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Born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, she was one of seven children raised by devout Christian parents. She sang in church, and in her teens joined a funk group called The Crow, so named because Donna was the only black member of the group. At eighteen, Gaines left home and school to audition for a role in the cast of the Broadway musical, Hair. Unsuccessful in getting the part in the Broadway show (Melba Moore got the role), she was offered the European Tour when the show moved to Germany, where Summer also performed in the German versions of several musicals including Godspell and Show Boat. She settled in Munich and also performed with the Viennese Folk Opera and the pop band Munich Machine.

In 1971, Gaines released a single in Europe entitled “Sally Go ‘Round The Roses”, her first solo recording. The single was unsuccessful, however, and she had to wait until 1974 to launch a solo career. Gaines married Austrian actor Helmuth Sommer (“Summer” is an Anglicization of his last name) in 1972 and gave birth to daughter Mimi the following year. Summer did various musical jobs in studios and theaters for several years, including the pop group FamilyTree from 1974-75.

After her divorce from Sommer, she married her second husband, American musician Bruce Sudano, in 1980. They have two daughters named Brooklyn and Amanda. Sudano was a member of the ’70s groups Alive N Kickin’ and The Brooklyn Dreams.

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hurricane_mario wrote:
Wednesday evening

meh

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wingsfield wrote:
Monday afternoon

NEW ALBUM !!!

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tony1122 wrote:
Sunday evening

i remember yesterday album

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Tr1xx wrote:
Sunday afternoon

hmm . . . time to play the long version of "Love To Love You Baby" again I reckon

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allencommon wrote:
last week

Added to my playlist - http://www.last.fm/user/allencommon Mike http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=302835391&s=

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discotequedude wrote:
last week

Hopefully someone who knows will create an article for the "Stamp Your Feet" tour and include the the list of songs she did during the tour.

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luizlourenco wrote:
last week

Super amazing, your music is more real of the world!!

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wingsfield wrote:
last week

im so sad that ive discovered u just now !! but im in love w ur music. ur awesome. mwaahh

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XstacticProcess wrote:
last month

Does anyone knows the tracklist of her tour???

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wladimiriarulin wrote:
October 2009

The US and British artists are really the best ones!

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theapril-sea wrote:
October 2009

she's not only disco.she used funk, soul, r'n'b, rock...she was so original! and is)

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theapril-sea wrote:
October 2009

The Goddess!!!

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mickelbrend wrote:
October 2009

i will live for lve donna summer

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theoryjean wrote:
October 2009

'walk away' isnt even in the top tracks!?!?!? wow... its like my absolute favorite!

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gimme_a_beat wrote:
October 2009

and of course what an unmistakable voice!!!

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gimme_a_beat wrote:
October 2009

crazy disco music, love it!!!

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augustohariss wrote:
October 2009

i love fame *____*

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augustohariss wrote:
October 2009

donna summer the real queen..s2

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factorylashes wrote:
October 2009

Just bought this brilliant album '12" Dance- The Definitive Collection' and I don't buy albums anymore! http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=-1;1;-1;-1;202&sku=249769 Thought you guys might appreciate it (the full original 12" mix of 'I Feel Love' is on CD1- you can't get this in physical anymore) and rattles through many of the greatest 12" Dance singles of our time. Ah the memories!

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polymorphous71 wrote:
October 2009

Does she still believe that AIDS is a punishment from god?

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