Grammy Award

. Blige, Usher, Fantasia , Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Alicia Keys, Elton John, Celine Dion, Wyclef Jean, Babyface, Patti LaBelle, John Legend, Angie Stone, and Jamie Foxx. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for music released in the previous year. The artists on this compilation include Stevie Wonder, Mary J. World. The album is a collection of some of Luther's songs performed by various artists. Traditional Pop. On September 20th the album "So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross" was released.

Spoken. In 2002, BET put the question to Vandross in an interview televised on its show Journeys in Black. Vandross refused to address questions of his sexuality, and instead told BET it was none of their business and separated his personal life from his professional one. Surround Sound. Vandross was as famous for keeping his personal life private as he was for his singing. Rock. The entertainer said his "busy lifestyle" made marriage difficult; and indicated that "it was not what he wanted.". Reggae. The "lifelong bachelor" never had any children, but doted on his nieces and nephews.

Rap. There have been many questions regarding Vandross' sexuality, mainly due to the fact that he remained a bachelor all of his life. R&B. He has been quoted as calling Vandross "a very worthy rival," and "one of the best singers in the music industry.". Production and engineering. However, since Vandross' death, Jackson's feelings have turned noticeably softer. Pop. Even some music critics joked, "Well, it's a shame that Luther Vandross and Freddie Jackson never did 'The Girl is Mine' together!".

Polka. When the song came out, Brandy was often compared to Vandross, and Monica was inserted into Jackson's role. Packaging and notes. Because of this, they are blamed for inspiring future rivalries in R&B/hip-hop music, especially that of Brandy and Monica, who recorded a duet called "The Boy is Mine" in 1998. New Age. Many times, Vandross and Jackson were very unfriendly to each other, and their encounters were often heated. Music Video. Vandross' best-known rivalry was the one with Freddie Jackson, which was started in the mid-1980s.

Musical Show. In later years, artists like Gerald Levert, James Ingram and Phil Collins shared friendly rivalries with him. Latin. In the early stages of his solo career, Vandross' rivals included Peabo Bryson, Teddy Pendergrass and Jeffrey Osborne. Jazz. It was with Beyoncé that he recorded yet another cover of a well-known song, "The Closer I Get To You", originally recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. Historical. Besides Studdard, Vandross also inspired countless other artists, both male and female, such as Boyz II Men, Usher, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Brandy.

Gospel. Vandross inspired his J Records labelmate, Ruben Studdard, the American Idol of 2003. Folk. His hit "Love Power" included snippets of the soul classic "The Power of Love." Another hit, "Bad Boy (Having a Party)," contained a passage from Sam Cooke's "Having a Party.". Film/TV/Media. Vandross did many covers of older songs, such as "Since I Lost My Baby" (originally recorded by The Temptations), "Superstar (Until You Come Back To Me)" (originally recorded by The Carpenters and most recently covered by Ruben Studdard), "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (originally recorded by Major Harris), "Always and Forever" (originally recorded by Heatwave), "Knocks Me Off My Feet" (originally recorded by Stevie Wonder), and "Lovely Day" (originally recorded by Bill Withers), and "A House is Not A Home", a Burt Bacharach standard. Disco. Vandross was inspired by the soul divas of the 1960s: Dionne Warwick, Patti Labelle & the Bluebells, Diana Ross & the Supremes and Aretha Franklin, for whom he eventually produced a few albums.

Dance. After two days of viewing, Vandross was buried in George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, New Jersey. Country. His funeral was in New York on July 8, 2005. Composing and arranging. We lost Luther very early because of his medical condition, but his legacy will be a powerful legacy.". Comedy. Jesse Jackson, a friend of Vandross, described him as "a boy so mellow, so powerful; a boy of rare, rare vintage.

Classical. The Rev. Children's. It was reported that he died peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends. Blues. At this time, the cause of death is not known, although hospital spokesman Rob Cavanaugh has said that Vandross never recovered from the 2003 stroke. Alternative. He was 54.

Béla Fleck has been nominated in more categories than any other musician, namely country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, and spoken word, as well as composition and arranging. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey. Christopher Cross (Grammy Awards of 1981) and Norah Jones (Grammy Awards of 2003) are the only artists to receive the "Big Four" (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) in a single ceremony. On the videotape on which Vandross appeared he sent an emotional message that said: "Whenever I say goodbye it's never for long because I believe in the power of love." Vandross died on July 1, 2005 at John F. The most Grammys won in a single night is eight -- a record shared by Michael Jackson (1984), and Carlos Santana (2000). (Although the cause of Vandross' stroke was not specifically attributed to diabetes, diabetics have been identified as being much more susceptible to strokes.) Although he appeared briefly on videotape at the 2004 Grammys to accept his Song of the Year award, he was never seen in public again. Conductor Sir Georg Solti holds the record for most Grammys won, having won a total of thirty-eight awards before his death in 1997. On April 16, 2003, Vandross suffered a stroke in his home in Manhattan.

