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Today in Music History: Honoring Donna Summer

May 17, 2013

Donna Summer
Remebering Donna Summer Today in Music History.
Mark Mainz / AP

History Highlight:

One year ago today in 2012, Donna Summer, the 1970s pop singer known as the "Queen of Disco", died of lung cancer. Summer is estimated to have sold 130 million records worldwide during her career, including four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period. Her hits inluded "Bad Girls," "Hot Stuff," "On The Radio," "I Feel Love" and the sexually suggestive "Love To Love You Baby."

Also, Today In:

1963 - Relative newcomers Bob Dylan and Joan Baez appeared with Pete Seeger at the first Monterey Folk Festival.

1969 - Joni Mitchell was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for 35 Cents.

1987 - A fire destroyed Tom Petty's house in Los Angeles, the cost was estimated at $800,000.

1990 - Nirvana played the last date of a North American tour in Idaho. This was Chad Channing's final gig with the band; drummer Dave Grohl replaced him in Sept of this year after his band Scream had split-up.

Birthdays:

Trent Reznor is 48 today.