or did he die, and that got released posthumously?
but anyway... he also had a Christmas album that sold a gazillion copies.

white folks know about him, to a degree.





>Co workers independent of each other, approached me and asked
>me if I were a Luther Vandross fan. They've also been
>cranking it in their offices.
>
>Luther Vandross I've always thought of one of the "blackest"
>singers in that he is adored by all black people and yet he
>barely registers on white folks radar. Can you think of
>another act outside of gospel that has close to 100% black
>recognition and very low white recognition?
>
>Is there something in pop culture zeitgeist that I miss that
>has white folks discovering Luther Vandross?
>
>Did someone cover one his songs recently or something. Major
>white act name his as an influence (I am getting a Rolling
>Stones big up'ing Muddy Waters type of feeling)?
>
>
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