Top Black female Rockers: Donna Summer - 2012 Rock Hall of Fame Nomination

[dsummer1]

What a POWERHOUSE! GO DONNA!

[Discodude79]

I am 44 years old and I have loved Donna Summer AND Pat Benatar since 1979! I am disappointed that neither of them have made it into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame! I was happy to see Blondie make it a few years back though.

[ivegottaheadache]

I'M GLAD DISCO DIED!!!!!

[ivegottaheadache]

Disco is NOT rock but who cares. Never shook my ass to Hot Stuff. Pat Benatar is the rock chick and Donna Summer is Disco; ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ROCK ABOUT HER MUSIC BUT TRY TO TWIST IT SO IT IS. R&R HALL OF FAME IS A POSER PILE OF SHIT TO NOMINATE DONNA SUMMER/MADONNA BEFORE PAT FUCKING BENATAR AND JOAN FUCKING JET..FUCK YOU RR HALL OF FAME AND GAY MAFIA BASTARDS THAT TOOK IT OVER.

[westfaner]

@innamorata40 What a idiot you are ! Here is one for your information... when accepting the grammy in 1981 for Best Rock Female, Pat Benatar said " how could I be the best female rock singer when Linda Ronstadt is still alive". They were both nominated that year.

[MultiFunky2000]

WOAW AWSOME LIVE SHOW SHE MADE AT THAT TIME DONNA IS THE GREATHEST

[carlo0460]

que belleza... dios mio .. lo mejores tiempo el pop rock

[Marchjoy1963]

We forgot about Suzie Quatro when listing female rockers from the 70's.

[1musicencyclopedia]

Donna Summer ranks #6 of female singers selling 178 million records worldwide. Not bad from a singer that hasn't made a full length album from 1992-2007. Donna's music will be forever classic.

[shottut]

Well, Love to Love Baby, Hot Stuff, Bad Girls, She works hard for the Money, Last Dance, Dim all the Lights, have all been used in commericals (and or for commerical endorsements). The song Take Me from her 1977 Album, was used as the opening for 8 years for the Wide World of Sports.

[Marchjoy1963]

I thought I had heard it all, but this one takes the cake! Real female rock and roll singers are white, to the idiot that put that comment up, u obviously know nothing of were rock and roll music comes from! even from your persecptive, because you would call it rock. You have spent alot of time on this post being completely negative and posting the most misguided and uniformed comments, accusing other of not knowing what they are talking about. Why don't u go to a Pat Benatar post and stay there

[DEEDUBB1979]

Donna Summer is the absolute best!!!!!

[yescanto]

@DEEDUBB1979 She absolutely is, her and Linda Ronstadt are so versitile and have done just about everything in music, Donna is a camelion, which is why she is so loved and respected. Dick Clark said it best " the most under-appreciate female vocalist ever", but certainly not by her peers ! She is so deserving of this honour !

[jokerwildest]

Donna was first artist to recieve the grammy for Rock female, and this song is #67 on Billboard list of all time great songs and #104 in the list of Rolling Stone top 500 great songs. I think her being inducted is very deserving !

[innamorata40]

Now I understand the fans Donna Summer has....They are in-secure children who think there opinion only matters and no other has one. Why in the world are my comments being put on "hide" are you all so insecure that you feel threatened by my comments? USA= The First Admendment - Freedom of Speech. Donna summer isn't ROCK and ROll. She is a Dicso singer from long ago, which a big ass and lips to match!

[jokerwildest]

On her first North American Album "Love to Love to You Baby", the last track is Panadora's Box which is a rock song, her roots are in rock, although she gain recognition as a pop singer.

[yescanto]

Donna has been nominated 4 times for a grammy in the Female Rock category, winning for hot stuff from Bad Girls 79 of course. She was nominated for Cold Love from the Wanaderer 80, and Protection from Summer 82 .

[innamorata40]

@yescanto They didn't have Rock female singers in the 70's. Most all were singer/songwriters. The only female Rocker was Ann Wilson of HEART and Benatar in 79. Only "solo" Artist are nominated in the Rock or Pop vocal catagory. Donna was nominated the 4 times because there were no female rockers and she was the most popular in "popular music". But Donna ISN'T ROCK

[yescanto]

@innamorata40 Donna was not nominated in the 70's but in the 80's, and there were always plenty of female rock singer... just because the Grammy didn't nominated them. Secondly Donna is a singer... who started in the Rock band Crow...sang rock her whole, she may have gain world wide attention as a pop singer.

