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Singer Luther Vandross dead at 54
09:56 AEST Sat Jul 2 2005
AAP
US soul singer and songwriter Luther Vandross, famed for a silky voice that seduced millions of fans, has died at the age of 54.
Further details, including the cause of death, were not immediately available.
Vandross, widely considered the premier soul balladeer of his generation for such hits as Any Love, Here and Now and Power of Love/Love Power, suffered a stroke in April 2003 and long battled diabetes and fluctuations in his weight.
Dance With My Father, released shortly after the stroke, debuted at No. 1 on the US pop album charts and yielded four Grammys the following year, including the coveted award for song of the year for the title track, which Vandross described as "my Piano Man, my signature song".
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09:56 AEST Sat Jul 2 2005
AAP
US soul singer and songwriter Luther Vandross, famed for a silky voice that seduced millions of fans, has died at the age of 54.
Further details, including the cause of death, were not immediately available.
Vandross, widely considered the premier soul balladeer of his generation for such hits as Any Love, Here and Now and Power of Love/Love Power, suffered a stroke in April 2003 and long battled diabetes and fluctuations in his weight.
Dance With My Father, released shortly after the stroke, debuted at No. 1 on the US pop album charts and yielded four Grammys the following year, including the coveted award for song of the year for the title track, which Vandross described as "my Piano Man, my signature song".
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He was one of the few R&B singers I actually didn't mind.
