalf of the Sudano family, various reports currently surfacing about the cause of Ms. Summer's death are not accurate," the Summer family's representative Brian Edwards said in a statement. "Although she lost her battle to lung cancer at the age of 63, it was not related to smoking. Ms. Summer was [...]
The passing of disco legend Donna Summer , who died yesterday (May 17) at the age of 63, has inspired many musicians, singers and artists to pay tribute to the iconic singer. Beyonce wrote a brief but touching blog post about the disco diva on her official site , paying respect to woman who helped pave the way for other female artists (including Beyonce) to rule the charts and the dancefloor. Read Bey's full statement below. [...]
Como todos ya sabéis ayer nos abandonaba Donna Summer a los 63 años de edad a causa de un cancer. La que fuera reina del disco en la decada de los 70´s y 80´s nos dejaba tras una exitosa carrera musical como vocalista y compositora que le llevo a ganar cinco premios Grammy y once de sus álbumes lograron la certificación de disco de Oro por ventas en Estados Unidos , vendiendo más de 100 millones de copias en todo el mundo, lo que la [...]
It's around this same time every year that I look at the movie calendar with Memorial Day coming up in a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, the summer blockbuster of yesteryear was plentiful. However, due to a creative outage in Hollywood, we're stuck with getting movie reboots and/or movie spinoffs of boardgames I use to play when I was a kid. "Battleship?" Seriously? As much eye candy as Rihanna provides, I'm not sure I could even waste $1.29 at the Redbox to see how bad that movie is waiting to suck. It's quite possible that the movie may [...]
With graduation out of the way and a new life ahead, music hasn't sounded this sweet in a while. Here are a few free nu disco-funk tracks from Le Youth, Duff Disco, Kreap and more to get you through your Friday and kick off your weekend. ALSO, please check out Mr. Gonzo's Dance On You EP (artwork pictured above) - huge [...]
Once in a very rare while an artist comes along who changes the world of popular music. Someone who truly ups the ante, taps into a powerful sentiment and blazes a trail for many others to follow. Donna Summer was one of those rare, brilliant talents and remarkable artists whose legacy goes far beyond her string of hits and the well-deserved accolades she received throughout the years. Summer's rise to fame as a pop superstar in the mid-'70s didn't just happen overnight. After growing up in Dorchester just outside of Boston, MA, the young church singer moved to [...]
I have never been a disco fan, didn't even like Saturday Night Fever, but I believe that the Queen of Disco ought to be acknowledged. Donna Summer passed away yesterday at the age of 63.
" Summer 77 - I've taped my favourite songs from the charts by holding a mic up to the radio & am now cranking up the cassette on the clunky mono tape recorder on my lap in the back seat of the family Renault 16."I Feel Love" is playing & Moroder's prototechno is gliding & phasing & I'm tranceing out. My Dad stops the car because he thinks there's something wrong with the engine. Donna Summer - you rocked my world ". - Phil The above comment left on the Music Like Dirt Facebook page [...]
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Yesterday's passing of disco queen Donna Summer at the age of 63 is still being felt around the world. Several DJs and dance music artists took to Twitter to express their feelings of loss and gratitude for the songstress' illustrious catalog of music. UK singer Katy B cited Summer as a "big inspiration for me" while Moby tweeted "words can't express the impact and influence she had on music." Below are a selection of tweets mourning the death of the legendary Donna Summers.
La desafortunada muerte de DONNA SUMMER es triste, sin embargo estoy en contra de los "tributos" espontaneos que surgen al morir una celebridad de este tamaño los cuales (a mi muy personal punto de vista), la mayoria de las veces tienen doble intencion de atraer mas la atencion al remixer, que honrar la musica del artista en cuestion. Debido a esto quisiera postear este remix de THEATRE OF DELAYS a GIORGIO MORODER quien produjo grandes exitos junto a la gran reina del disco sin los cuales no existirian muy buena parte de la musica popular y underground, y sento parte [...]
Another legend of the disco and dance music scenes unfortunately departs from our beloved God’s green earth. With the help of Donna Summer’s golden and elaborate, unique vocals, Justin Michael and Johnny Mac equally provide their own posthumous tributes to their fallen queen magically. In richness we trust, we all salute you dearly Donna Summer. R.I.P. Justin Michael feat. Donna Summer & Matt Beilis - Too Late Tomorrow (Donna Summer Tribute) Donna Summer x Michael Brun x Dirty South - Rise Hard For [...]
All Things Considered looks back on the music career of Donna Summer. Rolling Stone and Music Mix share playlists of her greatest hits. The Believer interviews author Jonathan Lethem. The Handsome Furs have broken up. The Believer interviews author Jonathan Lethem. The Columbus Dispatch [...]
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A late post from us today. Many apologies to those expecting our usual midnight arrival. Today we visit the flip of the Lust for Youth / War split that we wrote about earlier this month . War's Somme, Maggio has been knocking around various blogs for a while but we'll cover it anyway because we love AVANT!, because they let us post a downloadable copy and because it's got that thunderously eerie juxtapositional thing we dig hard at 20JFG. When we were living out our pastel nuclear nightmares at the dog end of the Cold [...]
This week the music world lost two legendary performers: Donna Summer and Chuck Brown . And given that other greats such as Etta James , Whitney Houston and Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys have already passed away in recent months, we can't help feeling that 2012 will sadly go down as the Year Of Death. See how this, and other events such as [...]
Wynonna, Ziggy Marley, Liza Minnelli, and more than 20 other artists, songwriters, and producers explain who they "love to love" as PopMatters studies the remarkable four-decade career of Donna Summer. Editor's Note: This article was originally published in 2008 to celebrate the career of Donna Summer. At the time, a number of recording artists contributed quotes about Summer specifically for this piece, which also examined each of Summer's albums. In the wake of the artist's untimely passing, we wish to once again honor the groundbreaking legacy Donna Summer leaves behind. * * * Beyonc knows her queens. [...]
RIP Donna Summer A Love Trilogy Full Album Remembering Disco Queen Four Seasons of Love is the fourth album released by singer Donna Summer. Released on October 11th, 1976, this concept album became her third consecutive successful album to be certified gold in the US. It peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200. This was [...]
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