Luther vandross biography

American singer (1951–2005)

This article is about the singer. For his self-titled album, see Luther Vandross (album).

Musical artist

Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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Throughout his career, he achieved eleven consecutive RIAA-certified platinum albums and sold over 40 million records worldwide.^[1] Known as the "Velvet Voice", Vandross has been recognized as one of the 200 greatest singers of all time (2023) by Rolling Stone,^[2] as well as one of the greatest R&B artists by Billboard.^[3]NPR additionally named him one of the 50 Great Voices.

He was the recipient of eight Grammy Awards,^[4] including Song of the Year in 2004 for a track recorded shortly before his death, "Dance with My Father".^[5] In 2021, he was posthumously inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

Vandross worked as a