| LC control no. | n 78067244 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.S952 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Summer, Donna |
| Variant(s) | Gaines, LaDonna Andrea Gaines, Donna Gaines, LaDonna Adrian Самър, Дона Samʺr, Dona Саммер, Донна Sammer, Donna Σάμερ, Ντόνα Samer, D̲ona סאמר, דונה Samir, Donah Sammere, Donna Geinsa, Ladonna Adriana ドナ・サマー サマー, ドナ Samā, Dona Самер, Дона Гејнз, Ладона Едријан Gejnz, Ladona Edrijan 唐娜·桑默 桑默, 唐娜 Sangmo, Tangna |
| Beginning date | 1968 |
| Ending date | 2012 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1948-12-31 |
| Death date | 2012-05-17 |
| Place of birth | Dorchester, Boston, Mass. |
| Place of death | Englewood, Fla. |
| Field of activity | Disco music Rhythm and blues music Dance music Popular music |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Mezzo-sopranos Composers |
| Special note | Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | Once upon a time, c1978: title page (Donna Summer) Donna Summer, c1983: title page (Donna Summer) page 3 (Donna Gaines) page 4 (LaDonna Andrea Gaines; b. Dec. 31, 1949, Boston, Mass.) Washington post, May 18, 2012 article dated May 17, 2012 (Donna Summer, who moaned, shimmied and grooved her way into the glare of disco's strobe lights in the mid-1970s and became one of the genre's most defining and enduring artists, died May 17 in Naples, Fla. She was 63. LaDonna Adrian Gaines was born on Dec. 31, 1948, and grew up in Boston) Wikipedia, May 18, 2012 (Donna Summer; LaDonna Adrian Gaines; b. December 31, 1948 in Boston, Mass.; d. May 17, 2012 in Key West, Fla.; 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) Nov. 1, 2012 (Donna Summer; birth name: LaDonna Adrian Gaines; also known as Donna Gaines; b. December 31, 1948, Boston, Mass.; d. May 17, 2012 (aged 63) Englewood, Florida; genres: Pop, disco, dance, rock, R&B; occupations: Singer, songwriter; years active: 1968-2012) New York times WWW site, May 18, 2012 (in obituary published May 17: Donna Summer; b. LaDonna Adrian Gaines, Dec. 31, 1948, Dorchester, Boston; d. Thursday [May 17, 2012], Naples, Fla., aged 63) Discogs website, Nov. 1, 2012 (Donna Summer; real name: LaDonna Adrian Gaines; American singer and songwriter, born 31 December 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, died May 2012 in Englewood, Florida; aliases: Donna Gaines, Gayn Pierre) Bulgarian page (Дона Самър = Dona Samʺr) Chuvash page (Донна Саммер = Donna Sammer) Greek page (Ντόνα Σάμερ = D̲ona Samer) Hebrew page (דונה סאמר = Donah Samir) Latvian page (Donna Sammere; Ladonna Adriana Geinsa) Japanese page (ドナ・サマー = Dona Samā) Russian page (Донна Саммер = Donna Sammer) Serbian page (Дона Самер = Dona Samer; Ладона Едријан Гејнз = Ladona Edrijan Gejnz) Chinese page (唐娜·桑默 = Tangna Sangmo) |
| Associated language | eng |
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