jksmith269
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CNN has reported that R&B legand Luther Vandross has died today. RIP luther. You will be missed.
Luther Vandross Has Passed away
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WOW RIP Luther 
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rip luther, i can't believe this thread isn't getting much feedback, talking about an r&b legend, really a great one... the last time i really remember seeing him on tv was at an awardshow i believe, after he had his stroke, he still sang on a video cam, he really loved his fans
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He had a great voice, it's a shame when good people get cut down in their prime RIP Luther
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Luther really was a great singer and he'll be missed. He's one of the last great R & B singers and unfortunately there's no one to pick up the torch and carry on. I think I'm going to go listen to my fav song now, So Amazing.
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Dance With My Father
Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around 'til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
How I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
'Cause I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I'm praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don't do it usually
But dear Lord she's dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream
Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around 'til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
How I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
'Cause I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I'm praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don't do it usually
But dear Lord she's dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream
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I have always been partial to Here and Now
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July 2, 2005, 9:42AM
LUTHER VANDROSS 1951 - 2005
Star made fans swoon over his romantic R&B
The balladeer dies 2 years after a severe stroke forced him out of the spotlight
By MICHAEL D. CLARK
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
Luther Vandross, the smooth-voiced R&B "Love Doctor," died Friday two years after suffering a stroke. He was 54.
Vandross died at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J., but no cause of death was given.
The eight-time Grammy winner was to the '80s what soul crooner Barry White was to the '70s, a romantic balladeer who connected with millions. Vandross' greatest musical triumph came after his April 2003 stroke, when his Dance With My Father debuted No. 1 on the pop charts, selling 2 million copies.
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Audio: Clips from Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross:
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• Hit It Again
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[/font]The album also earned Vandross three Grammys, including song of the year for the title track. He won another Grammy for The Closer I Get to You, a remake of the Roberta Flack-Donny Hathaway duet that he recorded with Houston R&B star Beyoncé for her solo debut.
"I was so nervous because I was such a huge fan. I grew up listening to him," she said at the time. "He was so funny. The vibe was just so nice, I forgot that he was Luther Vandross."
Also battled diabetes
But Vandross wasn't fully able to enjoy those successes. He suffered a severe stroke on April 16, 2003, in his Manhattan home, and spent nearly two months in intensive care. He also battled diabetes for years.
Vandross made an unexpected recovery, regaining his speech by that August.
At the Grammys in 2004, Vandross gave a videotaped acceptance speech from a wheelchair saying, "Remember, when I say goodbye it's never for long." He then broke into his song Power of Love.
Born April 20, 1951, in the Bronx, Vandross first started getting attention for his soaring tenor in the early '70s as a session vocalist and a commercial pitchman for the U.S. Army and Burger King.
One of his first big breaks was singing background on David Bowie's 1975 album, Young Americans. Vandross also sang with Bette Midler, Ringo Starr, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand and Chic.
'A singer of metaphor'
Vandross debuted as a solo star in 1981 and went to No. 1 on the R&B charts with Never Too Much. During his career, he sold 25 million albums and recorded a cadre of cherished slow-dance and wedding-reception standards including hits Here and Now, Always and Forever and There's Nothing Better Than Love.
"I'm not one of those 'pretty red dress, rub oil on you, let's take a shower, do it till we're satisfied' type of singers," Vandross told the Chronicle in 1998. "I've always been a singer of metaphor.
"I have no regrets when I look back about the choices that I've made. I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to close my eyes and sing for people, and that's what I've been able to do."
michael.d.clark@chron.com
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/entertainment/3250041
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For the interested, BET has been replaying his Journeys in Black episode off and on all day.
LUTHER VANDROSS 1951 - 2005
Star made fans swoon over his romantic R&B
The balladeer dies 2 years after a severe stroke forced him out of the spotlight
By MICHAEL D. CLARK
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
Luther Vandross, the smooth-voiced R&B "Love Doctor," died Friday two years after suffering a stroke. He was 54.
Vandross died at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J., but no cause of death was given.
The eight-time Grammy winner was to the '80s what soul crooner Barry White was to the '70s, a romantic balladeer who connected with millions. Vandross' greatest musical triumph came after his April 2003 stroke, when his Dance With My Father debuted No. 1 on the pop charts, selling 2 million copies.
[font=verdana,arial,helvetica,ms sans-serif][size=-1]HEAR IT NOW[/size][/font]
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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, ms sans-serif][size=-2]• The Closer I Get To You
• Lovely Day
• Hit It Again
[/size][/font]
[font=verdana,arial, helvetica, ms sans-serif][size=-2]Requires the free RealPlayer[/size] [/font]
[/font]The album also earned Vandross three Grammys, including song of the year for the title track. He won another Grammy for The Closer I Get to You, a remake of the Roberta Flack-Donny Hathaway duet that he recorded with Houston R&B star Beyoncé for her solo debut.
"I was so nervous because I was such a huge fan. I grew up listening to him," she said at the time. "He was so funny. The vibe was just so nice, I forgot that he was Luther Vandross."
Also battled diabetes
But Vandross wasn't fully able to enjoy those successes. He suffered a severe stroke on April 16, 2003, in his Manhattan home, and spent nearly two months in intensive care. He also battled diabetes for years.
Vandross made an unexpected recovery, regaining his speech by that August.
At the Grammys in 2004, Vandross gave a videotaped acceptance speech from a wheelchair saying, "Remember, when I say goodbye it's never for long." He then broke into his song Power of Love.
Born April 20, 1951, in the Bronx, Vandross first started getting attention for his soaring tenor in the early '70s as a session vocalist and a commercial pitchman for the U.S. Army and Burger King.
One of his first big breaks was singing background on David Bowie's 1975 album, Young Americans. Vandross also sang with Bette Midler, Ringo Starr, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand and Chic.
'A singer of metaphor'
Vandross debuted as a solo star in 1981 and went to No. 1 on the R&B charts with Never Too Much. During his career, he sold 25 million albums and recorded a cadre of cherished slow-dance and wedding-reception standards including hits Here and Now, Always and Forever and There's Nothing Better Than Love.
"I'm not one of those 'pretty red dress, rub oil on you, let's take a shower, do it till we're satisfied' type of singers," Vandross told the Chronicle in 1998. "I've always been a singer of metaphor.
"I have no regrets when I look back about the choices that I've made. I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to close my eyes and sing for people, and that's what I've been able to do."
michael.d.clark@chron.com
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/entertainment/3250041
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For the interested, BET has been replaying his Journeys in Black episode off and on all day.
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Chief said:
I love that song! I just found out a few days ago, that he passed away!
what a great loss! RIP Mr. Vandross...+