Luther Vandross was a soul singer. Early on, he went by just his first name Luther, but later recorded under his full name. Luther Vandross recorded many soul hits and pop hits during his career. Endless Love, a remake of the 1981 number one song by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, was the greatest hit and the only number one song by Luther Vandross. The Luther Vandross version of Endless Love was also a duet--by Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey. Luther Vandross remade many other songs too like Hello which was originally done by Lionel Richie, Always And Forever, which was done by Heatwave, and The Closer I Get To You, which was done previously by Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway. Before the 2003 Luther Vandross song Dance With My Father was released, Luther Vandross suffered from a stroke and went into a coma. Luther came out of the coma but died a few months later.