Soul and R&B legend Aretha Franklin has won 11 awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, including 8 consecutive (and the first 8 ever awarded) awards in the category:. Luther Jr.'s two sisters and a brother also predeceased him. Legendary Opera Diva Leontyne Price has won 18 awards. was eight years old. Session drummer Hal Blaine played on six consecutive records which won Record of the Year:. His father, Luther Sr., died of complications from diabetes when Luther Jr. Metheny, as of the 2004 Grammy Awards, holds the record for Grammy wins in the most different categories:. His weight fluctuated several times over the years, and Vandross had weighed over 300 pounds (136 kg) at his heaviest.

Pat Metheny and the Pat Metheny Group have won 16 Grammys in total, including six consecutive awards for six consecutive albums. Vandross had diabetes, a disease that ran in his family, as well as hypertension. . The stars include Beyonce, Ruben Studdard, Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones submitted home videos or pictures of their families for the music video. The Grammys are currently broadcast on CBS. The video for the title track features a various celebreties alongside their dads and family members. So, for example, John Lennon & Yoko Ono's album Double Fantasy was released in November, 1980, a month-and-a-half too late to qualify for the 1981 Grammys, and thus eligible for the 1982 awards (it eventually won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year). The album was also the first album by Vandross to reach #1 on the Billboard album chart.

Unlike the Academy Awards, for which the eligibility period begins January 1, the eligibility period for the Grammys begins October 1, which results in September being considered the Christmas sales period for the music industry (in which artists generally release big albums to qualify for the next year's Grammy). The song also won Vandross his fourth and final award in the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance category. Of the "big three" music awards shows, the Grammys are the highest rated. The title track, which was dedicated to the memory of the younger Vandross' childhood dances with his father, won Luther and his co-writer, singer Richard Marx, the 2004 Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. In fact, many artists who are placed in high regard, artistically, by many fans and critics (such as Elvis Presley, Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks, Pink Floyd, Kenny Rogers, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, ) have been awarded very few Grammys. In 2003, Vandross released the album Dance With My Father in memory of his father. Hence, the Grammys are not taken seriously by some musicians and music fans. His first album on Clive Davis' new label, entitled Luther Vandross, was released in 2001, and it produced the hits "Take You Out," "Grown Thangs" and "I'd Rather.".

Some feel that because Grammy voters tend to vote conservatively, and are marketed to by record companies, the most widely-recognized Grammys tend to go to either well-established artists or those being hyped by the recording industry. After recording "I Know" on Virgin Records, he signed with J Records. The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the more prominent Grammys are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. A second greatest hits album, released in 1997, compiled most of his 1990s hits and was his final record released through Epic Records. The awards are named for the trophy which the winner receives - a small gilded statuette of a gramophone, handcrafted by Billings Artworks. In the Grammy Awards of 1997, he won his third Best Male R&B Vocal for the track "Your Secret Love". Like the Oscars, the Grammys, which currently have 108 categories within 30 genres of music (such as pop, gospel, and rap), are voted upon by peers - voting members of the Recording Academy - rather than being based upon popularity (as with the AMAs) or sales and chart achievements (the BMAs). He also sang a duet with Frank Sinatra on Sinatra's Duets album.

However, the Grammys, usually held in February, (last of what are considered the "big three" music awards shows, including the BMA and AMA shows) are considered the approximate equivalent to the Oscars, in the music world. Vandross hit the top ten again in 1994 with "Endless Love", a duet with Mariah Carey and a cover of Lionel Richie and Diana Ross's hit song from the film Endless Love. The Grammy Awards (originally the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, make up the rest). In 1993, Vandross had a nonspeaking role in the Robert Townsend movie Meteor Man. He played a hit man who plotted to stop Townsend's title character. Best Contemporary World Music Album. In 1992, "The Best Things in Life are Free", a duet with Janet Jackson from the movie Mo' Money became a hit. Best Traditional World Music Album. He won his second Best Male R&B Vocal in the Grammy Awards of 1992 with the track "Power of Love/Love Power" winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in the same year.

Best World Music Album. More albums followed in the 1990s, beginning with 1991's Power of Love which spawned two top ten pop hits. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. His songs also became popular on smooth jazz radio. Best Spoken Comedy Album. In addition, the song allowed him to expand his musical horizons beyond R&B. Best Spoken Word Album. "Here and Now" became a staple at weddings, and on Soft AC radio.

