Giorgio Moroder
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Giovanni Giorgio Moroder is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the "Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music. His work with synthesizers
Moroder at First Avenue, Minneapolis, in 2018
Moroder's Musicland Studios was located in the basement of the pictured Arabella Hochhaus high-rise building.
Moroder in 1979
Moroder with his longtime collaborator Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano. On the left is Moroder's wife Francisca Gutierrez.
Donna Summer
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Donna Adrian Gaines, known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", whil
Giorgio Moroder
…Casablanca Records. He is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including the Rolling Stones, Donna Summer, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Deborah Harry, Queen, and Elton John. He produced singles for Donna Summer during the mid-to-late…
Summer in 1977
Mission Hill, Boston was the neighborhood where Donna Summer was raised.
Summer at Van Oekel's Discohoek, 1974
Cashbox advertisement, August 20, 1977