Donna Summer To Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Donna Summer is gonna be hot stuff in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The late disco queen and gay icon, who died in May, will be inducted as part of the Class of 2013.

“We are overjoyed the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame has recognized Donna’s tremendous musical achievements,” a statement from Summer’s family read. “Its an honor we know she quietly hoped for and would very much cherish. We are deeply grateful.”

With club hits like “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” “Last Dance” and “MacArthur Park,” the Grammy-winning Summer was a favorite among the generation of gay men who came of age in the Disco Era. Though a Village Voice article claimed she called AIDS God’s punishment on homosexuals, she denied the statement in  a 1989 letter to ACT UP.

Joining Summer in this year’s crop of inductees are Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Heart and Albert King..  The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on April 18, 2013.

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