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