[innamorata40]

@yescanto - I'm fully aware Donna is a singer! That isn't the topic at hand. People (and you) are claiming she's Rock, she isn't. She disco and pop, Get real

[Marchjoy1963]

@innamorata40 You haven't a clue of what you are talking about ! Maggie Bell, Jean Millington and her sister June, ever heard of Fanny or Birtha; Kim Fowley, Joan Jett, Lita Forde the runaways. Joyce Kenndey, Grace Slick, Patti Smith, Stevie Nicks. Holly Woods and Sharon Alton of Toronto. I am sure you have heard of Linda Ronstadt .. all 70's Female rockers, of course Linda being the versitile one, recording pop and country and rock in the 70's.

[innamorata40]

@Marchjoy1963 - I have a clue. Joan and Lita were breif in the 70's and didn't return until the 80's. Stevies was a singer/songwriting, mellow rock with a country tone. Patti- big deal , one hit. Grace, I stand corrrected. Maggie, Jean and June never are mentioned as fierce women in rock who paved the way... Linda was 70's light pop/rock. When it came to in your face rock and roll in the 70's Heart dominated. 70s' rock? Ann Wilson stands supreme over the others. This is about rock and roll?

[Marchjoy1963]

@innamorata40 Light pop rock ?? I have heard it all..now. Listen know it all ... have you ever been to any of these ladies concerts ??? First Ann and Pat were the only 70's rock female, now I mention the rockers and her you are minalizing and catergorizing to suit yourself, as some self professed expert !! Pat who started out in opera... and move to what is really pop rock as you would have it at the time! Talk about what people said about her at the time in comparison to rock music in the 70's

[Marchjoy1963]

continued..she was a joke ... as I recall.. I liked her, but you didn't hear her being played at any parties.. So talk about idiots smashing disco records.. just remember Pat wasn't considered rock, just because the grammies nominated her. And she was pop rock at best, even your way.. or catergorizing !! But back to the 70's all the ladies I mentioned were 70's rock singer including Melanie Safka.. who I forgot..

[innamorata40]

@Marchjoy1963 - Maggie Bell, Jean and June are Black female singers. Real female Rock and Roll singers are white. I'm not talking shit from Motown ETC...

You show me a Black Female ROCK and ROLL singer. Not Tina Turner. I said Rock and Roll. A female Led Zepplin etc... Not R&B, Blues, 60's pop.  I'm talking in your face Rock and Roll!!!!

[karrtt1234]

continued... with Love Will always find You, Journey to the Centre of your Heart, Walk Away, Hot Stuf ... etc. She was hot, and her music was progressive and forward (not that cheesy disco that others put out).When the disco era was over 75-80, she continued on without a clich. She got her start in the Rock Band Crow, and went on to musical theatre before teaming with G.M. & P.B. to create there music.

[karrtt1234]

@dog1clear - That is a load of crap, only the loosers that were trying to be too cool knocked disco. I listen to mostly rock when I was growing up in the 70's, too. Stones , ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Lighthouse etc..Later the Cars, Headpins,Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers etc. Donna was the one artist that everyone listen to, and when Bad Girls hit, I remember be at many parties were the rockers were quite happy...

[innamorata40]

@karrtt1234 Sure people were listening to her music, then they were smashing the crap out of her and all other Disco albums. Donna's freakin' disco and pop. You take a poll in this country and the majority of the population would say she and Disco sucks!! Get real people!!

[karrtt1234]

@innamorata40 You get real ... as I said only the insecure loosers of the day were smashing disco records, and as stated several times before. Donna and P.B. & G.M created the disco sound and wave, but by Last Dance was the end of disco for donna ... all of her albums after live and more were funk, soul, pop and pop rock, only idiot you don't know her work, or don't know music at all would refer to her as disco... did we call Madonna and Janet Jackson disco ???? Just a sign of the times

[innamorata40]

@karrtt1234 Oh..now I understand it. This is a race issue with you. You've got stand up for your own race. I'm sure if you were white, you would be posting different comments on a video of a white female singer. I guess most on the comment page aren't white. Boy, somethings in the US never change.

[DEEDUBB1979]

@dog1clear....im sorry you feel that way. Donna Summer has sold over 178 million records worldwide and she ranks #6 of female artists in record sales worldwide. There were artists who were inducted in The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that didn't sing rock & roll for example Aretha Franklin. She is a Soul/ R&B legend who never sang a rock based song ever. Donna paid her dues. If it wasn't for her there would not be dance music. Go on youtube and look up the songs Nightlife and Lookin Up from Donna.

