![]() Came from Musical Familyīorn in New York City in 1951, Vandross was the youngest of four children. Much of his appeal comes from his emotional approach to music, which is modeled after great female vocalists such as his friends Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick. Over the course of his career he has released a string of platinum albums and established himself as one of the leading romantic singers of his generation. With a sound that echoed the smooth soul stylings of the 1960s, Vandross was a fixture on the rhythm and blues charts from his solo recording debut in 1981 until his tragic stroke in 2003. ![]() Reproduced by permission.įor many years, Luther Vandross was the vintage Cadillac among the banged-up jalopies in the used car lot of male pop singers.
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