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Teddy Prendergrass dies...

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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 15 Jan 2010 16:11

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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 15 Jan 2010 01:29

Hi Trish, I am sorry I have saddened you, he was so young too wasn't he and had been through so much?

I too have lots of memories( and many LPs) of this music from special times in the 70s, I only have to hear part of the beginning of a song and it takes me right back there.

Maggie, I wonder if the voices of today's singers will be as memorable in years to come.

Lizx

Trish Devon

Trish Devon Report 15 Jan 2010 01:18

Oh my word, how sad,
his music meant so much to hubby and I,
especially when we first met,back in the 70's.
I still have lots of his LP's.

Thanks Liz for adding this.
Feel sad now.

Trish
xx

Researching:
Webber,Strong. ( Watchet,Minehead,Somerset)Drake,(Plymouth Devon)

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 15 Jan 2010 00:56

Another 'voice' goes.
RIP Teddy.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 15 Jan 2010 00:42

Teddy Pendergrass, Soul Icon and Inspirational Figure, Dead at 59
Posted on Jan 14th 2010 1:10AM by Benjy Eisen

Multi-platinum soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, age 59, died on Wednesday in a hospital just outside his hometown of Philadelphia, Pa., according to the Associated Press. Pendergrass had been paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a spinal cord injury in a car crash in 1982, and was currently trying to recover from colon cancer surgery which he underwent last year.

Pendergrass leaves behind a formidable catalog of soul and R&B classics. Originally rising to fame as part of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Pendergrass experienced success early on with such '70s standards as 'If You Don't Know Me by Now' and 'Wake Up Everybody.' He split with the Blue Notes in 1976 to pursue a solo career and exploded right out of the gate with his self-titled solo debut, which went platinum and spawned the hit singles, 'I Don't Love You Anymore' and 'The More I Get the More I Want.'

After the 1982 car accident left him in a wheelchair, Pendergrass became something of a hero and spokesperson for victims of spinal cord injuries. He continued to record R&B hits and he famously made his return to the stage at the massive Live Aid concert in 1985, but his real influence in recent years was with the Teddy Pendergrass Alliance where he encouraged and assisted others with spinal cord injuries to live full lives. To that end, Pendergrass led by example.

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Oh the memories with those songs, what a legacy to leave behind and what bravery to soldier on as he did.

Rest in Peace, Teddy P.


Lizx