RIP Teddy

I woke up this morning to find the news that Teddy Pendergrass has died. It's a sad day, not just for music but for the world in general. He was a talented (and did I mention sexy?) man who was also a great role model after suffering a paralyzing spinal cord injury. He kept singing and recording, and started a charitable fund to help others with the same circumstances.

While this video only has one picture, it's easy to see why he had such a strong pull as a performer. His voice is pure sex and the girls are constantly screaming from ecstasy.



What many people of my generation don't realize is that If You Don't Know Me By Now, made popular by Simply Red in the 80's, was actually first released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, where Teddy was the lead singer. Take a look at this flashback from an old episode of Soul Train.



Man, I miss the Soul Train. Here they are again with Wake Up, Everybody.



Teddy also did collaborative work with amazing women. Here he is with Stephanie Mills in Two Hearts.



Before she became a legend (and tabloid train wreck), Whitney Houston also sang with Teddy. Hold Me from Whitney's first self-titled album.



RIP Teddy. You will be missed.

Sadness

This has got to be one of the most monumental days for pop music. Michael Jackson has died. I'm still in complete shock over it. It's just somehow unbelievable that someone who seemed so immortal is gone.

He was not a perfect person. We all know this. But he was an AMAZING performer and musician. He will be missed.

He will always be our King of Pop.

Here's my favorite song of his. I'll be listening to it all day today. Sadly, there was never a video for it, but this is a nice retrospective of all the different Michaels we've seen over the years.



And no tribute would be complete without the two of his biggest (and longest) videos:

Thriller

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Bad (directed by Scorsese, feat. Wesley Snipes)

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