![]() ![]() Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and Patti Labelle were the voices that fascinated and inspired a young Luther. ![]() ![]() He was called “the velvet voice” and “the Black Pavarotti,” but there’s not really a male predecessor he compares to because he didn’t pattern himself after the soul men like Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, or Teddy Pendergrass. was the preeminent urban pop singer the essence of ‘80s quiet storm R&B. “There are voices in this world and once they sing, it’s a stamp on everybody.” Bravo producer and personality Andy Cohen was asking Patti Labelle about her dear friend Luther Vandross on talk show Watch What Happens Live. ![]()
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