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17-05-12, 06:04 PM
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Donna Summer Dies Aged 63
RIP Donna Summer
The undisputed 'Queen of Disco' has died after a battle with cancer Disco legend Donna Summer has died from cancer at the age of 63, according to TMZ, the American gossip website which first broke the news of Michael Jackson's death in 2009. With hits like Hot Stuff, Bad Girls, and particularly the huge international hit I Feel Love, Summer embodied the spirit of the disco era more than any other artist except perhaps the Bee Gees. Indeed, so great was the impact of that 1977 collaboration with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, particularly its ground-breaking synthesized backing track, that it can safely be said to have revolutionised the entire genre. David Bowie, who was recording in Berlin at the time, recalled first hearing it in an interview with Kurt Loder: "One day in Berlin ... Eno came running in and said, 'I have heard the sound of the future.' ... he puts on I Feel Love, by Donna Summer ... He said, 'This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years.' Which was more or less right." Donna Summer: 1948 - 2012 She was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on New Year's Eve 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts. As one of seven children raised by devout Christian parents, her first experience of music came in her church's gospel choir. But she was singing in a variety of Motown-inspired girl groups by her mid-teens before, having become strongly influenced by Janis Joplin, she joined a rock band called The Crow. Although the band didn't last long, it proved to be Summer's first step on the path to Europe and eventual disco superstardom. Having auditioned unsuccessfully for the part of Sheila in hippie musical Hair, she was nonetheless offered the part when the production toured Europe. She took it and moved to Germany for several years, settling in Munich, where she learned to speak fluent German and starred in a number of musicals, as well as doing session work on the side to make ends meet. In 1972, she married Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer, an anglicised version of whose surname she kept for the rest of her life, and gave birth to their daughter Mimi the following year. It was while working as a backing singer that she first met producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. Having struck up friendships with the pair, she gave Moroder the "love to love you baby" lyric which he eventually turned in to Summer's first huge disco hit, despite its being banned in many countries for its suggestive lyrics and erotic delivery (she sang it as she imagined Marilyn Monroe would). Love To Love You Baby peaked at number two in the States and was the first in a run of hit singles and albums which not only defined the disco era, but laid much of the groundwork for the techno music of the 1980s and 1990s. In 1979, she became the first female artist in history to have three US number one singles in the same calendar year when MacArthur Park, Bad Girls, and Hot Stuff all hit the top spot. As the 1970s progressed into the 1980s, Summer modified her sound to move with the times, eschewing the pure disco of her previous output in favour of more rock, new wave, and R&B-flavoured material. The stylistic move had little impact on her popularity initially but she experienced her first flop when 1984's Cats Without Claws became her first album not to attain gold status. When its follow-up, 1987's All Systems Go, also failed to go gold, she hired Stock, Aitken and Waterman, who were then at the height of their Hit Factory success, to produce her next album, 1989's Another Place and Time. Summer's American label, Geffen, refused to release it, but it was a minor hit in Europe and spawned the top five single This Time I Know It's for Real. Summer continued to embrace new musical styles such as new jack swing into the 1990s but never again reached the heights of her 1970s heyday. In 2008, Summer released her first studio album of fully original material in 17 years, entitled Crayons. It sold respectably and achieved three number ones on the US Billboard Dance Chart in I'm A Fire, Stamp Your Feet, and Fame (The Game). Summer was living in Nashville, Tennessee at the time of her death. She leaves three daughters and four grandchildren. source http://music.uk.msn.com/features/don...r-dies-aged-63 
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#134
17-05-12, 10:45 PM
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Horrible lost ..
Rest in Peace Donna, thanks for your music
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#136
21-05-12, 05:22 PM
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Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Dies, Aged 62
RIP Robin Gibb, such a sad loss
Robin Gibb, superstar singer and songwriter who was one third of the Bee Gees, has died after a long battle with cancer. The 62-year-old singer was diagnosed with colon cancer after surgery for a blocked bowel in 2010. A statement about his passing is as follows: "The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery. The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time." The Bee Gees' music spanned several decades, from the 1960s through to their world-conquering disco domination in the 1970s on into the 1980s and beyond. source http://music.uk.msn.com/features/bee...b-dies-aged-62
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#140
08-06-12, 05:38 PM
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