Donna Summer, R.I.P. - RadioDAZZ Remembers | Radio DAZZ

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Disco has lost Donna Summer -- its first Queen-caliber disco diva extraordinaire. She will be hurtfully missed, but always remembered.

With an incredible string of hits from "Love to Love You Baby," "Last Dance," "She Works Hard For The Money," "On The Radio," and my personal favorite, "Spring Affair," she had us sweating and swinging across the disco dance floor, fully intoxicated with the chemistry of youth, combined with the liberating sound of her powerful voice backed by a pulsing beat that made every person's heart leap in simultaneous rhythm under the rainbow light of the crystal disco ball.

RadioDAZZ remembers. I'll never forget the exhilarating sensation of hustling around on my platform shoes to her phenomenal hits...in my late teens to my mid-twenties, my blindingly bright faux silk shirt fashionably unbuttoned to mid-chest, my cowardice thinly-veiled behind a nervous, witty veneer of false bravado... Donna helped us dream of endless possibilities, crazy romance and a perfect future. She invigorated every cell of our youth with boundless energy and a spirit of adventure.

After you've had an opportunity to read the news release below, click back to this page to listen to "Spring Affair," which has great personal significance for me.

Singer Donna Summer dead at 63

The legendary disco queen passes away in Florida after a battle with cancer, her family confirms. Tried to hide illness
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And here, for Donna's last dance, is my favorite song from her giant catalog of hits: "Spring Affair." Click and enjoy. Our sympathies and thoughts go out to Donna's family and loved ones. Thank you, Donna Summer.