The HBO documentary struggles to define who the singer-songwriter actually was despite knitting together interviews with family members, archival clips and home movie footage.
making a lot of people upset. first, the music world is mourning the loss of the queen of disco, donna summer. that sultry voice behind so many timeless classics that even decades later still make us want to get up and hit the dance floor. summer s music was the soundtrack of the 1970s, but her influence lives on. our coverage begins with abc s t.j. winick. reporter: she was known as the queen of disco. but donna summer s music had far greater appeal than that nickname would suggest. the five-time grammy winner died of cancer at her naples, florida, home. she was 63. donna summer is definitely a giant in the music industry. she got a lot of people out of their chairs with all of her dance hits. reporter: thousands of miles away, fans gathered around her star on the hollywood walk of fame. i think what donna brought to the world with her music was a lot of happiness to a lot of people. reporter: born ladonna adrian gaines in 1948 in boston, she was raised on gospel mus