| The music industry sadly lost another legend to cancer yesterday. Donna Summer the Queen of Disco, known for hits such as "She Works Hard For The Money," "Bad Girls," and "Hot Stuff," passed away at 63 years old due to a lung cancer. After "A Great Night In Harlem," the annual benefit concert hosted by The Jazz Association of America that raises funds for ill-equipped elderly jazz musicians, Bono, the lead vocalist of the Grammy-winning band, U2, shared his thoughts on the loss of a star in the world of music. "Her version of "State of Independence is in my sort of top five. So if I have one thing to say about Donna Summer, if anyone who hasn't heard "State of Independence," I'm not sure there is anyone, but if there anyone out there who hasn't, put that on. That's all you need to know about music, that's all you need to know about her, that's all you need to know about a lot of things," he said. Music producer extraordinaire, Quincy Jones, summed up what Donna Summer meant to the field of music: "She defined what disco is all about. DISCO. She tore it up enough." Macy Gray, known for her unique singing voice and style, also gave a personal anecdote of her time with Summer. "My best memory is she made Thanksgiving dinner. We were in Belgium together and she cooked on Thanksgiving. Because they don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Belgium so she made it anyway. It was great. She was a really awesome person." Donna Summers revolutionized music in the 70's era, making her mark on ... |
