That being said it was obvious after a while that he was gay. I figured that out as a teenager in the early 90s. Just from he fake reactions in a video trying to look like he was liking checking out a woman. Even that En Vogue interview painted him as a bitchy woman basically. Badass artist. Phenominal.
As for Luther, the AIDS rumors were false, all of his other siblings and him, i believe 4 total, died from iillnesses. They all had a bad set of genes and their mother sadly outlived them. I think Luther had the best shot of living a normal life considering he made it to 54. The problem is he didn't take good care of himself. Constantly yo-yoing in weight, getting big, then small repeatedly. If he had a nutritionist and doctors monitor him and stayed in shape, he'd prolly offset it for a while.
George Michael, Freddie Mercury (before he died & "married" his male partner) both came out of the closet years ago; Little Richard, during his days as a preacher admitted being gay in a televised evangelist show he gave for BET back in the 80's, although he denies it now; Elton John has been out of the closet for many years even though he tried to cover it up during the 80's by getting married to a woman (Freddy Mercury did the same thing), however Luther Vandross remained in the closet.
@MissBoogie048 Luther was afraid to come out because he feared the backlash from African-American women who attended his concerts the most. There is speculation that he may have died from complications due to AIDS but that may be just a vicious rumor.
@kalimaganeshshivan Why was he folling them all these years with heterosexual love songs? If your a flaming fag and you're righteous, be proud. Why deceive people? Is it because they would lose the very income that allows them to live thar flamboyant fag lifestyle without having to worry about the world?
little richard isn't gay it was a party phase like how college students "expirement" , hell I may even expirement but it dosent mean I'm a lesbian...and luther vandross wasn't gay there's no proof of him being gay or straight
How did Michael Stipe of REM and Fred Schnieder and Keith Strickland of the B-52's all miss this list? They've all had a much greater influence on popular music than George Michael or even Luther Vandross, and, unlike some others on the list, their gayness is not debatable.
U guys r idiots...! Little Richard is not gay he's bisexual...! N Luther vandros is never gay... N just cause N men wearing pink dosen't mean there gay... pink was out wayyy before gay ppl were popular !
@jordanmcpartland Luther Vandross was making music just as long as the others in this video, he is one of the greatest voices in music, i'm not demeaning the others at all but before you drop tour jaw on the floor and talk about stuff you don't know, research luther vandross and THEN tell me he's only known for one song.
@ohnoyoudidntx Little Richard did admit to being gay back in the 80's, during his time as a preacher. It was on a televised evangelist show for BET. These were his very words during his sermon "I was an evil sinner because I loved men, I loved having sex with men". This is from the man's own mouth, so ohnoyoudidntx is wrong. Now whether Little Richard still is homosexual, straight or bi, I have no idea.
my response was @bugsycline , for he was " defending" little richard's sexuality by saying "little richard is not gay"
and i was saying that "YOU DONT KNOW THAT, because u are NOT HIM. there are plenty of people who are gay and hide it..and hide it extremely by marrying the opposite sex..etc" and secondly, what is there to defend? Being gay is not a bad thing that society makes it out to be. His sexuality doesnt need to be defended.
Its true that Little Richard and Luther never officially came out of the closet but almost everybody knew they were both gay. The flamboyant Little Richard is very obvious despite having children. Many gay people have children. Luther was more on the down low but we know. Johnny Ray, Clay Aiken and Ricky Martin could be added to list as well.
Little Richard has admitted that during his teens he hung around with and had butt-sex with just about the entire gay male contigent of his hometown in Macon, Georgia. One time he did explore womankind was courtesy of the celebrated "Miss Anne" ("You're doing something no-one can!") - an older dyke who ran the coolest bar/venue in town and who took him under her wing.
@jordanmcpartland ACTUALLY luther is right on par with those singers, and had the best voice out of all of them. His ability to derive the emotion from a lyric was and still is unmatched. Each of those vocalist were the best at what they did in their respective genres.
@T1000Mr YOUR TELLING ME!! luther fucking vandross who is known for like 1 song has the best voice out of FREDDIE MERCURY! who is a legend and LITTLE RICHARD who created the soulful rock and roll? and the legend that is GEORGE MICHAEL.. and not forgetting SIR ELTON JOHN... sorry but luther is the least out of those legends of music!!!! fuck off
@jordanmcpartland Before you put your foot deeper in your mouth and talk about shit you don't know, research Luther Vandross and THEN tell me he was only known for "one song". He was at the top of his game in his genre like the other 4 people he's sharing this vid with. Just because YOU only know about Never too much doesn't make him known for only one song it only proves how ignorant you are when it comes to MUSIC in general.