Best Surround Sound Album. He also won his first award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in the Grammy Awards of 1991. Best Rock Album. The 1989 compilation of greatest hits, The Best Of Luther Vandross...The Best Of Love, included the ballad "Here And Now", the first Vandross single to chart in the Billboard pop chart Top Ten. Best Rock Song. (Franklin saw some moderate commercial success with those Vandross-produced tracks after a long chart absence.). Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental. He was also in demand as a producer; he was at the helm for Aretha Franklin's albums "Jump To It" and "Get It Right".

Best Metal Performance. He also sang duets with Dionne Warwick and Cheryl Lynn. Best Hard Rock Performance. During the 1980s, Vandross had two other singles that reached #1 on the R&B charts: "Stop to Love" in 1986 and a duet with Gregory Hines "There's Nothing Better Than Love". Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Vandross had more modest success on the pop charts during this time. Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Although the albums were very successful overall, many of his earlier albums made a much bigger impact on the R&B charts.

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo. Vandross released a series of million-selling albums during the 1980s and continued his session work with guest vocals on groups like Charme in 1982. Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Their 1980 hits, "The Glow of Love" and "Searching" led to a recording contract with Epic Records, and in 1981, he made his solo recording debut with the LP "Never Too Much." The album, which contained the track "A House is Not a Home" went double platinum, with the song "Never Too Much" reaching #1 on the R&B charts. Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. He eventually made his breakthrough as a guest singer with the group Change. Best Reggae Album. His lead vocals can be heard on the Gregg Diamond produced single "Hot Butterfly" from Bionic Boogie in 1978 which gained moderate nightclub success.

Best Rap Album. He created and/or sang jingles for such well known advertising campaigns as Kentucky Fried Chicken's "We Do Chicken Right," NBC's "Proud As A Peacock" & The US Army's "Be All You Can Be." Vandross continued his successful career as a popular session singer during the late 70's. Best Rap Song. Vandross also wrote and sang commercials jingles during the late 1970s & early '80s earning upwards of $600,000 per year around the New York area. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Vandross bought back the rights to these albums after the record label dropped the group, preventing their later re-release. Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The group had a successful single entitled "It's Good for the Soul," although their two albums - the self-titled "Luther" in 1976 and "This Close to You" in 1977 - failed to make an impact.

Best Male Rap Solo Performance. Before his breakthrough, he released two albums with a singing group he formed, also called Luther, on Cotillion Records. Best Female Rap Solo Performance. She believed he was an incredible talent who, in addition to his songwriting and production skills, deserved to be heard for his si. Best Rap Solo Performance. Roberta Flack pushed Vandross into starting his own career. Best Rap Performance. During the beginning of his career, Vandross was content to remain mostly in the background, as a producer and backup singer for other artists.

Best Contemporary R&B Album. Vandross also sang backing vocals for Roberta Flack, Carly Simon, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Chic, and Barbra Streisand. Best R&B Album. He ended up singing background vocals on Bowie's album Young Americans.. Best R&B Song. Vandross wrote "Everybody Rejoice," for the 1972 show The Wiz. However, Vandross had dropped out of the music scene when a friend from theater workshop invited him to sing in David Bowie's soul-influenced Diamond Dogs tour and appear as the opening act with the Mike Garson Band in 1974. Best Rhythm & Blues Recording. His next recording credit was on an album by Roberta Flack in 1972.

Best Urban/Alternative Performance. He was also a member of a theater workshop at the time and appeared on the first episode of Sesame Street in October 1969. Best R&B Instrumental Performance. His first recording credit was as producer of the album Soul Christmas in 1968 and appeared as a vocalist on a Quincy Jones album Best in 1969. Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. Vandross formed a vocal group in high school which once played at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. He knew then that he wanted to be a singer.

Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female. His life-changing moment came when at the age of 13 he heard Dionne Warwick sing Anyone Who Had A Heart (a song he would cover in his later years). Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. His sister sang with vocal group The Crests who had a number one hit in the early 1960's with "Sixteen Candles." Vandross' father died of diabetes when Vandross was eight years old. Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, Vandross grew up in a musical family that moved to the Bronx when he was 13. Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical. .

Producer of the Year, Classical. He won four Grammy awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track "Dance With My Father," co-written with Richard Marx. Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. During his career, Vandross sold 25 million albums and won eight Grammy awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American R&B singer. Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects. ISBN: 0060594187.

Best Engineered Album, Classical. New York: Harper. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Luther : The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross. Best Pop Instrumental Album. (2004). Best Pop Vocal Album. 2004 "Dance with My Father" #38 US, #21 UK.

Best Contemporary Song. from Dance with My Father