Luther vandros biography
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What’s this all about then?
Luther Vandross (1951-2005) was one of the greatest song stylists of all time. I bought his 1981 debut album on the strength of his first sublime single “Never Too Much” (still my favourite of his- it took 8 years to reach its UK chart peak of #13. In the US it made #33 on year of release) and an extraordinary version of the Bacharach/David song “A House Is Not A Home” which demonstrated his credentials from the outset and I stuck with him pretty much for his whole career. In the US he had been one of the most successful singers of advertising jingles, over here we’d met him before as featured vocalist on one of 1980’s best singles “Searching” by Change which had got to #11. As a backing vocalist we’d been hearing his voice for years on “Young Americans” by David Bowie, the singles of Chic and Sister Sledge, Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand’s singing battle “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough), Irene Cara’s “Fame”- the list goes on and on. What I realised 18 years after his death at the age of 54 was I knew very little about this man other than his music, his weight gains and losses and rumours regarding his sexuality so I hoped Craig Seymour’s 2014 biography would fill in the gaps.
It does, to an extent, but
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Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross | |
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Vandross performing with Diana Ross in New York in 2000 | |
| Birth name | Luther Ronzoni Vandross |
| Born | (1951-04-20)April 20, 1951 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | July 1, 2005(2005-07-01) (aged 54) Edison, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | R&B, soul, adult contemporary, soft rock, soul jazz, quiet storm |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards |
| Years active | 1968–2005 |
| Labels | Cotillion, Epic, Virgin, J, Legacy |
| Website | luthervandross.com |
Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an AmericanR&B/soulsinger-songwriter. He sold over 25 million albums and won eight Grammy Awards during his singing career.[1]
Vandross died of a heart attack on July 1, 2005.[2][3]Luther Vandross’ net worth.Archived 2023-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
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Luther Vandross
American songster (1951–2005)
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