CNN has just confirmed the death of R&B entertainer Luther Vandross.

RIP Luther - you will be greatly missed....

Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around 'til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
How I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
'Cause I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I'm praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don't do it usually
But dear Lord she's dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream

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I just saw it on CTV news, too.

I didn't know he sang back-up for Streisand!

RIP

I loved his voice. Huge loss.

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Whether or not it was your music, you FELT him sing.

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Oh that is so sad. What a shock.

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awww man....i liked ol' Luth

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"You are like a hurricane. There's calm in your eye. And I'm getting blown away, to somewhere safer where the feeling stays. I want to love you but I'm getting blown away"
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...and Bette Midler too. He also met David Bowie in 1975 and sang backup for him on the album Young Americans and opened for him too.

He had never rebounded since his stroke but he also suffered from diabetes. Cripes...54 years old. That's so young by today's standards.

He had a simply wonderful voice...he will be missed.

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few singers give you chills or that special feeling luther was special that dance with my father song .....wow rest in peace :wingang:

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Another gone, not much older than me.

Hope this isn't a trend.

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Calm, quiet, smooth, devastating