It is so easy to take musical greatness for granted. I suppose it’s easy to do with any level of greatness, really; but there’s something about the emotional resonance of music that gets into your ...

He was hounded by a fat-phobic press, but as Dawn Porter’s new documentary shows, he was a transformational presence from the start. By J Wortham Beginning in the late 1970s, while making the ...

Lily Allen teasing 'West End Girl' as a play is almost too much 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' weeks ahead trailer teases a life or death trial by combat Luther Vandross was a once in a generation ...

Dawn Porter isn’t known for pop culture docs. Instead, the filmmaker’s career is dotted with more political fare like “Gideon’s Army” and “Spies of Mississippi.” Her break from that box, however, is ...

I don’t remember when I first heard Luther Vandross. Maybe it was in the kitchen, while my mom was making dinner. Or in the back of my parents’ Volvo station wagon, when I was on the way to school.

The director's latest documentary, which counts Jamie Foxx and Colin Firth as producers, explores Luther Vandross' career and personal struggles. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic He learned how ...

This white girl studied every night, decades ago, while listening to Luther—an old school version of “focus beats.” Vandross serenades helped me relax, work, and feel seen in (and out) of love, pain, ...

Early records reveal that his sumptuous voice and longing lyrics were there from the start. Out of print since 1977, “This Close to You” will be available Friday. By Ross Scarano Nile Rodgers’s very ...