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Celeb Savant pays tribute to the late international superstar Donna Summer chatting with her husband – singer, songwriter and musician, Bruce Sudano. Continue reading “Podcast: Chatting About All Things Donna Summer”
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And, of course, how could I touch the subject without referencing the oh-so-awesome original version by our diva, Miss Summer? Produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, the track (considered the first electronic dance hit) was a Top 10 smash in the US and went all the way to #1 in the UK, Australia, and other countries.
My hubby Michael recently found this mashup of Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” paired with the Whitney Houston classic, “My Love Is Your Love,” and it’s been on repeat for a while now.
Feels like they were meant for each other.
Perfect for a #ThrowBackThursday…
Enjoy.
Some news items you might have missed:
• Sexy Santa? I got your Sexy Santa right here thanks to the above selfie from Alex Abramov 😉
• Get ready to disco down as Summer: The Donna Summer Musical is now heading for the Lunt-Fontanne Theater on Broadway with previews beginning March 28 with an April 23 opening night! From the same team that brought us the blockbuster Jersey Boys.
• Republican Gov. Chris Christie says Donald Trump Jr. totally “deserves the scrutiny” he’s getting regarding the ongoing Russian election interference probe. He recently told MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace, “He was involved in the transition and involved in meetings that call into question his role. And the facts will determine that ultimately.”
“(Jared Kushner) deserves the scrutiny .. He was involved in the transition and involved in meetings that call into question his role” – Chris Christie tells @NicolleDWallace on #DeadlineWH pic.twitter.com/2b9Lnqm5GL— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) December 19, 2017
• Former pop-tart Aaron Carter says he’s ready to embrace his bisexuality.
• Eminem says he’s found dates on dating apps like Grindr and Tinder.
• A massive fire at a five-star hotel in Scotland took the lives of a gay travel writer and his boyfriend.
• Hump Day Bonus!
Donna Summer sings “O Holy Night” live on the 1982 “Solid Gold Christmas Special.
Fans of classic 70s and 80s pop/rock/dance music – mark your calendars!
On July 2, 2014, The GRAMMY Museum will unveil its latest temporary exhibition Donna Summer: Four Seasons of Love.
Located on the Museum’s fourth floor, the exhibition will offer visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic career of 5-time Grammy Award-winner Donna Summer. This will be the first exhibition highlighting the career of the legendary “Queen of Disco.”
“Donna Summer galvanized a diverse group of music fans and she was able to give credibility to a genre of music that had many skeptics,” said GRAMMY Museum executive director Bob Santelli. “We are honored to tell her story and help demonstrate why Donna Summer is not only the undisputed ‘Queen of Disco,’” but also one of the most successful female artists of all time.”
On display through Spring 2015, the exhibit, (produced by client relations rep Brian Edwards and Summer’s son-in-law Rick Dohler) will feature gowns, costumes, set design sketches, handwritten lyrics and notes, rare and never-before-seen photos, hand-painted pieces from Summer’s Fine Arts Collection and much more from the Donna Summer estate.
With a career that spanned decades and musical genres, Donna Summer holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit #1 on the Billboard charts (3) and first female to have four #1 singles in a 12 month period; three as a solo artist and one as a duo with Barbra Streisand.
Donna Summer was the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female (1979, “Hot Stuff”) as well as the first-ever recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording (1997, “Carry On”).
In 2004, she became one of the first inductees, as both an Artist Inductee and a Record Inductee into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in New York City.
Most recently, Summer was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on April 18, 2013, less than a year after her death on May 17, 2012.
The GRAMMY Museum features 30,000 square feet of interactive and multimedia exhibits located within L.A. LIVE, the downtown Los Angeles sports, entertainment and residential district.
(via press release)
#1 song this weekend on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in 1979: Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand “No More Tears (Enough is Enough) – becoming the 4th career #1 song for each lady and one of the most successful duets of all-time.
With sales of over one million copies, it was also the first 12-inch single ever certified gold.
In addition, the standard 7-inch version was eventually certified platinum with sales in excess of two million copies.
(via EnterMissThang)