![]() ![]() Vandross, who was still in a wheelchair at the time, delivered a videotaped thank you. In 2004, he captured four Grammys as a sentimental favorite, including best song for the bittersweet "Dance With My Father." Since the stroke in his Manhattan home on April 16, 2003, the R&B crooner stopped making public appearances - but amazingly managed to continue his recording career. He did not release the cause of death but said in a statement that Vandross "never really recovered from" a stroke two years ago. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J., said hospital spokesman Rob Cavanaugh. NEW YORK -Grammy award winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as "Here and Now" and "Any Love" sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop for millions of couples worldwide, died Friday. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.By Nekesa Mumbi Moody, AP Music Writer | July 1, 2005 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL. Luther Vandross is an icon still today in the world of R&B and American Soul music. He won four Grammy awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track 'Dance With My Father,' co-written with Richard Marx. ![]() Luther suffered a stroke in 2003, from which he never really recovered, and he passed away on 1st of July 2005.ĭuring his career, Vandross sold 25 million albums and won eight Grammy awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. It was an ongoing battle with his weight that may have ultimately proved his undoing. In the 90's he was probably more famous for duets with Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey, among others. ![]() ![]() In the 80's Luther became an R&B icon with such releases as 'Never too Much', 'Power of Love', 'If only for One Night', 'Here and Now', plus many others. In the 80's a vocalist on early Change singles (Searching) continuing a solo career that perhaps never realized its true potential. Luther Ronzoni Vandross (ApJuly 1, 2005) was an American Soul and R&B singer.Ī formidable artiste whose career spanned four decades- 70's (as backing singer to David Bowie's Young Americans) and Chic, as well as his own explosion on the decades music with 'Superstar, A House is not a Home'. ![]()
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