Luther Vandross died this morning. I am so close to tears right now. I didn't get the info of how he died but he was a diabetic so that might be part if not all of the reason. I jus wanted to to tell you guys that he has passed on. RIP babe.





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Tish4 said:

oh no!

Nooooo

this is being reported on the radio right now, but i can't find a single story about it online.

A truly beautiful voice has been silenced...


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

Anxiety said:

me neither

Long ago..and so far away...I fell in love with you.....

- J19

this is all i can find so far. it's very brief, so i didn't even swipe the article...it's a "more details later" blurb...

http://www.eurweb.com/pri...m?id=21138

I only got one of his albums, "any love". Iam gonna listen to it again.

Thanks Anxiety

Out of love for Luther, I won't quibble!!

The last of the "great" balladiers is gone. I was just thinking of him this very morning and I asked someone if they'd heard anything about how he was doing. I had no way of knowing, he was just about to leave us behind.

My love for Luther was just as deep as my love for Prince. His music stirred my soul! He can never be replaced! My condolences to his mother and his fans, all over the world.

He will be GREATLY missed!!!!
[Edited 7/1/05 15:23pm]

BlueNote

if you're in chicago, WCGI is playing non-stop luther music right now.

. (I'm speechless) There is nothing I can write here to express the loss I feel.

Luther, you are one classy dude. Everything you touched was magic.

May your legacy live on forever.

Peace

Anxiety said:

Yeah, they have streaming too.

BlueNote

The guy was like a legend

I found a really excellent web page about the making of David Bowie's Young Americans album, with several pictures I'd never seen of Bowie and Luther in the studio making the record:

http://members.ol.com.au/...icans.html

Isn't it odd that not a single site is reporting this?

violator said:

i think the news has *just* come out, even though he passed away this morning. i'm guessing that the family wanted some time to process before the news went public, and that the news hasn't been released as of yet by a publicist but rather to radio stations and fans by his family or those close to him.

that's just my speculation...

Anxiety said:

Too cool...thanx for posting this.

Definately one of the best vocalist of our time and a true class act. My favorite song by Luther is from his debut album from 81, "Never To Much".

i heard that michael baisden said that the had pnuemonia, so that might have somthing to do with it

luuuuuthaaaaa!!!!!

Anxiety said:

Very cool. Yeah, that's when I first became aware of Luther, was by his name on the credits on "Young Americans". Then from his hit "Never Too Much" which is such a great song.