R&B Star Luther Vandross Dead At 54...

R&B Star Luther Vandross Dead At 54...

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Luther Vandross, the silky-voiced R&B crooner who spun romance into hits like "Here and Now" and "Any Love," winning eight Grammy Awards, died yesterday afternoon at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, N.J. He was 54.

Mr. Vandross at the 1992 Grammy Awards show. More Photos >
The medical center, which did not disclose the cause, released a statement saying that Mr. Vandross "had a peaceful passing under the watchful eye of friends, family and the medical support team." It added that he "never fully recovered" from a stroke he suffered at his Manhattan apartment on April 16, 2003.

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