Luther Ronzoni Vandross (April 20; 1951 July 1; 2005) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter; and record producer. During his career; Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times.He won four Grammy Awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track -Dance With My Father-; co-written with Richard Marx. "Dance with My Father" is the title track from the 2003 Luther Vandross album Dance with My Father. It was written by Vandross and Richard Marx. It has also been performed by Cline Dion, Steve Brookstein, Scott Savol, Kellie Coffey, and Tamyra Gray during her guest stint on the FOX TV drama Boston Public. The song reached #34 on the Hot 100 on September 16, 2003, becoming Vandross' final Top 40 hit.Luther Ronzoni Vandross (April 20; 1951 July 1; 2005) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter; and record producer. During his career; Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times.He won four Grammy Awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the.