A Soul Legend Leaves this Mortal Earth
Sadly the wonderful soul singer Teddy Pendergrass died of colon cancer yesterday at the age of 59.
Teddy Pendergrass rose to fame in the 70s as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. They became famous for hits like If You Don’t Know Me by Now, Don't Leave me This Way and Wake Up Everybody.
Teddy later embarked on a successful solo career having hits with Close the Door and Turn Off the Lights.
Unfortunately, in 1982, he suffered a spinal cord injury. He was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident when his brakes failed on his Rolls Royce and he hit a tree but disability didn't keep him down. He released an album while recovering in 1983 called Heaven Only Knows.
Right now, the words Heaven Only Knows couldn't be more appropriate.
Teddy Pendergrass rose to fame in the 70s as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. They became famous for hits like If You Don’t Know Me by Now, Don't Leave me This Way and Wake Up Everybody. Teddy later embarked on a successful solo career having hits with Close the Door and Turn Off the Lights.
Unfortunately, in 1982, he suffered a spinal cord injury. He was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident when his brakes failed on his Rolls Royce and he hit a tree but disability didn't keep him down. He released an album while recovering in 1983 called Heaven Only Knows.
Right now, the words Heaven Only Knows couldn't be more appropriate.
posted by August Mayfield at
13:34
3 Comments:
Sad news. Seems unfair what with his car crash and everything then being paralysed and then dying of cancer and he didn't get to live out his life. Very sad. Or maybe I've got it all wrong. Maybe he had a full and happy life. Who knows?
RIP TP!
Teddy was one of the Great Soul singers, he will be missed. His music though will live on.
RIP!!! Teddy
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