@T1000Mr do a poll then come back to me and tell me luther is better than freddie mercury, elton john, george michael and little richard... there obviously better, no need to get snappy at me.. dont have time for u..
@jordanmcpartland Do you understand what I say when I type "in their respective genres" i'm not demeaning Freddie Mercury and certainly not Elton John, George Michael or Little Richard and the poll just got in and 8 grammy's dubs Luther Vandross the King of R&B., stop being a fanboy for a second and read what i'm saying, and get out of you ignorant bubble, I jam to ALL these artists. Their songs are timeless, and diverse.
@jordanmcpartland Do you understand what I say when I type "in their respective genres" i'm not demeaning Freddie Mercury and certainly not Elton John, George Michael or Little Richard and the poll just got in and 8 grammy's dubs Luther Vandross the King of R&B., stop being a fanboy for a second and read what i'm saying, and get out of you ignorant bubble, I jam to ALL these artists. Their songs are timeless, and diverse.
Time out, Pause. Luther was NOT gay.
easternhero255 1 week ago
@easternhero255 uhm yes he was. he was just in the closet and religious.
inasexymood 5 days ago
@inasexymood Sorry bro, I call bullshit on that one.
easternhero255 5 days ago
@easternhero255 ok then
inasexymood 5 days ago
You fergot Justin Gayber!
PitadorBoy 1 month ago
Tupac said Luther Vandross asked if he would f*ck him in the a**.
TheStarfkr 2 months ago
Freddie Mercury should be number 1# queen is above ALL
SuperHairyDick 5 months ago
That being said it was obvious after a while that he was gay. I figured that out as a teenager in the early 90s. Just from he fake reactions in a video trying to look like he was liking checking out a woman. Even that En Vogue interview painted him as a bitchy woman basically. Badass artist. Phenominal.
NavahoFish 5 months ago
As for Luther, the AIDS rumors were false, all of his other siblings and him, i believe 4 total, died from iillnesses. They all had a bad set of genes and their mother sadly outlived them. I think Luther had the best shot of living a normal life considering he made it to 54. The problem is he didn't take good care of himself. Constantly yo-yoing in weight, getting big, then small repeatedly. If he had a nutritionist and doctors monitor him and stayed in shape, he'd prolly offset it for a while.
NavahoFish 5 months ago
5 - Boy George
4 - George Michael
3 - Freddie Mercury
2 - Elton John
1 - Michael Jackson
theone225 5 months ago
@theone225
Notice that 4 of 5 people in your list are Brits. Great artists though.
QuartersDimesify 5 months ago
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theone225 5 months ago
That flaming fag Vandross had everyone fooled til he died.
cjewelz 6 months ago
i tink dey all be eatin da poo poo and dey all be brown nosers.
niteholler 6 months ago
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bogdan794 6 months ago
mock.. YEAH.. ing.. YEAH.. bird.. YEAH.. yeah... YEAH! hahaha dumb and dumber!
omgfaglolz 10 months ago
I wouldn't put those who have not admitted being gay in the list
MissBoogie048 1 year ago
George Michael, Freddie Mercury (before he died & "married" his male partner) both came out of the closet years ago; Little Richard, during his days as a preacher admitted being gay in a televised evangelist show he gave for BET back in the 80's, although he denies it now; Elton John has been out of the closet for many years even though he tried to cover it up during the 80's by getting married to a woman (Freddy Mercury did the same thing), however Luther Vandross remained in the closet.
kalimaganeshshivan 8 months ago
@kalimaganeshshivan Yeah Luther shouldn't be there, I was referring to him
MissBoogie048 8 months ago
@MissBoogie048 Luther was afraid to come out because he feared the backlash from African-American women who attended his concerts the most. There is speculation that he may have died from complications due to AIDS but that may be just a vicious rumor.
kalimaganeshshivan 8 months ago
@kalimaganeshshivan probably, it's sad. I didn't know that Little Richard has admitted.
