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Luther Vandross Biography: Age, Height, Birthday, Family, Net Worth

Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. was born at Bellevue Hospital on April 20, 1951, in the Kips Bay neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City. Vandross was the second son among Mary Ida and Luther's four offspring.

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Luther Vandross Biography: The birth date of Luther Vandross is April 20, 1951. He was both a performer and a record producer. His soulful and tender vocals are renowned. In addition to his success as a solo recording artist, Vandross was in demand as a background vocalist for a number of other artists throughout his career. To help you celebrate his special day, you can learn about this music icon’s impressive accomplishments and other fascinating details right here.

Luther Vandross Birthday

Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. was born at Bellevue Hospital on April 20, 1951, in the Kips Bay neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City. Vandross was the second son among Mary Ida and Luther’s four offspring. His mother was a nurse, while his father was an upholsterer and singer. Vandross grew up in the Lower East Side of Manhattan’s Alfred E. Smith Houses public housing community. When he was three years old and possessed a phonograph, he taught himself to play piano by ear.

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At the age of nine, Vandross’s family relocated to the Bronx. Patricia and Ann began bringing him to the Apollo Theatre and a Brooklyn theatre to see Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin. Patricia was a member of the vocal group the Crests and performed on the tracks ‘My Juanita’ and ‘Sweetest One.’ 1969 William Howard Taft High School graduate Luther Vandross attended Western Michigan University for one year before opting out to pursue a career in music. In high school, he led the first Patti LaBelle fan association he founded. He also performed with the Shades of Jade ensemble at the Apollo Theatre. During his early years in show business, he performed multiple times at Apollo’s renowned amateur night. He participated in the singles ‘Only Love Can Make a Better World’ and ‘Listen My Brother’ while a member of the theatre workshop. In late August 1969, the ensemble performed before tens of thousands of people at the Harlem Cultural Festival. From 1969 to 1970, he appeared with the group in the premiere episode and subsequent episodes of Sesame Street’s first season.

Vandross rose to prominence as a featured singer with the acclaimed pop-dance act “Change,” which was established by French-Italian businessman Jacques Fred Petrus. Vandross was the lead vocalist on their 1980 hits ‘The Glow of Love’ and ‘Searching.’ In a 2001 interview, he described ‘The Glow of Love’ as “the most beautiful song I’ve ever sung.” The song “Never Too Much” topped the R&B charts and marked the beginning of Luther Vandross’ composition partnership with bassist Marcus Miller, who played on many of the tracks and would also produce or co-produce them. The ‘Never Too Much’ album was orchestrated by Nat Adderley Jr., a high school classmate of Luther Vandross. This collaboration would continue throughout Vandross’ career. Additionally, he composed, produced, and sang background vocals for Whitney Houston’s 1990 album “I’m Your Baby Tonight” track “Who Do You Love” In the 1990s, additional albums were released, commencing with “Power of Love” in 1991, which produced two top 10 pop hits. In 1991, Vandross received his first Grammy for ‘Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.’ In 1992, he won his second Grammy for ‘Best Male R&B Vocal’ and his song ‘Power of Love’ won the Grammy for ‘Best R&B Song’ in the same year. 2003 saw the publication of Vandross’s album “Dance with My Father.” In its first week, it sold 442,000 copies and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart. He and co-writer Richard Marx won the 2004 Grammy Award for ‘Song of the Year’ for the same-titled melody, which was dedicated to Vandross’ childhood memories of dancing with his father. Additionally, the composition earned Vandross his fourth and final award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.The album was his only No. 1 on the Billboard album chart during his entire career.

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Luther Vandross Net Worth, Height

Name  Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. 
Nickname  The Velvet Voice 
Birth date  April 20, 1951 
Death date  July 1, 2005 (age 54) 
Zodiac Sign  Taurus 
Height  6′ 3″ 
Net Worth  $40 million 
Social Media  Instagram 

Luther Vandross Biography: 5 SURPRISING FACTS

Each year from 1981 to 1994, Luther Vandross had at least one R&B top 10 success.

Throughout his career, he was nominated for a Grammy Award 31 times and won eight of them.

Vandross’ father and siblings perished from diabetes, so a substantial portion of his estate was donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation upon his passing.

The Luther and Mary Ida Vandross Fund was established in his and Mary Ida’s honour.

Over the course of his career, Vandross sold over 40 million records worldwide and had 11 consecutive Platinum albums — a record for an R&B vocalist at the time.

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