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  "name": "Donna Summer",
  "description": "Donna Summer appears 4 times in our Disco, Laurent Garnier — A Life in Twenty-One Records, Roots, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
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