On This Day 20 Years Ago: The death of Luther Vandross

[Motown Eddie]

From SoulTracks.com:

It was a day that music fans around the world hoped against hope would not happen. Though the legendary vocalist Luther Vandross had suffered a stroke on April 16, 2003, there was great hope that his slow recovery would continue, and that he might even sing again. But those hopes faded on July 1, 2005, when it was announced that Luther had died.

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On This Day 20 Years Ago: The death of Luther Vandross - SoulTracks

[daviddesper]

Like someone mentioned in the Phyllis thread......time just moves on sooo fast these days. Although Luther was known for his ballads, and understandably so, my jam by him was the upbeat She Won't Talk to Me. That was a hot one!