Grammy Award Winner "Best Rock Vocal" Donna Summer



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Pop/Rock Superstar Donna Summer has won 5 Grammy's and 11 additional Grammy nominatons. She paved the way for other female hitmakers like Madonna, Janet, Whitney, Beyonce ect. Donna is one of the most successful & influential female hitmakers of the rock era and is nominated for the 2008 Rock & Roll hall of fame. Pat Benatar, Carly Simon & Donna Summer were among the nominees announced for Best Rock Performance(Female)at the 1980 Grammy Awards, Donna takes it home with "Hot Stuff"! This Clip is from 1992 "Say a little pray." It shows some of Donna's Rock side that was not aired in 1980 award show.
The following year Donna astounded audiences with "The Wanderer", a decidedly all rock-oriented album. Donna is no stranger to Rock, In her teens she joined a Psychedelic-Rock-Band called "The Crow",named because Donna was the only black member of the group. At eighteen, Donna Gaines (Summer) left home and school to take up a major supporting role in the hippy Broadway Rock musical, "Hair".
To see Donna Preform her Grammy winning song "Hot Stuff" See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLtikOf-tH8
For more info on Black female rockers see; http://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/6580/anti-divas/
Her long list of musical accomplishments include: 14 #1 Billboard singles, 12 Gold and Platinum singles, 5 Grammy Awards & 11 other Grammy nominations, 6 American Music Awards, 3 Double Platinum albums, 1 Platinum album, 8 Gold albums. Her song "Last Dance" won both Oscar and Golden Globe awards.. Donna has a new CD & Comback Tour coming May 2008. "Stamp your feet" will be the 1st pop single.


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The nominees were ... ( 1 year ago by Tropico1)
The nominees were actually:
Cindy Bullens - "Survivor"
Rickie Lee Jones - "The Last Chance Texaco"
Bonnie Raitt - "You're Gonna Get What's Coming"
Carly Simon - "Vengeance"
Tanya Tucker - TNT
Is she the first ... ( 1 year ago by adelgado75)
Is she the first African-American woman to win in that category?
Sorry the show was ... ( 1 year ago by mascguy4upsl)
Sorry the show was air 1980, but the Grammy was for 1979; Bonnie Raitt, Pat Benatar, and Carly Simon were among the nominees announced for Best Rock Performance, Female, at the 1979 Grammy Awards, Along with Donna Summer's win.
It was the first ... ( 1 year ago by Tropico1)
It was the first time they had the category.
Pat Benatar would go on to win the next consecutive four years and then Tina Turner.
Yes, I believe it ... ( 1 year ago by mascguy4upsl)
Yes, I believe it was the 1st year that Grammy Award was honored. I dont think it was even aired. There use to be a site that gave all Grammy nominees for the last 25 years. I will try to find it. I remember Pat sweeping that award for the next few years. I also think Donna was contender for that same award in 1981.
How can this show ... ( 11 months ago by fzkny)
How can this show have been aired in 1980 if this song came out in 1991?
she was also the ... ( 4 months ago by somethingj)
she was also the first person ever to win 1979 was the first year they had this catagory and she won with the song Hot Stuff and not with this song this song was from her 1991 CD Mistaken Identity the song and album was not a hit......nor was it or any of the songs nominated for a any grammies.




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