MissBoogie048 8 months ago
@kalimaganeshshivan Why was he folling them all these years with heterosexual love songs? If your a flaming fag and you're righteous, be proud. Why deceive people? Is it because they would lose the very income that allows them to live thar flamboyant fag lifestyle without having to worry about the world?
cjewelz 6 months ago
little richard isn't gay it was a party phase like how college students "expirement" , hell I may even expirement but it dosent mean I'm a lesbian...and luther vandross wasn't gay there's no proof of him being gay or straight
fun729 1 year ago
How did Michael Stipe of REM and Fred Schnieder and Keith Strickland of the B-52's all miss this list? They've all had a much greater influence on popular music than George Michael or even Luther Vandross, and, unlike some others on the list, their gayness is not debatable.
GibsonAndVega 1 year ago
king ralph was tarded
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aberryhill0113 1 year ago
U guys r idiots...! Little Richard is not gay he's bisexual...! N Luther vandros is never gay... N just cause N men wearing pink dosen't mean there gay... pink was out wayyy before gay ppl were popular !
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mjobriendc 1 year ago
@jordanmcpartland Luther Vandross was making music just as long as the others in this video, he is one of the greatest voices in music, i'm not demeaning the others at all but before you drop tour jaw on the floor and talk about stuff you don't know, research luther vandross and THEN tell me he's only known for one song.
T1000Mr 1 year ago
luther was straight
jordanmcpartland 1 year ago
Nadie cuestiona la heterosexualidad, sólo la homo.
etresanchez 1 year ago
I think Little Richard Was in the closed for almost all her life.
etresanchez 1 year ago
Little Richard is not gay.
however he likes orgies.
if that means sometimes there's another guy involved...
Richard is game.
However the man does have children.
bugsycline 1 year ago
@bugsycline
having children DOESNT MEAN HE IS NOT GAY!
THere are PLENTY OF GAY GUYS who live in the CLOSET and is MARRIED AND HAS CHILDREN to hide their sexuality!!
and also, u guys forgot that BISEXUALITY EXIST too
some of them could be BI (attracted to both women and men)
ohnoyoudidntx 1 year ago
@ohnoyoudidntx
wow, you figured the whole Bi thing out your self just from my comment.
wow, you aren't as dumb as I thought.
bugsycline 1 year ago
@bugsycline
you still dont know for a fact that richard is not gay..so therefore YOU CANNOT state it as a fact.
You are not him..you dont know what his mind thinks what is hot and what is hot. So your "he is not gay" is incorrect.
He could have had children just to hide his sexuality.
the point is YOU DONT KNOW. the only one who knows his true sexual orientation is himself. Your dumb as you look.
ohnoyoudidntx 8 months ago
@ohnoyoudidntx Little Richard did admit to being gay back in the 80's, during his time as a preacher. It was on a televised evangelist show for BET. These were his very words during his sermon "I was an evil sinner because I loved men, I loved having sex with men". This is from the man's own mouth, so ohnoyoudidntx is wrong. Now whether Little Richard still is homosexual, straight or bi, I have no idea.
kalimaganeshshivan 8 months ago
@kalimaganeshshivan
my response was @bugsycline , for he was " defending" little richard's sexuality by saying "little richard is not gay"
and i was saying that "YOU DONT KNOW THAT, because u are NOT HIM. there are plenty of people who are gay and hide it..and hide it extremely by marrying the opposite sex..etc" and secondly, what is there to defend? Being gay is not a bad thing that society makes it out to be. His sexuality doesnt need to be defended.
ohnoyoudidntx 7 months ago
@ohnoyoudidntx Personally, I agree with you. In fact, I think his flamboyant homosexual presence added style to his sound and persona.
kalimaganeshshivan 7 months ago
@ohnoyoudidntx Wait, I'm sorry I meant bugsycline is wrong, not you.
kalimaganeshshivan 8 months ago
if little richard is gay he ought 2 b no. 1; R U FREAKING KIDDING ME?!
goldenthoth 1 year ago
faltó Michael Jackson!!
blackmore9 1 year ago
hell yeah!! so true
2009CHANTELL 1 year ago
Great countdown.
IAMWBH3 1 year ago
5 amazing musicians. Gay or straight they kicked ass. No lesbians?!
clipsryan 1 year ago
what about the guy who sing ..''what in the butt''
namlaofeel 1 year ago 3
@namlaofeel LMFAO!
