Born and raised in the Bronx, with an equal appreciation of R&B's delicious divas (you don't start a Patti LaBelle fan club otherwise) and cosmopolitan '60s pop (think: Bacharach-David standards), Vandross came to make solo music with a similar sophistication in the 1980s. For his efforts, Vandross won …
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Concert Review: 'American Idol' Ruben Studdard Pays Rich Tribute to Luther Vandross