Dirt for Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Helen Reddy is often overlooked, but not by The Daily Dirt … Welcome to today’s three thoughts ...

From Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues” to Sly and the Family Stone’s “Hot Fun in the Summertime” to Harry Styles’ ...

With summer in full swing, everything feels a little more cinematic. Between late-night beach visits and spontaneous road ...

Written and directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, the movie charts the rags-to-riches story of celebrated 1970s indie label ...

There are people who think there are better Boston events than the Donna Summer Disco Party. Those people are wrong and need ...

At this annual celebration, Bostonians can dance the night away to Donna Summer’s greatest hits as well as other groovy beats ...

“Love To Love You Baby” by Donna Summer from ‘Love To Love You Baby’ (1975) This smooth, sultry disco track was a little too sexual for some upon its release in the middle of the 1970s.

But for Donna Summer — raised in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood by Andrew and Mary Gaines, a butcher and a schoolteacher, to eventually become the undisputed 1970s “Queen of Disco ...

(Jesse Costa/WBUR) Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on December 31, 1948. She skyrocketed to international fame at the height of the disco era in the 1970s.

Donna Summer 's legacy as the Queen of Disco lives on. The singer — who died from lung cancer in 2012 — influenced and shaped several genres of sound, starting with the dance music she defined ...

Known as the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer’s voice danced and soared through dance clubs and house parties in the 1970s. She had a string of hits, including songs like “Last Dance” and ...