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    • Sep 10, 1979
    "Music Biz Blues": Kenny Rogers--one of few financial success stories in music's down economy--appears on the cover of People magazine with Donna Summer, Paul McCartney, Deborah Harry and Peter Frampton
    Dec 7, 1979
    Dolly Parton records the Donna Summer-penned "Starting Over Again"
    May 24, 1980
    Dolly Parton reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Starting Over Again," penned by disco artist Donna Summer
    Jun 19, 1980
    Disco queen Donna Summer becomes the first artist to sign with David Geffen's new label, Geffen Records, at a time when Dolly Parton has a country hit with the Summer-penned "Starting Over Again"
    Jul 16, 1980
    Donna Summer marries Bruce Sudano at the Church On The Way in Van Nuys, California. The pair co-wrote "Starting Over Again," which had become a hit for Dolly Parton just months earlier
    Oct 11, 1980
    Johnny Paycheck sings "Take This Job And Shove It" on the syndicated "Solid Gold." Other performers include Billy Joel, Donna Summer and Peaches & Herb
    Mar 13, 1981
    Dottie West sings "Are You Happy Baby?" and "A Lesson In Leavin'" on NBC's "The Midnight Special." Also featured: Donna Summer, Sheena Easton, Tom Wopat and John Schneider, who does "It's Now Or Never" and "Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad"
    Aug 11, 1982
    Disco star Donna Summer and husband Bruce Sudano have a daughter, Amanda Grace Sudano, in Los Angeles. Two years prior, the parents enjoyed a country hit as songwriters, after Dolly Parton recorded "Starting Over Again"
    Aug 13, 1982
    The Cameron Crowe-produced "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" debuts in theaters. Jimmy Buffett appears on the soundtrack with Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, The Go-Go's, Don Felder, Graham Nash, Donna Summer, Stevie Nicks and Poco
    Feb 4, 1983
    The day of his scheduled wedding, Richard Sterban decides not to marry Donna Summers. A Knoxville paper reports that he stands up disco queen Donna Summer
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