An Incredible Year For Luther Vandross Continues As The Icon Wins Two American Music Awards.

Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003

This has been a year of extreme highs and extreme lows for superstar Luther Vandross. On the eve of the release of his latest album Dance With My Father, Luther suffered a life-threatening stroke last spring from which he is still recovering. His tragedy sparked a major outpouring from fellow artists and fans who rushed to host prayer vigils, tributes and celebrations of Luther's unparalleled career. The national outpouring propelled Dance With My Father to a startling #1 debut on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart. To date, the album has sold more than 1.3 million copies in the U.S. making it Luther's fastest selling album. And now Luther Vandross and his family can celebrate the fact that he won two American Music Awards! He landed two wins in the Soul and R&B categories of Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album. The awards were accepted by Luther's mother, Mary Vandross.

In other news, October 28th marked the release of Luther's first live album Luther Vandross Live at Radio City Music Hall 2003. Almost prophetically, Luther Vandross commissioned the recording of his last sold out concert at Radio City Music Hall on February 14th, 2003 with the intent to create his first ever "live" album. The artist's sixteenth album is a virtual "best of" featuring six #1 hits -I'd Rather, Never Too Much, Stop to Love, Take You Out plus Here and Now, which was a Grammy winner. Other Luther signature cuts include Superstar, House is Not a Home, Love Won't Let Me Wait, Glow of Love, If Only For One Night and Creepin'. The album was produced by Luther himself and his longtime musical director Nat Adderley, Jr.