R.I.P. Donna Summer (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012)
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She had a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was a five-time Grammy Award winner. Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums […]
R.I.P. Don Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012)
Don Cornelius born in Chicago in 1936, has passed at the age of 75, here in Los Angeles, California from what the police report was a self inflicted gunshot. Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show “Soul Train,” apparently shot himself to death Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles home, police said. He […]
R.I.P, Etta James (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012)
Etta James, whose assertive, earthy voice lit up such hits as “The Wallflower,” “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” and the wedding favorite “At Last,” has died, according to her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon. She was 73. She died from complications from leukemia with her husband, Artis Mills, and her sons by […]