Summer went into the studio to record her follow-up album five months after the release of The Wanderer. Sudano said the label “was insecure” in its early stages, adding, “Donna was the ...

In the 1970s, Donna Summer was the undisputed Queen of Disco, a powerhouse vocal talent and innovative songwriter whose lusty, chart-topping anthems defined a hedonistic era. In private ...

They'd never seen anything like it. And to see, you know, that particular album cover done that big, they were in shock. BIANCULLI: Donna Summer speaking to Terry Gross in 2003. More after a break.