In the Spotlight: Donna Summer

The late great Donna Summer, who passed away yesterday after a private struggle with lung cancer, started out as a novelty musician of sorts, turning the "orgasm record" electronic and bringing it to the dance floor. However, she soon grew to not only rule the disco boom of the '70s but also to embody its ambitions, doing as much as anyone to define the genre's sexiness, romanticism, and glamour. Check out my profile of the greatest dance diva of all time.

Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, passes away at age 63

Donna Summer, arguably the most famous singer in the history of disco and one of the most popular female entertainers of the '70s, has passed away at her Key West home at the age of 63, succumbing to the lung cancer she'd secretly fought for the past ten months

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Poll: Battle of the 45s!

Which of these classic singles do you like more? Make your selection in our oldies poll!

THIS WEEK'S BATTLE:

Keep on Smilin' by Wet Willie
VS.
Drift Away by Dobie Gray

Vote here, and defend your decision to other oldies music lovers... you don't have to be a member to vote or post!

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Profile: Booker T. and the MGs

With the recent passing of bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, I take a look back at the music and career of Booker T. and the MGs, soul's most famous instrumentalists, who served as the house band for the Stax/Volt labels in the '60s, providing the groove heard on classics by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, and more, not to mention scoring hits of their own with "Green Onions" and the influential "Time Is Tight." Read all about Booker T. and the MGs here in this profile.