Donna Summer overview
Top tracks
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Hot Stuff(05:18)
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She Works Hard for the Money(04:33)
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- Fuck Fuck Fuck (DJ C mix)(04:28)
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Party People(03:31)
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The Wanderer(03:47)
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MacArthur Park(03:57)
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- Dragon Attack (remix 2)(03:53)
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- The Magnanimous(04:54)
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- What You Truly Need(04:12)
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- Prog's Not Dead(02:58)
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- The Stenberg Brothers(01:09)
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- We Call It "The Box"(03:04)
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- Accept the Cheap(03:23)
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- Heels Over Head(02:59)
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Donna Summer bio
Born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, she was one of seven children raised by devout Christian parents. She sang in church, and in her teens joined a funk group called The Crow, so named because Donna was the only black member of the group. At eighteen, Gaines left home and school to audition for a role in the cast of the Broadway musical, Hair. Unsuccessful in getting the ... part in the Broadway show (Melba Moore got the role), she was offered the European Tour when the show moved to Germany, where Summer also performed in the German versions of several musicals including Godspell and Show Boat. She settled in Munich and also performed with the Viennese Folk Opera and the pop band Munich Machine.
In 1971, Gaines released a single in Europe entitled "Sally Go 'Round The Roses", her first solo recording. The single was unsuccessful, however, and she had to wait until 1974 to launch a solo career. Gaines married Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer ("Summer" is an Anglicization of his last name) in 1972 and gave birth to daughter Mimi the following year. Summer did various musical jobs in studios and theaters for several years, includi Full bioRead more
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