RIP Teddy Pendergrass

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Teddy Pendergrass, who became R&B's reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s with his forceful, masculine voice and passionate love ballads and later became an inspirational figure after suffering a devastating car accident that left him paralyzed, died Wednesday at age 59.

The singer's son, Teddy Pendergrass II, said his father died at Bryn Mawr Hospital in suburban Philadelphia. The singer underwent colon cancer surgery eight months ago and had "a difficult recovery," his son said.

"To all his fans who loved his music, thank you," his son said. "He will live on through his music."

Pendergrass suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralyzed from the waist down in the 1982 car accident. He spent six months in a hospital but returned to recording the next year with the album "Love Language."

He returned to the stage at the Live Aid concert in 1985, performing from his wheelchair.

Pendergrass later founded the Teddy Pendergrass Alliance, an organization whose mission is to encourage and help people with spinal chord injuries achieve their maximum potential in education, employment, housing, productivity and independence, according to its Web site.

Pendergrass gained popularity first as a member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on songs including "If You Dont Know Me by Now," but it was his solo hits that brought him his greatest fame. With songs such as "Love T.K.O.," "Close the Door" and "I Don't Love You Anymore," he came to define a new era of black male singers with his powerful, aggressive vocals that spoke to virility, not vulnerability.

His lyrics were never coarse, as those of later male R&B stars would be, but they had a sensual nature that bordered on erotic without being explicit.

"Turn Off the Lights" was a tune that perhaps best represented the many moods of Pendergrass — tender and coaxing yet strong as the song reached its climax.

Pendergrass made women swoon with each note, and his concerts were a testament to that adulation, with infamous stories of women throwing their underwear on stage for his affection.

StevieG

One of my favs

http://steviegblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/teddy-pendergrass-rip.html

R.I.P.

I'll have a full radio tribute to him saturday night details here tomorrow

Makaveli

RIP

Dord

RIP

stovelid

Latchy

One of my all time favorite songs ' if you dont know me by now ' .

StevieG

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Wake Up Everybody Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Close The Door Teddy Pendergrass
Come Go with Me Teddy Pendergrass
To Be True (feat. Teddy Pendergrass) Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
The Love I Lost Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Don't Leave Me This Way Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Where Are All My Friends Harold Melvin
Tell The World How I Feel About You Harold Melvin
Satisfaction Guaranteed Harold Melvin
The More I Get, the More I Want Teddy Pendergrass
I Don't Love You Anymore Teddy Pendergrass
Only You Teddy Pendergrass
Bad luck Harold Melvin
You Can't Hide From Yourself Teddy Pendergrass
Keep On Lovin' You Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
When Somebody Loves You Back Teddy Pendergrass
Believe In Love (Phat Phili Mix) Teddy Pendergrass
Hope That We Can Be Together Soon Harold Melvin
If You Dont Know Me By Now Harold Melvin
I Miss You Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
I Can't Live Without Your Love Teddy Pendergrass
Turn Off The Lights Teddy Pendergrass
Love TKO Teddy Pendergrass
Let Me Into Your World Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes