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Disco queen Donna Summer named to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Disco queen Donna Summer, who died in May, is to join the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Canadian rockers Rush and hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy, it was announced Tuesday. Veteran female rockers Heart, blues legend Albert King and singer-songwriter Randy Newman will also join the music…

Disco queen Donna Summer to join rock Hall of Fame

Disco queen Donna Summer, who died in May, is to join the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Canadian rockers Rush and hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy, it was announced Tuesday. Veteran female rockers Heart, blues legend Albert King and singer-songwriter Randy Newman will also join the music…

Panda Party: RIP Donna Summer Edition

This week’s Panda Party, I predict some kind of tribute to Donna Summer. It wasn’t just that she was the Queen of Disco, but also that she was part of a larger effort to use disco to push the boundaries of what could be done with pop music. Such as…

Disco legend Donna Summer dies at 63

Grammy-winning disco legend Donna Summer died Thursday after a battle with cancer, aged 63, her family said in a statement. The singer, who shot to fame in the 1970s with hits including “Hot Stuff” and “Bad Girls,” before songs like “She Works Hard for the Money” in the 1980s, died…