Ruben Studdard’sp New Album And Tour Honor R&B Legend Luther Vandross

Alabama News Center | March 28, 2018 @ 5:00 am

By Joe Allen

It took a show from Hollywood to make Alabama appreciate one of its own.

But since Ruben Studdard won “American Idol” in 2003, Birmingham and Alabama have embraced the soulful singer nicknamed “the Velvet Teddy Bear.”

Studdard said that affection is appreciated and returned.“I’m so grateful that I get an opportunity to be an ambassador for the new Alabama, the more progressive Alabama,” said Studdard, who has traveled the world touring for the past seven years. “I think the future looks good for the state of Alabama.”

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