"Stardom should have happened so much earlier for Vandross, who really did have it all: songwriting chops, producing knack and a velveteen vocal clarity and dexterity to rival Whitney Houston."
"Instead, it typecast him as a premier background singer and led to more lucrative work in advertising. His first jingle, for Gino's Pizza, is where Vandross conceived of a ghostly vibrato that had the control room erupting with excitement."
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