Hit Parade: The Queen of Disco Edition
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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The Death of Disco in the 1980s
Disco Demolition Night makes an appearance in virtually every documentary about the so-called death of disco. Summer kicked off 1980 atop the charts one more time with one last double album, this time a greatest hits compilation. A song she co-wrote with her husband, Bruce Sudano, became a number one country hit in May 1980 for superstar Dolly Parton. Not long after, Summer became the first signing on Geffen Records, the then new label founded by music impresario David Geffen.
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