Luther Vandross

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Vandross (left) with Diana Ross performing in New York (2000)

Luther Ronzoni Vandross (* 20th April 1951 in New York City ; † 1. July 2005 in Edison , New Jersey ) was an American Soul - and R & B - singer - songwriter and - producer . He sold over 25 million albums and received eight Grammy Awards over the course of his three-decade career . His greatest and best-known successes include Never Too Much (1981), Stop to Love (1986), Here and Now (1989), Power of Love / Love Power , Don't Want to Be a Fool (1991), The Best Things in Life Are Free (1992, with Janet Jackson ), Endless Love (1994, with Mariah Carey ) and Dance with My Father (2003).

Life

Luther Vandross was born in the Lower East Side of Manhattan , his father was also called Luther, he died in 1959. His mother Mary Ida was a nurse . Luther Vandross began playing the piano at the age of three.

Vandross began his career in the 1970s as a background singer for artists such as David Bowie , Roberta Flack , Carly Simon , Donna Summer , Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand .

His breakthrough came as a guest singer in the group Change . Their first hit was Searching . Vandross was almost consistently in the US charts from 1981 to 1995 and had 22 top ten hits in the R&B charts (five of them number 1). In the singles charts, he landed his first top 10 success in 1990 with Here and Now . His greatest international successes were the duets The Best Things in Life Are Free with Janet Jackson and Endless Love with Mariah Carey. His song Dance with My Father was named Song of the Year at the 2004 Grammy Awards. Many of his hits were created in collaboration with arranger and pianist Nat Adderley junior .

Vandross suffered from hereditary diabetes . On April 16, 2003, he suffered a stroke from the consequences of which he did not fully recover.

Discography

Albums

  • 1976: Luther
  • 1977: Luther - This Close to You
  • 1981: Never Too Much
  • 1983: Forever, For Always, For Love
  • 1983: Busy Body
  • 1985: The Night I Fell in Love
  • 1986: Give Me the Reason
  • 1988: Any Love
  • 1991: Power of Love
  • 1993: Never Let Me Go
  • 1994: Songs
  • 1995: This Is Christmas
  • 1996: Your Secret Love
  • 1998: I Know
  • 2001: Luther Vandross
  • 2003: Dance with My Father
  • 2003: Live 2003 at Radio City Music Hall
  • 2006: The Ultimate Luther Vandross
  • 2009: love songs
  • 2012: Hidden Gems

Compilations

  • 1989: The Best of Luther Vandross: The Best of Love
  • 1995: The Greatest Hits 1981–1995
  • 1997: One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2
  • 1998: Always & Forever: The Classics
  • 1999: Greatest Hits
  • 2000: great hits
  • 2000: Smooth Love
  • 2001: The Ultimate Luther Vandross
  • 2002: The Very Best of Love
  • 2003: The Essential Luther Vandross

Awards

American Music Awards

  • 1988: Favorite Soul / R & B Male Artist
  • 1990: Favorite Soul / R & B Male Artist
  • 1992: Favorite Soul / R & B Male Artist; Favorite Soul / R & B Album (for Power of Love )
  • 1994: Favorite Soul / R & B Male Artist
  • 1996: Favorite Soul / R & B Male Artist
  • 2002: Favorite Soul / R & B Male Artist
  • 2003: Favorite Soul / R & B Male Artist; Favorite Soul / R & B Album (for Dance with My Father )

Grammy Award

  • 1991: Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male (for Here And Now )
  • 1992: Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male and Best Rhythm & Blues Song (for Power of Love )
  • 1997: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (for Your Secret Love )
  • 2004: Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Song of the Year (for Dance with My Father ); Best R&B Album (for Dance with My Father ); Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals (for The Closer I Get to You )

Image Award

In 2008 Rolling Stone listed Vandross 54th of the 100 best singers of all time .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Top Selling Artists , Recording Industry Association of America, accessed March 13, 2014
  2. ↑ Awards , luthervandross.com, accessed on March 13, 2014
  3. ↑ 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Rolling Stone , December 2, 2010, accessed August 9, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Vandross, Luther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vandross, Luther Ronzoni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , USA
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 2005
Place of death Edison , New Jersey , USA