Wednesday, July 12, 2017

200 Favourite Music Acts. Today: #153: LUTHER VANDROSS. Continues tomorrow.
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200
FAVOURITE
MUSIC ACTS
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#153
LUTHER VANDROSS
New Yorker Luther Vandross was born in 1951. Before his solo career was in full swing, the influential vocalist had guested on key tracks in the catalogue of other acts, including David Bowie and Chic. He sang on recordings by Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Roberta Flack and arranged the background vocals on the Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand duet "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". 
After tasting initial success in the studio band Change with "Searchin'" and "The Glow Of Love", Vandross signed with Epic Records in 1981. 'Never Too Much' proved an effective debut LP. It topped the US R&B Albums Chart, as did his next 6 releases. 
Vandross recorded duets with Dionne Warwick ("How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye"), Janet Jackson, Bell Biv Devoe & Ralph Tresvant ("The Best Things In Life Are Free"), Mariah Carey ("Endless Love") and Beyoncé ("The Closer I Get To You").
Whitney Houston recorded his composition "Who Do You Love". Vandross also produced Aretha Franklin. In 2002, Vandross wrote "Dance With My Father" with Richard Marx. It won the Song of the Year Grammy Award. Around this time, Vandross suffered a serious stroke. The singer never fully recovered, dying in 2005.


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154 ERIC CLAPTON
155 THE O’JAYS
156 RUMER
157 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
158 LITTLE RICHARD
159 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES
160 CHRIS ISAAK
161 MICHAEL McDONALD
162 GLORIA GAYNOR
163 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
164 BEN E. KING
165 MEAT LOAF
166 JAMES REYNE
167 JOAN ARMATRADING
168 SADE
169 A-HA
170 GLEN CAMPBELL
171 DIRE STRAITS
172 COLD CHISEL
173 LINDA RONSTADT
174 ANTHONY CALLEA
175 LISA STANSFIELD
176 EN VOGUE
177 MICHAEL BUBLE`
178 TRACY CHAPMAN
179 DRAGON
180 OLETA ADAMS
181 LITTLE RIVER BAND
182 SOPHIE ELLIS – BEXTOR
183 THE RONETTES
184 CERRONE
185 MODELS
186 SCISSOR SISTERS
187 DARREN HAYES
188 PETULA CLARK
189 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
190 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY
191 ART GARFUNKEL
192 THE REELS
193 JANIS IAN
194 JOHN PAUL YOUNG
195 S CLUB 7
196 CHARLIE PUTH
197 THE MARVELETTES
198 ICEHOUSE
199 LEO SAYER
200 LIZA MINNELLI

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