Luther Vandross
Credited as L. Vandross, Luther Van Ross · Born Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr.
American singer born on the Lower East Side of New York on April 20, 1951. Died on July 1, 2005 at the age of 54, two years after suffering a major stroke. Vandross's first big break came in 1975, when he performed as a backing singer on David Bowie's Young Americans album, and received a co-writer credit after his song Funky Music was adapted by Bowie to become Fascination. He was also a backing singer for Bette Midler, Donna Summer and Carly Simon. He was lead singer of the group Change, which had hits such as A Lover's Holiday, Searching and The Glow Of Love.
