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Donna Summer

(Donna Gaines)
singer
Born: 12/31/1948
Birthplace: Boston

Grammy Award-winning singer who was disco's diva and, surviving the period, emerged as a 1980s pop star. Her recordings include Bad Girls (1979), She Works Hard for the Money (1983), and “This Time I Know It's for Real” (1989).


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