Donna Summer, who died today at 63, socialized with presidents and first ladies, dominated the pop charts, had her music banned by the BBC, filled dance floors around the world, rocked NBC's Today Show and co-hosted a Nobel Peace Prize press conference with actor Will Smith.

View the photo gallery above for images of the disco diva across the decades of her marvelous career.

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CBC News: Disco Star Donna Summer dies at 63

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Donna Summer's website

 

posted by Robert Rowat on May 17, 2012