Donna Summer passed away this morning from cancer at age 63. Lots of artists came and quickly went in disco’s heyday, but Summer’s powerful mezzo-soprano voice scored her a number of hits and a number of Grammies. Back in the day before I wrecked my knee, I remember doing a routine in a college aerobics class to “Hot Stuff.”
Donna Summer during her disco heyday. (photo courtesy of usweekly.com)
“She Works Hard for the Money” became a sort of 80s anthem for the average working woman everywhere.
Her breakthrough hit “Love to Love You, Baby” was a guilty pleasure for many of us. And there was “I Feel Love,” “MacArthur Park,” “Last Dance,” “Bad Girls,” “On the Radio” and more. She was working on material for a new album when she died.
Rest in peace, Donna. You were a part of the soundtrack of my life in my teens and twenties, so much so a couple of the songs you made famous become the soundtracks for two of my Sir Guy vids. A sexy songstress paired with a sexy fellow–a perfect match.
Oh wow, I hadn’t heard that yet. Only 63….RIP Donna
She was an icon, so much a part of the soundtrack of our lives. She will be greatly missed.
She was and she will be, indeed.
Oh dear, how very, very sad!
“Hot Stuff” is one of my all time favourites. May God rest her soul. 
I didn’t even realize she was battling cancer. I remember listening to her On the Radio double album many, many times on the old record player, then on CD. She had a really strong voice. No need for autotune there.
It’s a sad new… RIP Donna…