That's very sad and prayers out for her family. I was in high school during the late 70s and still find myself saying "disco sucks" whenever I hear one of those songs!
As old as I am, I still want to dance when I hear Disco.
An artist knows when they have arrived and the drag queens all dress and imitate them and the straights also love them and their Art.
Her music tapped into and across all racial barriers, sexes, ages and life style.
Donna had us on our feet and dancing before MTV came along, before Rap, before the Acid head banging stuff, even those into Country & Western boogied down to her music.
I cannot at this time think of one song she sang that was objectionable to hear from a small child, in fact the choices she made in her music, lyrics one could UNDERSTAND, hum along to and tap a foot to were really a one of a kind.
To My delight way back then I watched as my Mom and Dad in their early 60's took to the dance floor and danced to her Disco in Swing mode as they had in the 1950's, yes, one could adapt most any kind of dancing to her music.
The loss of her voice and the tremendous talent behind her, song writers, producers ETC. made that era stand out apart from the ones to come in the future.
The Passing of an era and the end of it is difficult for everyone, but this is so personal to those that did indeed "Work Hard for The Money ".
God bless her family and Coworkers that did get into this NEW kind of entertainment and left some of us with great memory's of that time.
