Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
19?? - July 1, 2005
Luther Vandross had a stroke in 2003 that had put him into a coma for about a month. He also had to battle several complications due to his weight and diabetes, but passed away on Friday, July 1, 2005
Vandross who began his career in the 1970s doing vocals on Gregg Diamond's "Bionic Boogie" albums and later Change for Jacques Fred Petrus went solo to major stardom in the early 1980s with classics like "Never Too Much."
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THANK YOU LUTHER FOR BEING YOU,,AND GIVING ALL OF US SUCH A GREAT FEELING WHEN YOU SANG YOUR SONGS..YOU'LL ALWAYS BE THE MAN.....MAY YOU REST IN PEACE AND WALK WITH GOD,TILL WE MEET AGAIN..YOUR FRIEND NOW AND ALWAYS.. DJ STEVE THE SAGA PEREZ
My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. I just saw Evelyn Champaign King over the weekend who told us this tragic news at her performance. He was a hero and a legend in the disco, dance, and R&B world.
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jrzdave | Jul 05, 05 | 12:32 pm
Luther, God has called you home to glory to grant you the ultimate wish... to dance with your father again. Dance on! Thanks for the beautiful and meaningful music that you have shared with your fans over the last 20 years. You will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace!
Rest in Peace Luther you will be deeply missed! Twilyt
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twilyt | Jul 08, 05 | 4:19 pm
I'll miss him, I'm so grateful for the musical legacy he left behind, but my heart already misses the music he would have had yet to share with the world, now one will ever replace him, no one ever could, I always say this about what I consider great talent and that is, that in 100 years. or so maybe sooner, I hope in my time, that Luthers' music will be considered the new classical music, there will be whole symphonies and concertos made from his body of work, ballets will be choreographed from his work.
In 100 years if heaven is like the movies, maybe we'll all look down and see lovers still falling in love to Luthers' heartfelt lyrics, and hopefully his music will be so preserved, so that for generations to come our childrens, childrens, children...LOL, will maybe even get to hear that amazing, "So Amazing" voice and experience the magic that will "Always And Forever" be Luther Vandross.
will be missed by us all.
Words cannot really express how I feel about Luther Vandross passing, his legacy will live on, there would never be another one like him.
We miss you Luther! Might G_d keep you safe in his care. : (
Luther..................I have too many tears right now.....An irreplaceble cornerstone in my emotional and romantic make-up. I will still make babies with your music dawg. I am gonna miss you ...loved you and Anita Baker in concert her in Chicago (Rosemont Horizon/1989)..............GOD knows better....I don't know why and why you of all.
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J. T. | Jul 31, 05 | 3:29 pm
luther thanks to give your music and your voice i love you too much i have diabetes like you and many teoubles and you give power of love thanks if you want change mdisco music answer me to mail all over the world
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javier | Aug 12, 05 | 8:17 am
I will play your song Forever For Always For Love. RIP
we will see you in disco heaven
Luther, I have followed your career since the very first time I heard you on " Hot Butterfly" -- Needless to say - the namesake says it all and speaks volumes! (I have had the name for years....) I love you and cant wait to hear the greater tunes from you when I meet you in the pie in the sky...love always Hot Papillon.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I LOVE LUTHER VANDROSS HIS VOICE WAS UNIQUE ALL HIS MUSIC IS A CLASSIC I LOVE EM ALL AND I HATE THAT HE IS NOT HERE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC BUT HIS VOICE AND MUSIC WILL LIVE ON BECAUSE IF I EVER GET MARRIED I WANT ONE OF HIS SONGS PLAYING AT MY WEDDING SO R.I.P LUTHER WE LOVE U AND YOUR MUSIC AND U WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
Am playing long version of "Hot Butterfly" (8:21) as I read these comments. What a great talent!
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Don Lord | Oct 30, 05 | 4:22 pm
Luther Vandross is one of the golden ones!
He used to do studio sessions with my father, the late Al Browne and both are missed!
How could anyone who has followed his stellar career, listen to, lived by, and made love to his music, and seen him in concert, ever come to terms with his loss? Luther was not only a great singer, but he was funny, classy and so very human. Never will another light, shine so brightly.
Still missing you, Luther.
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Eva | Dec 28, 05 | 9:41 am
His best disco songs with him singing lead vocals are 1979 Bionic Boogie album Tiger Tiger, 1979 New York City Band, 1979 Mascara album which is super rare because it was released in England and parts of Europe, 1979 Soiree, 1979 Charme', and 1980 Zager album.
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Leon | Jan 14, 06 | 3:07 pm
What else can one say about LUTHER? I will tell you that his vocals with BIONIC BOOGIE made that a huge hit. His vocals with the group CHANGE made them a huge hit. Then on his own, again the Big Man's vocals made HIM a hit!! He crossed all the lines. He was DISCO, he was pop, he was contemporary, he was soul, he was funk, he was R & B. His live shows left everyone speechless. But it was his bad habits that ultimately killed him. And for once that habit wasn't drugs!LUTHER always had bad eating habits, eating a ton of food well after his shows were over, then going to sleep. It led to diabetes. It led to his death. He is missed, may GOD BLESS you LUTHER!!
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