However, during a performance, Pendergrass began singing along, and Melvin, impressed by his vocals, made him the lead singer. They divorced in 2002. Released 8 June 1979 on PIR (catalog no. A Little More Magic is the 12th studio album by R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, released on September 14, 1993, on the Elektra label. Pendergrass's career was suspended after a March 1982 car crash left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. 5 albums from Teddy's post Philly International period in the mid to late 80s. One of the group's notable singles was their original version of the Philly soul classic "Don't Leave Me This Way", which turned into a disco smash when Motown artist Thelma Houston released her version in 1976. This was the first album released by Teddy Pendergrass after leaving Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. They eventually left Philadelphia International and toiled in relative obscurity, until Melvin's death in 1997. It did well for a debut album, reaching #17 on the US Billboard 200 and #5 on the Billboard R&B album chart. 5.0 out of 5 stars 10. The album's popularity was furthered by the disco hit "Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose", the ballad "It Don't Hurt Now", and the mid-tempo classic "When Somebody Loves You Back". Teddy, an Album by Teddy Pendergrass. Although not released as singles, the uptempo album tracks "You Can't Hide from Yourself" and "The More I Get, The More I Want", as well as the ballad "And If I Had" were also hits. Coast to Coast) and final live album. [6] It was the 35-year-old's first live performance following the accident. On June 5, 2009, Pendergrass underwent successful surgery for colon cancer and returned home to recover. Pendergrass did a concert at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles on February 14, 2002, entitled "The Power of Love". He also sang a duet with Whitney Houston on “Hold Me”, from her self-titled debut album. [citation needed] Pendergrass left the group in 1975, and the Blue Notes struggled with his replacements. Pendergrass got well-wishes from thousands of his fans during his recovery. Rated #424 in the best albums of 1979. The murder remains unsolved, although Philadelphia's Black Mafia have been suspected as they allegedly resented Lang's control over Pendergrass' lucrative career. You Send Me; 9. Pendergrass died from respiratory failure in January 2010. In 1980, the Isley Brothers released "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)" to compete with Pendergrass's "Turn Off the Lights", which sensed Pendergrass's influence on the quiet storm format of black music. Although not as well known as his 70s Philly recordings the quality is great from start to finish. It appeared that someone had tampered with the brakes of the new Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit of which he had just taken delivery. With Teddy Pendergrass, Sammy Davis Jr., Ida Pendergrass, Mikido Soto Jr.. Gloria; 4. (0) 1978. 2490 Followers. Pendergrass grew up in Philadelphia and often sang at church. The concert became the album From Teddy, With Love, which was released on the Razor & Tie record label later that year. Released by Philadelphia International in 1977it was distributed by CBS Records. On July 13, 1985, Pendergrass made an emotional return to the stage at the historic Live Aid concert in Philadelphia in front of a live audience of over 99,000 and an estimated 1.5 billion television viewers. However, it was only when Pendergrass began to be marketed as … By 1975, Pendergrass and Harold Melvin were at odds, mainly over financial issues and personality conflicts. Pendergrass and LaBelle developed a close friendship that would last until Pendergrass's death. Portrait of American Soul, R&B, and Funk musician Teddy Pendergrass , dressed in a white bathrobe, as he sits, arms crossed, in a tiled room, New... Teddy Pendergrass, portrait, New York, 1981. Although not released as singles, the uptempo album tracks "You Can't Hide from Yourself" and "The More I Get, The More I Want", as well as the ballad "And If I Had" were also hits. Pendergrass's popularity became massive at the end of 1978. Pendergrass and his passenger, Tenika Watson, who attested to the fact that Pendergrass was sober and uncomprehending as to why the brakes did not function, were trapped in the wreckage for 45 minutes. Also, Pendergrass's voice was heard on the jingles of a then local Philadelphia radio station, WSNI-FM. Teddy Pendergrass’ third studio album “Teddy” was released in 1979 and came on the heels of two albums that both went platinum. [9] In his later years, Pendergrass's "Wake Up Everybody" has been