Luther Vandross

Luther Vandross was born in New York and began his career as a backing vocalist and songwriter, before releasing Never Too Much in 1981. The album opened a run of R&B records that included Forever, For Always, For Love and Give Me the Reason.

In 2003, he released Dance with My Father, his last studio album, whose title single earned him the Grammy for Song of the Year. Vandross died in 2005.