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Article: Luther Vandross wins two American Music Awards; 50 Cent, Aaliyah Missy Elliott among other winners.(Music)
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- Jet
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- December 8, 2003
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Luther Vandross, still recovering in New York from a debilitating stroke, was the big winner and the biggest crowd-pleaser at the recent 31st Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
Vandross' mother Mary was slowly escorted up the stairs to the stage to accept his first award on his behalf, for favorite male R&B performer for Dance With My Father. "I'm so very sorry that Luther cannot be here tonight in person," she said. "I'm here to represent him and say thanks to all of you who made this possible."
For his second award, favorite soul/R&B album, Michael Chiklis, star of cable television's hit "The Shield," walked down the steps to Mrs. Vandross' ...