A Musical Tribute to Luther Vandross

By Ed Gordon

Published February 9, 2005 at 10:00 PM MST

Luther Vandross continues to recover from the ravages of a stoke, which endangered the famed singer's life and put his brilliant career on hold. Various musicians have contributed covers of Vandross' songs for a tribute album entitled Forever, For Always, For Luther. NPR's Ed Gordon speaks with the album's producer, Rex Rideout.

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