[dog1clear]

i was a teenager in the 70s when she was one of discos queens. if you were a long hair kid and wanted to rock the last thing you did was play donna summer. i'm not saying anything bad about her, just not the kinda music i like, and i like rock and roll. if it was the grammys i would not even care because they award all kinds of music. look you don't put led zeppelin,floyd,traffic,stones, in the same catagory as her.

[innamorata40]

@DEEDUBB1979 - Don't get me wrong, I like Donna, but where is the world did you get your facts? Have you ever heard of RIAA? It's the Recording Industry Album Assocation. This official orginization tallies all sales for all artist. And hands out all Gold and Platinum albums to those artist who have acheived such. The Beatles have the highest grossing album sales in history at 176 million. Donna Summer didn't make the list. I just love when people post comments without educated themselves.

[jubbadupa]

@innamorata40 The nerve of you thinking that your information is correct and others is wrong ! At last count Donna has sold a 186 million and counting and that was on the tv news. So I guess you are correct and everyone else is wrong. Go educate yourself, and Donna isn't Rock why don't you ask Ann Wilson if Donna is rock or not !

[innamorata40]

@jubbadupa - I guess no one can have a honest debate here. I don't care what TV journalist say.. go to RIAA.com they are the official site of Platinum and Gold certification. You do understand what that means, don't you? If you think you are correct, go to the website and find out for yourself

TV...lol - give me a break. Are you 18 or something. .

[innamorata40]

@jubbadupa Let me know after you view the tallies @ RIAA.com.

[swissamer]

benetar before summers - pop hall of fame summers first , rock hall of fame , benetar should be in

[Paul8820]

I think Rush is Already in.

[InsideOuthv]

Donna Summer was such an innovator, combining rock, and electronic, and dance. Her music was always more rock based, and originally they labled her Queen of Sex Rock prior to the disco label. As for this song, who can name another female artist that lamented so straight forwardly about getting laid....this girl was gonna get some THAT night even if she had to dial 1000 numbers. LOL Love it!

[dog1clear]

@InsideOuthv 

are you kidding me? she is not rock never was. i'v contributed more to rock than she has, i'm 50 fricken yrs old and i can remember her in the seventies and it sure the hell wasn't rock

[deegirlshopping]

this place a disgrace wheres rush should of been there 20 years ago

[npo64]

Definitly a voice for any decade! No other entertainer can come close to the awsome voice of Donna Summer.

[dog1clear]

@npo64 alisson krause

[carlosmiller]

she is absolutely fabulous!!

[DEEDUBB1979]

Donna better sang that song. GREAT CLASSIC PRFORMANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DEEDUBB1979]

Realperformances. Not depending on music video to sell the artist. Donna is simply awesome.

[DEEDUBB1979]

Last year Donna should have got voted into 'The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame''. Not Madonna. Donna was a trailblazer in dance music. Madonna just copied everyone' style and culture and made money from it. She is not a great singer AT ALL. This performance and song Hot Stuff allowed Donna to win the grammy for 'Best Female Rock Performance" in 1980. Madonna can NEVER sound like Donna even on her bad day. OOOOPS Donna has no bad days singing. Donna is just fierce.

[DEEDUBB1979]

@dog1clear. As i noted 7 months ago Donna recieved a Grammy award for Best Rock Performance Female in 1980. She made 2 more rock based albums in 1980 and 1981. Donna can sing pretty much any style of music and pull it off. A true vocal talent.

[innamorata40]

DEEDUBB1979- Donna won the grammy in 1980 for her work in 79. The were no female rockers that year, so they gave it to the most popular, Donna. The grammy for Best Female Rock vocalist is given to a artist and not a band, say for example, Blondie. Then came along big voice Rocker Pat Benatar and was nominated more than any other female in history that category and won 4 times.

[karrtt1234]

@innamorata40 Melissa Etheridge has been nominated the most times in the Female rock category not Pat Benatar, and Sherly Crow and Tina Turner also have won 4 times.

[innamorata40]

@karrtt1234 again...details, details. Yes, Melissa has been nominated 15 times for Grammys, I'm well aware of the count, but not all are for Female Rock vocalist. Benatar was nominated 9 times in that catagory and won 4 years in a row. No other female artist has won that award 4 years in a row. Tina and Sheryl have won 4 times each, but not in a row. Benatar is the only one to acheive that. Details people!

