Goddammit Luther Vandross Died!!!!

[Hardrock69]

Shit man...he was only fucking 54!!!

Granted, I never listen to his stuff and I do not own any of his music. But the motherfucker could sing his ass off and had great talent!!

R.I.P. LUTHER!!! :(

[Warham]

One of THE best voices of the last 25 years.

Terrible tragedy.

R.I.P. L.V.

[Northern Girl]

That's too bad! His stroke was like two years ago. I thought he was doing OK. :(

[Rikk]

Not into his music at all...but that's still sad shit. 54 is no age to die.:(

[DrMaddVibe]

Originally posted by Rikk
Not into his music at all...but that's still sad shit. 54 is no age to die.:(

Said it best!

[Panamark]

Are we assuming it was the stroke ???
Some reports are treating it as suspicous..

Either way, as Rikk said, 54 is way too young to die..

RIP Luther

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by Panamark
Are we assuming it was the stroke ???
Some reports are treating it as suspicous..

Either way, as Rikk said, 54 is way too young to die..

RIP Luther


respect.


:angel:

[stringfelowhawk]

I was never a hardcore fan but I love all the old "voices" of soul and R&B.
I listen to Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Ray Charles, Smokey Robinson, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Ben E. King, and Bill Withers on a regular basis.
I don't own any L.V. albums but I have a few of his songs on a classic soul comp. cd. That dude can wrap his voice around any song and tug at your heart. Mad respect for anybody that can do that. Nowadays, the only good R&B that sounds anything like all those guys are KC and JoJo. Little soul and a little gospel.
Something I've always loved about him and those guys above is when you hear them sing a smooth ballad you can hear the strain in their voice and you know they're not just singing about it. They've lived it. I'm not a big country fan either but I feel the same way about Conway Twitty and George Jones. You hear "Hello Darlin" or "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and you feel exactly what they feel. Rest In Peace brother. You will be missed.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Panamark
Are we assuming it was the stroke ???
Some reports are treating it as suspicous..

Either way, as Rikk said, 54 is way too young to die..

RIP Luther

The stroke itself was probably related to other health issues. I'm pretty sure he was diabetic, and that brings a whole slate of problems with it, especially as you get older, unless you really take care of yourself physically. Which wasn't Luther's strongest area, unfortunately.

It's a waste of a great talent :(

[RuzDNailz]

I always enjoyed hearing Luther's voice on the radio. That
man had soul in his voice for every little word he sang.

[RuzDNailz]

I always enjoyed hearing Luther's voice on the radio. That
man had soul in his voice for every little word he sang.

[DLRDUDE]

Didn't he sing "Just once" if that was him that was a cool song. RIP

[Soul Reaper]

Originally posted by Hardrock69
Shit man...he was only fucking 54!!!

Granted, I never listen to his stuff and I do not own any of his music. But the motherfucker could sing his ass off and had great talent!!

R.I.P. LUTHER!!! :(

I haven't heard of this guy. did he play for band or was he a solo artist?

[RuzDNailz]

Originally posted by DLRDUDE
Didn't he sing "Just once" if that was him that was a cool song. RIP

Nope, it was James Ingram who sung 'Just Once'

R.I.P. Luther Vandross

[VonHalen]

RIP

[Hardrock69]

Not sure of his early activities, but he has been a solo artist for at least 20 years I believe....