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Donna Summer Dies
May
Englewood, Fla. – Disco Queen Donna Summer, 63, lost her battle with cancer Thursday morning May 17, which came to a surprise to many fans who didn’t know the singer was ill. Sources close to the five-time Grammy Award winner said, Summer had been hiding her sickness and appeared healthy two weeks ago fans. Summer’s popular songs “Love To Love You Baby,” (an orgasmic disco epic) "Last Dance" and "Bad Girls" punctuated by three back-to-back No. 1 double albums, launched Summer into the realm of superstardom, however, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame eluded Summer’s nomination in 2010. Summer is survived by daughters Mimi and Helmuth Sommer, Brooklyn and Amanda Sudano.
Whitney Houston Dies
February
Pop music queen Whitney Houston, 48, died Saturday afternoon Feb. 11, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Houston’s publicist Kristen Foster said details of singer’s death are unknown. Beverly Hills police, investigating the singer’s death, say there are no obvious signs of foul play and that paramedics failed to revive her. Houston died in her fourth floor room of the Hilton where she had planned to attend the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy party scheduled later in the evening. Davis shepherded Houston into the music scene where her voice became one of the biggest treasures in the industry. Houston, who had a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown and a history of drug abuse, sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos. The Grammy’s are scheduled for Feb. 12th where there will be a tribute to Houston.
Soul Train Creator/Host Dies
February
Don Cornelius, 75, the suave conductor on Soul Train, the hippest trip in America, died Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012 of a self-inflected gunshot wound. Los Angeles police found Cornelius at his home on Mulholland Drive around 4 a.m. Cornelius died an hour later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. No other details have been released. Soul Train, which ran nationally from 1971 to 2006, was R&B’s answer to American Band Stand. The teenage dance show helped introduced top R&B artist such as Marvin Gaye, Barry White, The Temptations, Jackson Five and others to mainstream American. Cornelius stepped aside as host of Soul Train in 1993 as pop culture began to assimilate black culture.
Too $hort Squelches Hoax
November
The reports of rapper Too $hort’s death are greatly exaggerated, according to the hip-hop artist. $hort tweeted fans earlier this week that rumors about his demise were just that – rumors. The rapper/producer assured fans that he’s been in the studio working on an upcoming album. $hort posted on his Facebook page: “I'm not dead just mackin'! Phone is blowing up, I'm not dead been in the lab working on my 19th album, No TrespASSing dropping February 2012.”
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