How yuh neva tell us that Ida Vandross - Luther's mother died yesterday.
She's gone home to sing wid Luther!
Wasn't aware of her passing.
"Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)
One gave birth to the GREATEST singer ever ... the other gave birth to the greatest reggae artist ever.
"Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)
Doctors are now saying the crooner's diabetes was the leading cause of his stroke. The singer's mother, Mary Ida Vandross, has become a spokesperson for the Charles Ray III Diabetes Association, encouraging diabetes testing, treatment and prevention in the African-American community. She tells NPR's Tavis Smiley that the illness has literally stolen away members of her family. Her husband slipped into a diabetic coma at age 38 and never recovered, and her mother, oldest son, daughter and grandson have died from the disease.
He did admit in one interview that food was his drug.
"Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)
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