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LUTHER VANDROSS

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Luther Ronzoni Vandross (April 20 1951 â€“ July 1 2005) was an United States|American rhythm and blues|R&B and soul music|soul singer-songwriter, and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.askmen.com/men/entertainment_100/132b_luther_vandross.html |title=Luther Vandross |accessdate=2006-12-02 |format= |work=AskMen.com (UK Edition) </ref> and won eight Grammy Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/21620783 |title=Vandross' Funeral Soulful and Powerful |accessdate=2006-12-02 |format= |work=Yahoo! News |date=July 8 2005 </ref> including Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. He won four Grammy Awards in Grammy Awards of 2004|2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track "Dance With My Father",<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2975731.stm |title=Obituary: Luther Vandross |accessdate=2006-12-02 |format= |work=BBC News |date=July 1 2005 </ref> co-written with Richard Marx.

Biography
1951â€“1979: Early life and career
Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, he was born in Smith Housing Project. At age three he began playing the piano. Vandross grew up in a musical family that moved to the Bro... read all