Luther Vandross Graduates High School
BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #52: Luther Vandross Graduates High School
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)William Howard Taft High School
240 East 171st St, Bronx, NY 10457
When: 1969
What: The velvet-voiced singer/songwriter graduates high school and dives headfirst into his musical career, eventually selling over twenty-five million albums and winning eight Grammy Awards.
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