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"I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period."

Luther Vandross, American Musician

Act, Popular, Songs

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"I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period."

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"I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period."

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