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"Elton John has criticised the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for failing to induct Donna Summer.  John branded the late singer&amp;#039;s snub from this year&amp;#039;s class &amp;quot;a total disgrace&amp;quot;.    He told E! Online: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so sad. This woman was the queen of disco and so much more. Her records sound as good today as they ever did.  &amp;quot;That she has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a total disgrace, especially when I see the second-rate talent that has been inducted.&amp;quot; He continued: &amp;quot;She is a great friend to me and to the Elton John AIDS Foundation and I will miss her greatly.&amp;quot; Summer, who died at the age of 63 yesterday (May 17), was denied a place in the Hall of Fame after Red Hot Chili Peppers, Donovan, Laura Nyro, Beastie Boys and Guns N&amp;#039; Roses were inducted last month.  Online tributes for the star poured in on the news of Summer&amp;#039;s death, including from Quincy Jones, who described her voice as &amp;quot;the heartbeat and a soundtrack of a decade&amp;quot;.  Photo gallery - Donna Summer&amp;#039;s life in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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