Joe Corn Mo Member since Aug 29th 2010 15139 posts
Wed Oct-30-13 10:16 AM
4. ""dance with my father" crossed over, and then he died. " In response to In response to 0
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)? > > >********** >"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then >they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson