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Rush Limbaugh says Donna Summers was ‘one of us’

by theGrio | May 18, 2012 at 11:18 AM
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Since the “Queen of Disco” Donna Summers’ passing on Thursday, many people are sharing their cherished memories of the late singer. One perhaps unlikely fan of Summer is conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who said she “was one of us…a committed Christian”. The Los Angeles Times has the story.

Donna Summer and Rush Limbaugh. A duo that could have been?

Limbaugh, it turns out, was a big fan of the “Queen of Disco.”

Summer, who died Thursday at age 63, is being celebrated from all sectors of the entertainment industry on Twitter, Facebook, TV. Limbaugh’s tribute came on his radio show.

“It really is sad,” Limbaugh said of the five-time Grammy winner. “We grew up with Donna Summer. I met Donna Summer one time and her husband on an airplane. She and her husband, after the flight took off, came up to me and introduced themselves, and we had a nice conversation. They were nice as they could be.”

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