[karrtt1234]

@innamorata40 Sorry but Pat has 8 nominations in the Female rock catergory, Melissa has 9, Tina, Sherly and Bonnie Ratt all have 7. The catergory which no longer exist was handed out for 1980 - 2004, with a few years being skipped. Oh and Madonna ...LOL ... She could sing a rock song if her life depending on it, and as stated again Donna roots are in rock... so drop off !!!

[karrtt1234]

I meant to type " couldn't" not could....

[innamorata40]

@karrtt1234 - I never once claimed Madonna could sing rock your sorry ass. Where in *&^% did I write Madonna sang rock?

[innamorata40]

@karrtt1234 Donna's roots are gray! lol

[shottut]

@innamorata40 Yes people details, Donna was nominated because their were no, female rockers and won (1980) because she was most popular at the time , but Pop Rock Pat who won 81-84, beat the like of LuLu, Kim Carnes, Bonnie Tyler, Yoko Ono, Linda Ronstadt (light pop rock) and Donna (disco queen). The royalty of rock when she won her 4, and it wasn't because she was popular at the time, she just didn't have hit to speak of.... Can't have it both ways! Pat's wins are not more legit than Donna's !

[innamorata40]

@shottut _ Pats wins are more legit! And that only matters to me. Who were the greats Donna was up against?

[innamorata40]

@karrtt1234 - BTW- I'm reading Benatar's new memior "Between and Rock and a Hard Place". She writes about being at the Grammy's back in '81 and running into Donna in the ladies restroom...Donna wasn't real happy with Pat, because Donna's daughter played Benatar ALL DAY throughout the house. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is quoted in Pat memior! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[georgelathlin]

donna summer rules!better then that pink floyd crap! where are they by the way

[innamorata40]

@DEEDUBB1979 I don't care for Madonna, but Worldwide, she has had a much broader impact on society than Donna. Please....

[jubbadupa]

@innamorata40 Yeah ok, that's why we hear Madonna's music on TV commericals because they are so imbedded into the fabric of society.... they are all so memorable.. classic... now who is 18 or something...???

[innamorata40]

@jubbadupa - I think your 18. Think about it dumbshit. This is called Marketing... Marketing Companies use familiar props, cars, music, movies, etc... to sell merchandise. They use these familiar things, because they know the pop culture loves them and it will sell the merchandise faster. The use Madonna's songs, because the world loves Madonna's music and she's had a greater impact on society or they would have used Donna's music. If I were you, I quit with the comments while your ahead!

[innamorata40]

@jubbadupa - Ok....stupied. Go to Ms. Summers Official website. She talks about one of her songs in a Wendy's commercial. I guess Ms. Summer's music is" so imbedded into the fabric of society...they are all so memorable..classic..".now who is 18 or something...? A quote from you. lol!!!!!!!!!!!! Donna Summer fans are idiots. lol!!!!!!! Wendys commercial

[innamorata40]

@innamorata40 Her music was in a Wendy's commercial. lol!!!!!!!!!! Wendy's, Wendy

's, Wendy's, Wendy's. lol!!!

[zedlacredit]

@innamorata40 Hardly.. for someone under the age of 35 perhaps, but it would seem to me that their would be more people in the world over that age ! Donna and her music has a broader appeal .. let alone inmpact, and has and will live on.. where as Madonna music will be forgotten... Madonna herself will be remember, but her music ... won't stand up like Donna's...

[innamorata40]

@zedlacredit - Where do you live, the South or space? Madonna has been in the business for 25 years (yes, not as long as Donna) but Madonna's music is played throughout the days here in L.A. and every other major city throughout the country. I haven't heard a Donna song on the radio for at least 5 months. Madonna's music trumps Summer's! Madonna's status far surpasses Donnas! Get f''in real!!

[Siaintro]

Donna you are always a hot stuff that makes as feel still young as at 1976

[mypuss77]

ima black guy who loves some Pat Benetar ,and who loves some Donna Summer, i think they both should have been inducted. both are more than just rock or disco ,both of them actually studied opera earlier in their careers.

[prtistic]

I wonder how many of the commentators here have ever studied the history of American music and neglect to see that the core of most "American" music--including hard rock & metal flow from gospel, jazz, r&b and soul fusions? I guess like most Americans, we're content to stay ignorant and uneducated--Rock on Donna!

[walterbrob]

forget disco...summer has more talent than all those simpson and spears bimboes

[bappleblap]

How the fuck did she get into the rock and roll hall of fame. She is a disco singer. When are these bitches going to nominate Pat Benatar. SHe stole the grammy from donna this year, for best vocal performance by a female.

