The diva from Dorchester; Donna Summer hits VH1.

The Boston Herald;  June 18, 1999 ;     629 words ......50, Dorchester-born disco diva Donna Summer still works hard for the money...Sunday is Summer time on VH1. Donna Summer: Behind the Music airs at 9 p.m...by her first televised concert, Donna Summer: Live & More Encore, at 10...

Variety marks Summer's return.(LIFE - ARTS ETC.)(LISTENING STATION)

The Washington Times;  May 20, 2008 ;     479 words ......Mazmanian, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Donna Summer Crayons Burgundy Records/Sony BMG Crayons, Donna Summer's first full-length album since...Stamp Your Feet, reminiscent of a Donna Summer hit from the glory days of disco...

Donna Summer: Time Has Not Diminished Her Splendor

New York Beacon, The;  June 17, 1998 ;     560 words ...New York Beacon, The 06-17-1998 Donna Summer: Time Has Not Diminished Her Splendor...Assignment IT'S been 20 years since Donna Summer created a wave of controversy with...questions about sexuality in music and Donna Summer. Not only did her Euro Disco style...

'Donna Summer still brings fans to their feet'

New York Beacon, The;  March 23, 2005 ;     586 words ......disco music" is singer/songwriter Donna Summer. On the evening of March 3rd, this...Massachusetts on December 31, 1948, Donna Summer was one of seven children from...aisles. There is no doubt but that Donna Summer has lost none of her ability to...

2 decades after disco stardom, Summer is back

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 17, 1999 ;     370 words ...Once known as disco's first lady of love, Donna Summer personified the decadence of the '70s...first televised concert, "VH1 Presents Donna Summer: Live & More Encore!" at 9 p.m. central time. Summer says the best part of performing is watching...

Interview: Donna Summer discusses her music career, her new CD, "The...

Tavis Smiley (NPR);  October 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Smiley (NPR) 10-21-2003 Interview: Donna Summer discusses her music career, her new CD, "The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer," and her new book, "Ordinary Girl...of "Love to Love You Baby") Ms. DONNA SUMMER: (Singing) Love to love you, baby...

Just an ordinary girl; Disco Queen Summer talks about life before, during,...

New Pittsburgh Courier;  November 5, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Singer/songwriter Donna Summer is the latest celebrity to pen her...CD, "The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer," which includes all 14 Top 10 hits...elected to focus on the glory days of Donna Summer and her reflections thereof. Q: I...

THE SUMMER OF '99 Out of sight for years, the '70s disco sensation is on...

The Boston Globe;  July 9, 1999 ;     700+ words ......it's no surprise that Donna Summer, perhaps the quintessential...televised concert special, "Donna Summer: Live & More -- Encore...background." Summer was born Donna Gaines, the third of seven...electrician. Growing up, Summer's musical idol was gospel...

A radiant Summer's night

The Boston Globe;  July 14, 2008 ;     494 words ...Music Donna Summer At: Bank of America Pavilion...the Queen of Disco, but Donna Summer was received like returning...Pavilion over the weekend. Summer herself spared no effort...loved to love you/Oh, oh," Summer sang, towering above the...

Tonight could be Boston's hottest Summer evening [Corrected 07/14/ 08]

The Boston Globe;  July 12, 2008 ;     567 words ......and won numerous Grammys, Donna Summer was just another girl growing...is simply impressed that Summer would come back to help...come back to their roots." Summer is a special point of pride...Lee, 38, hangs pictures of Summer in honor of the diva. He...float from the porch as Summer ...

Nostalgia stars at Summer show

The Boston Globe;  July 15, 1999 ;     512 words ...DONNA SUMMER At: BankBoston Pavilion, last night Those...The good-natured flashback that was the Donna Summer concert reminded one that a lot of things...among them the bedtimes and hairlines of Donna Summer fans. But time seemed to stand still last...

Music Review: Donna Summer: Still hot stuff

The Scotsman;  June 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ...DONNA SUMMER: CRAYONS, BURGUNDY/SONYBMG, GBP 11.99 **** DONNA Summer's commercial comeback could have been a very different...their way through the American songbook. Fortunately, Summer had other ideas, and they involved her own set of songs...

Donna Summer loves to love music Original disco diva branches out into...

Albuquerque Journal;  June 20, 2006 ;     444 words ......the Queen of Disco. When Donna Summer performs her hot stuff on...studio in Germany, where Summer laid down some vocals and...between the two catapulted Summer to international stardom...with and he loved it." said Summer. "We blended my ideas with his and the rest is history." ...

Summer in the city; Disco Donna brings the hot stuff home.(Arts and...

The Boston Herald;  July 9, 2008 ;     488 words ......CHRISTOPHER JOHN TREACY Donna Summer loves Crayons. Just don...You Baby and Bad Girls, Summer has never favored an understated...loves the new material, Summer said. Fans are loving it...get a great response, said Summer. But the fact that I'd stopped...617-348-6239). One honor ...

Summer Hot Again As Disco Returns

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 9, 1995 ;     415 words ......every city, it's no surprise that Donna Summer is suddenly back in the public...the compilation "Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits." "My take on the...go out now and someone plays a Donna Summer record, or a Chic record, it brings...