Soul veteran Luther Vandross has been forced to stay away from Sunday's Grammy Awards, after failing to build up enough strength to attend the ceremony. Vandross, who has been nominated for five Grammys for his hit album Dance With My Father, suffered a severe stroke last April, and spent several weeks in a New York City hospital before being transferred to a rehabilitation facility. He is still in a wheelchair. The singer's business manager Carmen Romano says in a statement, "It would have been a tremendous moment for Luther to attend the Grammy Awards this year. But on the advice of his doctors, I regret to say that Luther won't be able to make this trip." Although he won't be able to attend, Vandross will still be a major part of the ceremony - Celine Dion and J Records labelmate Alicia Keys will take part in a tribute to the star during the show, which will take place in Los Angeles.
- 2/4/2004
- WENN
Singer Luther Vandross contracted pneumonia after suffering a stroke and had to undergo a tracheotomy to help him breathe - but his representatives assure his vocal chords are intact. The Grammy-winning star, 52, remains in critical but stable condition, after his April 16 stroke at his Manhattan, New York, home. He's currently at Weill-Cornell Medical College. His spokeswoman Lois Najarian says, "We expected him to be out of intensive care right now." His business manager, Carmen Romano, released a statement on Monday, saying, "The tracheotomy was performed in a manner in which his vocal chords were not affected or damaged." Romano also says Vandross is minimally responsive neurologically, explaining, "We're waiting for him to regain full consciousness. I am told that this may take some time." Najarian, who says Vandross hadn't opened his eyes or spoken since his stroke, adds, "He's had to fight off quite a few infections. There was a real feeling that he would have regained consciousness by now. I think it's a day-to-day analysis of the situation; no one really knows what to expect."...
- 4/30/2003
- WENN
Singing legend Luther Vandross is recovering in hospital in New York after suffering a stroke. According to a statement released by his business manager Carmen Romano, the 51-year-old Grammy-winner suffered a stroke on Wednesday. Romano says, "He is under medical care and his family and friends are hopeful for a speedy recovery." Although further details about the singers' condition have not been made available, Lois Najarian, a spokeswoman at Vandross' record label J Records says, "We're all very optimistic at his point."...
- 4/18/2003
- WENN
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