Thursday, May 17, 2012

UPDATED 5/18: Queen of disco Donna Summer, who had a home in Sarasota County, died in Naples


UPDATED 5/18: Donna Summer had a home in Sarasota County (see below) but died in Naples, according to a statement issued by her family.  

UPDATED 1 p.m.: At the time of her death this morning, Donna Summer lived as Donna Sudano with husband Bruce Sudano in a 4 bed/4 bath home in Englewood, according to Sarasota County records obtained by the Bradenton Herald.

Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies in Sarasota County 

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Disco queen Donna Summer has died from cancer in Florida, TMZ reported. She was 63 years old.

Her long list of hits include "Hot Stuff," "Love to Love You Baby," "Bad Girls," "Last Dance" and "MacArthur Park."

More to come.


—File photo of Donna Summer performing at the opening of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's summer season at the Hollywood Bowl by Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Last Dance was always played as gay bars were closing.
It became kind of an anthem for them.

Anonymous said...

Seems a kind-of irrelevant comment.

I admired Donna Summer and enjoyed her music very much. She will be missed (but, I know remembered.)