[DOC] [TLE] Luther Vandross - Wikipedia [PAR] Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. (April 20, 1951  July 1, 2005) was an American 
singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout his career, Vandross was an 
in-demand background vocalist for several different artists including Judy Collins, 
Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, ... At the age of three, 
having his own phonograph, he taught himself to play the... [DOC] [TLE] Luther Vandross facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Over the course of his career he released a string of platinum albums and 
established ... The Vandross family was a musical one, and from an early age 
Luther was ... had landed a job backing British singer David Bowie, and he 
invited Vandross to ... in the music industry, laying the groundwork for his own 
budding career. [DOC] [TLE] Luther Vandross | Biography & History | AllMusic [PAR] After the death of his father in 1959 when he was eight years old, he was raised 
by his ... and Vandross went on tour with Bowie as both backup singer and 
opening act. ... The title song off the second Luther album, This Close to You (
April 1977), ... a solo deal that would allow him to write and produce his own 
records. [DOC] [TLE] Timeline | Official Luther Vandross Site [PAR] 1964, Luther decides to become a singer after hearing Dionne Warwick sing ... 
Luther first meets Fonzi Thornton at his sister Ann's house in East Harlem, New 
York. ... and Robin Clark to the sessions for David Bowie's Young Americans 
album. ... King, Chaka Khan, Carly Simon, Roberta Flack and the Average White 
Band. [DOC] [TLE] Biography | Official Luther Vandross Site [PAR] One name towers above the rest in any discussion of black male singers whose 
... with his earliest success as a background vocalist and arranger for David 
Bowie, ... He wrote one of the climactic musical numbers (Everybody Rejoice) 
for the ... Luther Vandross released 11 consecutive platinum/double platinum 
albums on... [DOC] [TLE] Luther Vandross Biography - Came from Musical Family, Entered ... [PAR] Over the course of his career he has released a string of platinum albums and ... 
The Vandross family was a musical one, and from an early age Luther was 
exposed ... had landed a job backing British singer David Bowie, and he invited 
Vandross to ... in the music industry, laying the groundwork for his own budding 
career. [DOC] [TLE] About David Bowie - History, Biography, Songs and Facts [PAR] Jan 8, 2013 ... Early bands he played with  The Kon-Rads, The King Bees, the Mannish Boys ... 
The album was released by Mercury in April 1971 to minimal fanfare and Bowie 
... He abruptly put his own creation to rest on June 3, 1973 with the ... David 
discovery soon to be better known as R&B singer Luther Vandross. [DOC] [TLE] 13 songs that defined David Bowie - Vox [PAR] Jan 11, 2016 ... One moment he was an androgynous alien; the next he was an '80s ... David 
Bowie, who died Sunday at 69, reinvented his music, image, and identity ... 
Bowie's self-titled first album, released in 1967, doesn't bear much ... 2) "Space 
Oddity" .... The backing vocals, spearheaded by Luther Vandross, build a... [DOC] [TLE] David Bowie - Singer - Biography.com [PAR] Jan 25, 2016 ... David Bowie is a music legend and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 
... His first hit was the song "Space Oddity" in 1969. ... Eventually, Bowie went out 
on his own. ... In two short years he released the albums David Live (1974) and ... 
The latter album featured backing vocals by a young Luther... [DOC] [TLE] Luther Vandross - Songwriter, Singer - Biography.com [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... In 1981, Luther Vandross released his debut album, Never Too Much, ... He won 
his first Grammy in 1991 for "Here and Now," two in 1992 for ... The youngest of 
four children, Vandross

Question: Once a backup singer for David Bowie, he released 2 early albums with his own band, Luther
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