One afternoon in Munich in 1975, a file clerk-turned-chanteuse was trying to create a sexy. Upbeat, downbeat, shrill, comic—it all sounded stale until producer Giorgio Moroder cleared the recording ...
The Queen of Disco's hits of the 1970s and early '80s included "Hot Stuff," "Last Dance," "Heaven Knows," "On the Radio," "Bad Girls," and "She Works Hard for the Money." She had three consecutive No.
The “Queen of Disco” will be celebrated once more at the city of Boston’s 10th annual Donna Summer Disco Party on Thursday, June 27. Summer, born LaDonna Gaines, was a singer-songwriter that gained ...
In addition to the disco rhythms, glitzy fashions and alarming hairstyles, “Love to Love You, Donna Summer” might strike a nostalgic nerve with how natural, funny and forthcoming its subject is. Even ...
Summer, who died in 2012, is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Love to Love You. In 2003, she spoke to Fresh Air about the origins of the hit song from which the documentary takes its name. This ...
Boston’s late disco queen, Donna Summer, has been honored with the posthumous release of a song she recorded 17 years ago. Songwriter Tony Gad released Summer’s single “Run” on Friday as part of his ...
Love to Love You, Donna Summer is not just a documentary, it’s a hymn to the life and times of the indisputable queen of disco. The film conveys Donna Summer’s journey from the gospel churches of ...