Luther

The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross

De: Craig Seymour

Narrado por: David Sadzin

Duración: 10 h y 39 m

Resumen del Editor

On July 1, 2005, the world lost one of the greatest R&B vocalists of all time, Luther Vandross. He left a legacy of some of the most enduring love songs of our age: “Here and Now”, “Superstar”, “If Only for One Night”, and “A House Is Not a Home”. The notoriously secretive star also left behind many questions such as the real-life inspiration behind all of those yearning love songs.

The newly updated and expanded edition of Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross takes you deep inside the singer’s private world. It chronicles his underdog journey from the projects of New York City’s Lower East Side to the top of the charts, selling more than 20 million albums along the way. The audiobook details Luther’s triumphs, as well as his struggles: his battle with weight; his feuds with Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, and En Vogue; the 1986 car accident that killed his best friend and nearly destroyed his career; and the rumors about his sexuality that followed him throughout his life.

The audiobook offers specific new details about Luther’s love life that will help illuminate the private pain of the man who brought the world so much joy.

"Seymour's brilliant book is like a great Luther song: elegantly written, effortlessly executed and eloquently delivered." - Michael Eric Dyson

"Craig Seymour paints an intimate portrait of the man behind some of the most beautiful love songs of our time...Full of juicy anecdotes, fast-paced writing, and interesting analysis, the book reveals surprising new dimensions of this much-beloved balladeer." - E. Lynn Harris

"...[A] sympathetic look at the most popular soul singer of his generation." - New York Daily News

©2018 Craig Seymour (P)2018 Craig Seymour

A great biography...

I have never seen a live concert of Luther Vandross, but I like his music a lot and I love biographies.

This audiobook tells his interesting story and in a sense brings him back for a couple of hours. I was nicely entertained by the book and would like to recommend it for all who like music and biographies.

Moreover, David Sadzin does a great job in narrating Luther's story. I like his voice very much.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

YOU"LL LOVE IT!

I loved it. I'm fascinated with biographies. I enjoy learning about the different aspects of famous people (their beginnings, struggles and triumphs)! The narration was great. The author did a great job with the character details. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Gone to soon

I have always loved Luther Vandross because his voice was truly one sent from the heavens. The fact that he never really received recognition from the pop world till the end of his career is reprehensible of our society. That being said, hearing some background of some of the stories I heard in the past was informative. The orator should not have sung but the narration of this book was well done. Recommend to everyone who wants to know a little more about the great one that is Luther.

Exciting read! !

One of my favorite R&B artists! Enjoyed learning about the connection with other artists. Learning about his struggles. We all have them. His story was relatable.

love you Luther y

loved it. not reconized until later. a great losss. well written
farewell to our Luther

So Amazing

My secret love, he will always be my secret love. My first song I heard I was Searching w/ Change.
I never knew he wrote and same with so many different artists. This is a beautiful story. Thank you

Luther, the Man, the Myth, the Legend

I loved this biography on Luther Vandross. You get to understand his love for music and the plight he took to reach stardom. Understanding the man makes you enjoy his music even more.

must read/listen

I realized that I didn't know much about Luther before listening to this book. It's a really good book it answered the few questions I had about his life

Amazing (Love) Story

Born in 1970, I grew up on LVs music as a solo artist. Now learning about his journey to become that amazing solo artist makes me believe this book is a love story between LV and his love for music/song and overall musicianship (if that is a word lol). LV in my opinion is one of the greatest, his music will live forever.

Touching

This book gave an interesting look inside Luther Vandross life! Some people think they know but really don't, may he rest in peace.