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Janet Jackson: Donna Summer "Changed the World of Music"

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Donna Summer is certainly going to be missed.

Following the "Hot Stuff" singer's death Thursday, Janet Jackson told E! News in a statement that Summer "changed the world of music with her beautiful voice and incredible talent."

Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, Chaka Khan and Mary J. Blige also had incredibly sweet things to say about Summer.

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Mary Kennedy Autopsy: Robert Kennedy Jr.'s Wife Died of Asphyxiation Due to Hanging

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More details are beginning to emerge about the tragic death of Mary Kennedy.

An autopsy report reveals that Robert Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife died from asphyxiation due to hanging, the Westchester County medical examiner confirms to E! News.

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Donna Summer's Death: Elton John, Neil Patrick Harris, Kylie Minogue and More Stars Remember Disco Queen

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Donna Summer, who passed away Thursday morning, is gone but certainly not forgotten.

"I'm so sad. This woman was the queen of disco and so much more," Sir Elton John told E! News. "Her records sound as good today as they ever did. That she has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a total disgrace, especially when I see the second-rate talent that has been inducted. She is a great friend to me and to the Elton John AIDS Foundation and I will miss her greatly."‪

Countless celebrities including Neil Patrick Harris, Kylie Minogue and Ellen DeGeneres took to Twitter to remember the legendary "Hot Stuff" singer.

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Long Live the Queen: Donna Summer's Five Greatest Disco Hits

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Donna Summer may be gone like the disco era that she was so much a part of, but her songs will live on.

The legendary diva, who passed away today at the age of 63 following a battle with cancer, left the world a legacy of '70s dance-floor favorites that remain club anthems to this day.

In tribute to Summer, E! News takes a trip back to the time when disco was king queen and bell bottoms, big mustaches and afros were all the rage as we round up five of her greatest hits.

 

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Disco Queen Donna Summer Dead at 63

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The queen of disco has died: Donna Summer, whose vocals powered the genre, and helped define the 1970s, passed away early Thursday, her family said in a statement.

The Grammy-winning singer reportedly had been battling cancer. She was 63.

"While we grieve her passing," her family said, "we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and continued legacy."

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Swamp People Death: What Did Mitchell Guist's Autopsy Reveal?

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Mitchell Guist risked his life every day, but no alligator ever got the better of him.

The preliminary report from an autopsy performed today on the 47-year-old Swamp People star showed that his death Monday was from natural causes, E! News confirms.

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Robert Kennedy Jr.'s Wife, Mary, Found Dead

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The Kennedy dynasty has incurred another tragedy.

Mary Kennedy, the 52-year-old estranged wife of political-family scion and environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at her husband's home in Bedford, N.Y.

They had four children together.

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Swamp People's Alligator-Hunting Star Mitchell Guist Dies

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Swamp People star Mitchell Guist has passed away.

It appears the alligator hunter suffered a seizure and subsequently fell while loading items into a boat on Monday morning in St. Martin Parish, La., according to WAFB-TV.

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Michael Jackson's Mother Katherine Misses Him "Every Day," Believes She'll "See Him Again"

It's been nearly three years since the tragic death of Michael Jackson, but not a day goes by that his mother, Katherine Jackson, doesn't mourn for her son.

"Every morning, all through the day, I think about Michael," she said on Monday night's Piers Morgan Tonight. "If I wake up through the night, my mind is there."

When Morgan asked if she'd ever "get over" her son's death, she replied, "Never."

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Booker T and the MGs Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn Dead at 70

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Grammy-winning musician Donald "Duck" Dunn, known for the fat bass sound and tasteful flourishes he squeezed effortlessly into hits like "Soul Man" and "Respect," passed away in his sleep Sunday morning in Tokyo. 

He was 70.

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