[mascguy4upsl]

Pat is long overdue! But Donna was a disco/ R&B singer in the mid 70's. but then went on to be a pop superstar in 78/79. Then revisited her early passion for Rock & Roll between 80 & 83 and beyond. Donna is a very versital singer and that award nom happened during her short lived Rock years.

[innamorata40]

@mascguy4upsl I think "she works hard for the money" was in 82 or 83, I know it's one of those years. And that isn't Rock, that's pop.

[druss01]

Donna rocks!!!

[chapelvis]

When we talk about Disco music, the only woman that comes in my mind and the other's people mind is NO DOUBT Donna Summer.

Donna Forever!!!

[dog1clear]

good for her, she can be the first inductee in the disco hall of fame.....right?

[mascguy4upsl]

Maybe because the original DNA of Rock & Roll was spun off from R&B and Rock was brought to the forefront by Black musicians and popularize by Elvis.

[gagebrwn]

Too bad it's not like that anymore.

The blacks can keep their rap and hip-hop and the whites will keep our rock and roll. Def Leppard for me!

And no, I'm not racist.

[george9705]

Preach!

[divinejulia]

Why is it that every video I click on it says sorry, this video is no longer available... even my own. What the hell? I really wanted to see this clip.

[mascguy4upsl]

It should be working...check again?

[divinejulia]

now it is.... but that happens all the time I think there is something going on with youtube. I've heard the same thing from many others. Now that I can see it, thanks 4 the great clip =)

[scorpionkings]

60 and the voice is still there..

[innamorata40]

@scorpionkings So is the ass!! lol

[gameon72]

Nice one!! Shes soooo sassy!

[butifarra61]

is she doing tours?

[daleonsouth]

Yes, through the Fall anyway.

[daleonsouth]

I remember vividly watching this special... "Hot Stuff" remains a true indication of what was to happen musically in the 80's. Five years after recording this album, M.J. and Prince made careers out of the same style of dance/rock. Interesting how when many rock acts of the time were incorporating disco into their music. She had the foresight to rock harder than any of them... witness "Miss You" by The Rolling Stones on any rock station. The single version of this is surely more deserving.

[borisdag]

I remember this! ABC got such huge ratings there was talk of Donna getting her own show.

Amazing performer!

[351Nova]

Another pop star riding rock coat tails !!!!! NO ROCK HERE JUST POP !!!!!!!  POP SUCKS !!!!!

[aalphan]

Beautiful Donna that i never seen like that before, when i was young, since France.

I discover a Donna Summer very "energetic" with all the video on youtube (thanks Youtube !).

I loved her songs, but now i very love her two.

[MGTCHERAL]

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[fzkny]

The greatest quality of this video I've seen so far as well. Thanks for posting. Donna, we love you!

[discoqueen2007]

Anyone know if you can get the track "The Virgin Mary" on any cd at all. It used to be on the original UK album release of "Love To Love You Baby", but when they released the CD version here a few years ago, it was removed. My mum and I were really dissapointed, being such avid fans!

[krapug1]

Yes, that is a Rush indeed, and it is the best audio of any clip from this show. Hot Stuff remains a concert must to this day, and this version from her 1980 TV special takes us back to when Donna ruled all the charts. This is also

all the proof you need to know why she HAS to be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall fo Fame.

Ken

[karrtt1234]

@krapug1 Where I don't see Getty Lee any where ?

[forgette747]

That was a rush!! Damn what an exciting performer!!!!!!!! I was there that night(1980) and this is the cleaest version iv'e seen yet Thanks!

[dsummerfan01]

So you don't think Donna is hot stuff as a rock singer, huh? Then how's about some 'cold love' or 'nightlife'? So now you 'running for cover'...mmm, thought so.

[SWSimpson]

Bruce Springsteen believe in Donna Summer, wrote a song for her (but recorded it for himself and had a hit with it), but he wrote her another song - Protection - and you can hear him singing on it in the background and believe he played the guitar in that song too.... Donna ROCKS! Great legs too!

[discoqueen2007]

Amazes me how she originally wrote Dim All The Lights for Rod Stewart, always wondered what his version would've sounded like.

[craybee06]

actually i can hear him singing that song in a pop/disco/folksy way of his. i think it woulda been quite a hit for him. i almost wish she had given him the song because i just hate that song. not because i think it's bad but because it's always used by the media as her signature song to pigeonhole her as the "queen of disco" when her true fans know she was soooo much more than just disco