Home Luther Vandross arrives during the 1st Annual BET Awards June 19, 2001 at the Paris Hotel and… (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) Luther Vandross arrives during the 1st Annual BET Awards June 19, 2001 at the Paris Hotel and... (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)

Luther Vandross arrives during the 1st Annual BET Awards June 19, 2001 at the Paris Hotel and… (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)

Luther Vandross arrives during the 1st Annual BET Awards June 19, 2001 at the Paris Hotel and… (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)

Luther Vandross performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 5, 1988. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)