T1000Mr 1 year ago
Its true that Little Richard and Luther never officially came out of the closet but almost everybody knew they were both gay. The flamboyant Little Richard is very obvious despite having children. Many gay people have children. Luther was more on the down low but we know. Johnny Ray, Clay Aiken and Ricky Martin could be added to list as well.
picposter67 1 year ago
@picposter67
Little Richard has admitted that during his teens he hung around with and had butt-sex with just about the entire gay male contigent of his hometown in Macon, Georgia. One time he did explore womankind was courtesy of the celebrated "Miss Anne" ("You're doing something no-one can!") - an older dyke who ran the coolest bar/venue in town and who took him under her wing.
custardaghost 1 year ago
yeah the jonas brothers all of them looked gay
Theghostman248 1 year ago
He Fuckin Wernt Bitches !!
deanobwfc 1 year ago
why the fuck would you put Luther Vandross on here u punk, pussy, bitch?
gidismoney 1 year ago
@gidismoney because he was gay and one the the greatest voices in R&B and in Music.
T1000Mr 1 year ago
Freddie..I love
JonBurrier 2 years ago 2
even if luther was gay your tryin to say he was better than freddie and george and elton and little richard... luther isnt even in the top 20 tbh
jordanmcpartland 2 years ago
@jordanmcpartland ACTUALLY luther is right on par with those singers, and had the best voice out of all of them. His ability to derive the emotion from a lyric was and still is unmatched. Each of those vocalist were the best at what they did in their respective genres.
T1000Mr 1 year ago
@T1000Mr YOUR TELLING ME!! luther fucking vandross who is known for like 1 song has the best voice out of FREDDIE MERCURY! who is a legend and LITTLE RICHARD who created the soulful rock and roll? and the legend that is GEORGE MICHAEL.. and not forgetting SIR ELTON JOHN... sorry but luther is the least out of those legends of music!!!! fuck off
jordanmcpartland 1 year ago
@jordanmcpartland Before you put your foot deeper in your mouth and talk about shit you don't know, research Luther Vandross and THEN tell me he was only known for "one song". He was at the top of his game in his genre like the other 4 people he's sharing this vid with. Just because YOU only know about Never too much doesn't make him known for only one song it only proves how ignorant you are when it comes to MUSIC in general.
T1000Mr 1 year ago
@T1000Mr do a poll then come back to me and tell me luther is better than freddie mercury, elton john, george michael and little richard... there obviously better, no need to get snappy at me.. dont have time for u..
jordanmcpartland 1 year ago
@jordanmcpartland Do you understand what I say when I type "in their respective genres" i'm not demeaning Freddie Mercury and certainly not Elton John, George Michael or Little Richard and the poll just got in and 8 grammy's dubs Luther Vandross the King of R&B., stop being a fanboy for a second and read what i'm saying, and get out of you ignorant bubble, I jam to ALL these artists. Their songs are timeless, and diverse.
T1000Mr 1 year ago
@jordanmcpartland Do you understand what I say when I type "in their respective genres" i'm not demeaning Freddie Mercury and certainly not Elton John, George Michael or Little Richard and the poll just got in and 8 grammy's dubs Luther Vandross the King of R&B., stop being a fanboy for a second and read what i'm saying, and get out of you ignorant bubble, I jam to ALL these artists. Their songs are timeless, and diverse.
T1000Mr 1 year ago
why can't you guys just label them the top 5 great musicians in your opinion. Why is sexual preference so important?
bonjubs57 2 years ago
because this is america
blackprincess212006 1 year ago
Little Richard has 4 children. Bi most likely but not a true flamer.
ONENIGGER2ANOTHER 2 years ago 11
He has never admitted to being gay
nickelwindow53 1 year ago
@ONENIGGER2ANOTHER
Having 4 children doesn't make you not gay. My wife has 2 children and she's a lesbian. It just makes you either in the closet, or a late bloomer.
ggboot 1 year ago
u forgot the jonas brothers.
o wait sorry i forget they sucked
haj890 2 years ago 22
@haj890 LOL!!
TheSilentWarrior 1 year ago
@haj890 nice of you to still use gay as an insult
BananaSandwich1 2 months ago
Luther has never aadmitted to being gay
hottsteph1623 2 years ago 4
Neither has Little RIchard
nickelwindow53 1 year ago