Hot Stuff (Donna Summer)

This person died in 2012 at age 63. She grew up singing in church and decided in her teens to make music her career. In the late 1960s she joined the Munich company of the rock musical “Hair” and relocated to Germany. Her voice sailed over dance floors and leapt from radios from the mid-’70s well into the ’80s. Her music was a template for 1970s disco. Her hits include “Hot Stuff”, “Bad Girls”, and “She Works Hard for the Money”. Today’s dead celebrity is Donna Summer.Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Visit our website at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our free mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.comLINKS:Transcript of this episodeNew York Times obituary for Donna SummerDonna Summer on Fresh AirA&E Biography on Donna SummerDonna Summer on the Arsenio Hall ShowHomer Simpson’s ‘I Work Hard For the Money’Dead or Alive quiz gameFamous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, TwitterFamous & Gravy official websiteFamous & Gravy takes a biographical dive into the cultural imprint of Donna Summer as part of a smart pop culture podcast and known for celebrity obituary podcast, by spotlighting values, performance, and transformation. It examines how biography becomes mythology — and what that reveals about us. This legacy podcast explores rethinking celebrity legacies and contributes to legacy podcast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.