| LC control no. | n 91019417 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Vandross, Luther |
| See also | Corporate body: Luther (Musical group) |
| Biography/History note | Individual was a Grammy awardee and a NAACP Image Award awardee. |
| Located | United States |
| Birth date | 1951-04-20 |
| Death date | 2005-07-01 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Edison (N.J. : Township) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Rhythm and blues musicians |
| Found in | Ruthless people [SR] p1986: label (Luther Vandross) Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Vandross, Luther; b. Luther Ronzoni Vandross, 4-20-51, New York City; singer) New York times WWW site, July 5, 2005 (in obituary published July 2: Luther Vandross; b. 1951, New York; d. yesterday afternoon [July 1, 2005], Edison, N.J., aged 54; silky-voiced R&B crooner) IMDb, viewed Dec. 16, 2013 (Luther Vandross (1951-2005)) African American National Biography, accessed April 07, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Vandross, Luther; Luther Ronzoni Vandross; songwriter, music producer, rhythm and blues musician/singer; born 20 April 1951 in New York, United States; formed a singing group Shades of Jade; studied liberal arts major at Western Michigan University; was backup singer for Bowie's Young Americans Tour (1974) and a concert backup singer for Midler and Flack (1975); formed a group named Luther; received American Music Awards, Soul Train Awards, NAACP Image Awards, eight Grammy Awards - four for his album Dance With My Father (2003); died 01 July 2005 in Edison, New Jersey, United States) |
| Invalid LCCN | nr2004016814 |
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