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- Though Summer's career peaked commercially during the late 1970s as disco conquered the mainstream, she continued to score hits after the genre fell out of favour. Its commercial decline was hastened by the Disco Sucks movement led by mainly white rock fans who felt threatened by the success of a genre rooted in the black and queer underground.
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Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), [2] known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco ", while her music gained a global following.
Apr 2, 2014 · Summer died on May 17, 2012 at age 63, after a years-long battle with cancer. Known as the "Queen of Disco," Summer will be remembered as perhaps the greatest singer in disco...
May 19, 2023 · Donna Summer almost died by suicide. In a sad, chilling voice over, Summer discusses in an interview her near-death by suicide in 1976. A combination of exhaustion, a broken marriage and...
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Jul 20, 2022 · Picture: Getty. Right before she graduated high school, Donna Summer left Boston for New York where she joined blues rock band Crow, who broke up soon after. After securing the part in the counterculture musical Hair, Summer moved to Munich and had a brief but unsuccessful stint as a solo singer under the name Donna Gaines.
May 1, 2023 · Mon May 01 2023 - 05:00. In a New York hotel room in 1976, Donna Summer stepped towards the window ledge. She had become instantly famous the previous year for her pseudo-orgasmic vocals on her...
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Oct 26, 2022 · In celebration of Summer’s continued legacy, GRAMMY.com dives into how the singer’s 1970s oeuvre changed music and stardom forever. As disco’s greatest champion, Donna Summer redefined what it meant to be a pop star in a post-Motown world.
May 17, 2012 · US singer Donna Summer, who became known as the Queen of Disco and enjoyed a string of hits in the 1970s, dies at the age of 63.
