R&B crooner Luther Vandross, 54
Posted: Friday, July 1st, 2005 9:29 pm
Luther Vandross, the silky-voiced R&B crooner who spun romance into hits like “Here and Now” and “Any Love,” winning eight Grammy Awards, died yesterday afternoon at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J. He was 54.
The medical center, which did not disclose the cause, released a statement saying that Mr. Vandross “had a peaceful passing under the watchful eye of friends, family and the medical support team.” It added that he “never fully recovered” from a stroke he suffered at his Manhattan apartment on April 16, 2003. …
Mr. Vandross sold an estimated 30 million albums. His “Dance With My Father” album on J Records made its debut at No. 1 on the Billboard chart while he remained hospitalized from the stroke. … Read full obituary
