Previous posts for April 20th may be found here: Tito Puente; Lionel Hampton (2019) and Georg Michael Telemann (sic) (2020)
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Luther Vandross (20 April 1951 –1 July 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
The Before Times
Throughout his career, Vandross was an in-demand background vocalist for artists including Todd Rundgren, Judy Collins, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Ben E. King, and Donna Summer. -- adapted from Wikipedia
Vandross also wrote and sang commercial jingles for companies including NBC, Mountian Dew, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King, and Juicy Fruit. -- adapted from Wikipedia
Before he had a star career he
Backed up everyone (or nearly).
Before he got his solo break
He took the sessions he could take.
Before his Grammy winning singles.
He made a living writing jingles.
Envoi
Set your course, do what you do,
Perhaps success will come to you.
Not everyone’s career will soar,
But everyone has their before.
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