Luther Vandross inducted into SoulMusic Hall of Fame in 2012, Luther Ronzoni Vandross (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. 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.
On April 16, 2003, Vandross suffered a severe stroke at his home in New York City. The stroke left him in a coma for nearly two months, during which time he also had to fight both meningitis and pneumonia (which required a tracheotomy). The stroke also left Vandross with noticeable difficulty speaking and singing, as well as being mostly confined to a wheelchair.
Vandross appeared briefly on videotape at the 2004 Grammy Awards to accept his Song of the Year Award for Dance With My Father. In addition to thanking his fans for their support throughout his ordeal and recovery, he said, “When I say goodbye it’s never for long, because I believe in the power of love” (he sang the last six words). Following an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show a short time after, he was never seen in public again.
Vandross died on July 1, 2005 at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey at the age of 54. The apparent cause of his death was a heart attack.
By popular vote, Luther Vandross was inducted into The SoulMusic Hall of Fame at SoulMusic.com in December 2012.
1 Stop to Love
2 She Won’t Talk to Me
3 The Best Things in Life Are Free (with Janet Jackson, BBD and Ralph Tresvant)
4 Endless Love (with Mariah Carey)
5 Never Too Much
6 Here and Now
7 Power of Love/Love Power (medley)
8 Heaven Knows
9 Any Love
10 Dance with My Father
11 Always and Forever
12 Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
13 How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (with Dionne Warwick)
14 Don’t Want to Be a Fool
15 There’s Nothing Better Than Love (with Gregory Hines)
16 Love the One You’re With
17 Shine
18 Give Me the Reason
19 Take You Out
20 The Rush
21 Sometimes It’s Only Love
22 I’d Rather
23 It’s Over Now
24 I Really Didn’t Mean It
25 Til My Baby Comes Home
26 Bad Boy/Having a Party
27 I’ll Let You Slide
28 Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)
29 Treat You Right
30 If This World Were Mine (with Cheryl Lynn)
31 Don’t You Know That?
32 For You to Love
33 So Amazing
34 Wait for Love
35 Think About You
36 Since I Lost My Baby
37 Make Me a Believer
38 If Only for One Night
39 See Me
40 Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Luther Vandross inducted into SoulMusic Hall of Fame in 2012
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