R. I. P. Teddy Pendergrass

Filed in National by on January 14, 2010

The soul singer who first burst onto the scene with Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and was one of the greatest stars ever to come out of the TSOP Sound of Gamble & Huff, has passed away at the age of 59.

Here’s an interview with Teddy talking about his accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSE6QQUHUME&feature=related[/youtube]

And here’s why we can’t let this passing go without remembering his singular voice:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Ni7LGXW7g&feature=related[/youtube]

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes-“If You Don’t Know Me By Now”

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itUrjWNGnZQ&feature=related[/youtube]

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes-“Wake Up Everybody”

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HPAgiVdILo&feature=related[/youtube]

Teddy Pendergrass-“Love TKO”


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  1. John Manifold says:
    January 14, 2010 at 11:46 am

    The only pop song to mention Nixon’s resignation.

    I got me a paper
    I sat down on my living room floor
    Opened it up, opened it up
    Guess what I saw?
    I saw the President of the United States
    The man said he was gonna give it up
    He’s gonna resign y’all
    But he still turned around, and let all us poor folks behind
    They say they got another man to take his place
    But I don’t think that he can satisfy the human race
    Bad luck

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36K6JwFhH1E

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