Luther Vandross -Dont You Know That: The most influential male R n B singer of the 80s dont @ me. He changed everything. He for better at worst was the first to me at least official R n B Singer. I say this because he had a ton of soul but wasnβt a Soul singer. Let me pontificate: He was tone wise crystal clear, clean as a whistle almost shiny. His range was crazy and his delivery pristine. An entire school of RnB singers emulated him tone wise. He was a genius vocally, everything sounded effortless. He was also one of the best singers live I ever saw. Watched him hand Anita Baker her ass once upon a time why she headlined remains a mystery. Also saw him at the Garden with @faithnewman19 then we went to the Latin Quarters after in I wanna say summer 87 but maybe 88. That show was amazing, women were literally crying in there Sundays bestβ holding glowing fake roses on a brutally hot August Friday evening. Also saw him and Maze at Radio City (Maze got him that night sorry). Man he sang his sometimes skinny sometimes chubby ass off. Love his music. He was the R n B singer for us Golden Era Hip Hop teenagers plain and simple. Love those first two LPs man I have never stopped playing em, never will. Rest Easy Luther your music lives forever. #SuperDiscoBreakinβ #Soulsundays #RnBedition #Luther #Change #NeverTooMuch (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF6k0uxAHTQ/?igshid=2ugrf0aqwuca
