Luther Vandross - Journeys in Black DVD 2004 / Includes interviews with Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys & Eddie Murphy / Wienerworld classic / WNRD 2177

UPC 5018755701351

REGION 0 PAL DVD (all regions)

MADE IN uk

AUDIO: English 5.1, English 2.0

Total Runtime: 45 minutes 

A behind-the-scenes profile of R&B singer Luther Vandross who has been working for over 20 years. Heavily influenced by the sound of sixties and seventies soul, he developed his own smooth soul sound that is instantly recognisable.

English Summary:

Say the name ‘Luther’ and record buyers the world over respond immediately.  The fact is, Luther Vandross remains the pre-eminent black male vocalist of our time.

The five-time Grammy winner, whose cumulative global sales top over 20 million copies, has been offering his distinctive brand of satin smooth vocal magic to international audiences year in and year out.

This DVD takes you backstage and behind the scenes to explore the man behind one of the greatest voices in the history of music also starring Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and Eddie Murphy.

Luther Vandross was born on the Lower East Side of New York on April 20, 1951. His first big break came in 1975, when he performed as a backing singer on David Bowie's Young Americans album, and received a co-writer credit after his song "Funky Music" was adapted by Bowie to become "Fascination". He was also a backing singer for Bette Midler, Donna Summer and Carly Simon. He was lead singer of the group Change, which had hits such as "A Lover's Holiday", "Searching" and "The Glow Of Love". In the late 1970s he was part of a singing quintet consisting former Shades of Jade members Anthony Hinton and Diane Sumler, Theresa V. Reed, and Christine Wiltshire, also called Luther.

DVD Contents:

A behind-the-scenes profile of R&B singer Luther Vandross who has been working for over 20 years. Heavily influenced by the sound of sixties and seventies soul, he developed his own smooth soul sound that is instantly recognisable.