Disco singer passes away after a brief illnessDisco singer Loleatta Holloway has died at the age of 64 following a brief illness.
The news of death was announced by her manager Ron Richardson last night (March 21), reports Spinningsoul.com.
The singer was best known for her 1980 hit single 'Love Sensation', a track which was later sampled by UK dance group Blackbox for their 1989 Number One single 'Ride On Time'.
Holloway recorded extensively between 1973 and 1980, producing six studio albums.
Danish pop group Alphabeat paid tribute to, tweeting from Twitter.com/alphabeat: "A great inspiration. R.I.P Loleatta Holloway.
DJ Kissy Sellout did the same, tweeting from Twitter.com/kissysellout "R.I.P. Loleatta Holloway. A rare talent who held such extraordinary importance to the history and influence of house music."
From: http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/55593
thanks for the info,Glenn
ReplyDeleteGood energy to you, my friend :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lose Glenn. I'm so in shock right now I'm lost for words.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting us know. R.I.P. Loleatta
I just heard about this. I will post some music of Lotatta's today, in her memory. I'm so tired of hearing about my hero's passing away.
ReplyDeleteIt is the downside of life. The music will be with us forever.
ReplyDeleteThank you Glenn a big Lose!
ReplyDeleteAnother great loss from the Disco Era she will be dearly missed and always remembered.
ReplyDeleteglenn this is another very sad moment in disco history - - - loleatta`s super song love sensation always sent shivers up the spine when it was time to dance - - my god another disco singer has left us and its so so sad - - thanks glenn for letting us know - - rick and dean.
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