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Donna Summer sings during the ‘VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross’ concert at Madison Square Garden
Donna Summer's fans will be given a last chance to pay their respects to the late Queen of Disco next week.
The family of the five-time Grammy winner is planning a public memorial in Nashville, a city with which Summer felt a deep connection even though she was living in Naples, Fla., at the time of her death, TMZ.com reported.
The memorial will be held on Wednesday, May 23.
PHOTOS: REMEMBERING THE QUEEN OF DISCO
Summer died Thursday morning at the age of 63 after a 10-month battle with lung cancer that she had managed to keep secret from her fans.
Though it's been years since the peak of Summer dominated radio â€" starting with the 1975 hit “Love to Love You Baby,†and following with a string that included “Hot Stuff,†“Bad Girls,†“On the Radio,†“MacArthur Park,†and “Last Dance†â€" Summer has left her mark on successive generations of pop divas.
Fans left flowers and cards on Summer's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday and three of her albums had cracked iTunes top 20 chart by early Friday.
“This woman was the queen of disco and so much more,†Elton John told E! News. “That she has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a total disgrace.“
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