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| Born | April 20, 1951 |
| Hometown | Manhattan, New York, United States of America |
| Net worth | $40 million |
| Height | 6'2" (1.89m) |
| Parents | Mary Ida Vandross , Luther Vandross, Sr. |
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Wes Nelson struggled to hold back the tears as he opened up on his split from ex-girlfriend Megan Barton Hanson. Speaking about the painful split on Sunday night’s Dancing On Ice, Nelson told how his parent's wedding inspired his latest routine. Nelson said he wanted to dance to his mother and father's wedding song, Never Too Much by Luther Vandross, and admitted he wanted "to love like my parents do".
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Five tracks to hear this week (June 8-14)
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On 11 August 1974, two days after Richard Nixon stood down in disgrace as president of the United States, David Bowie recorded Young Americans at Sigma Sound in Philadelphia. The band included Carlos Alomar, his guitarist for the next 30 years, and a pre-fame Luther Vandross, who created the vocal arrangements. A complete stylistic break from glam rock, Bowie self-deprecatingly called his new sound “plastic soul” – even in 1974 he was wise to the risks of what would now be called cultural appr