covered by a diverse range of acts from Simply Red to Patti LaBelle and was chosen as a rallying cry during the 2004 Presidential campaign by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds to mobilize voters. The recording, however, was not a commercial success. The album included the pop ballad "Hold Me", featuring a then-unknown Whitney Houston. In the spring of 2006 Pendergrass met Joan Williams. März 1982 einen schweren Autounfall. Listen free to Teddy Pendergrass – Teddy Pendergrass. A video of the song enjoyed heavy rotation on BET. The song even got mild pop attention, and the album was the first since his accident to really reflect the new Pendergrass sound. In addition, Little Brother, Kanye West, Cam'ron, Twista, Ghostface, Tyrese Gibson, 9th Wonder, DMX and DJ Green Lantern have utilized his works. [17] His body was interred at the West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. This contains Teddy Pendergrass (1977), Life Is a Song Worth Singing (1978), Teddy (1979), TP (1980), and It's Time for Love (1981) -- all Top Ten R&B albums, and all platinum, with the exception of the fifth release, which merely went gold. Two singles from the album, “ I Don ’ t Love You Any More ” and the ballad “ The Whole Town ’ s Laughing at Me, ” were modest hits. Listen online 16 songs from The Love Songs Collection 2004 - Teddy Pendergrass. The song was originally written for The Dells, but the group passed on it. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA that same year. He sang with the Edison Mastersingers. It included the classic number two R&B hit "Love TKO", the Stephanie Mills duet version of "Feel the Fire" and the Ashford & Simpson composition "Is It Still Good to You". Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Angie Stone Duets With the Late Soul Great Teddy Pendergrass on Classic 'Love TKO': Exclusive Song Premiere", "Teddy Pendergrass, R&B Soul Singer, Dies at 59", "Singer fights his way back after accident", "Singer Suffers Spinal Injury in Auto Crash in Philadelphia", "Return to Stage a Personal Triumph for Teddy Pendergrass". Earlier on this month we were excited to announce that Cleopatra Records were putting out a ‘new’ album of duets featuring Teddy Pendergrass and a whole array of brilliant soul artists. While Watson walked away from the collision with minor injuries, Pendergrass suffered a spinal cord injury, leaving him a tetraplegic, paralyzed from the chest down.[4][5]. When this was issued, it retailed for roughly the same amount as a double-disc anthology -- a reasonably priced way to obtain a major chunk of the great Philly soul … He dreamed of being a pastor and got his wish when, at age 10, he was ordained a minister (according to author Robert Ewell Greene). October 23, 1998. Directed by Olivia Lichtenstein. Listen to music from Teddy Pendergrass. By the time Pendergrass decided to return to the studio to work on new music he had struggled to find a recording deal. Ladies and Gentlemen, that album to date has sold over 2 million copies. There are plans to make a feature film biopic of Pendergrass's life, and Tyrese Gibson is set to star as the late singer. Teddy released his self-titled first solo album in 1977, but it wasn’t until his second album, 1978’s Life is a Song Worth Singing, that his career really took off. Pendergrass also took up drums during this time and was a junior deacon of his church. This was the third and last album Pendergrass recorded for Elektra, and was commercially the least successful of the three despite featuring songwriting and production credits from famous names such as Barry White, Gerald Levert and Leon Huff. Label: Philadelphia International Records - PIR 81756,Philadelphia International Records - S PIR 81756 • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: UK • Genre: Funk / Soul • Style: Soul, Disco Between 1977 and 1981, Pendergrass landed five consecutive platinum albums, which was a then record-setting number for a rhythm and blues artist. Love Language was the eighth album by R&B/Soul crooner Teddy Pendergrass. In 1984 and against all odds, I released the album “Love Language” which spawned the duet “Hold me in your arms” featuring a then young and unknown 18 year old singer named Whitney Houston. 38 on the Billboard album chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. User Ratings. Like "I Miss You" before it, the song was originally intended for a different artist, fellow Philadelphian native Patti LaBelle and her group Labelle but the group could not record it due to scheduling conflicts. Whitney Houston - Wikipedia The Blue Notes' original version of the song, featuring Teddy Pendergrass 's lead vocals, was included on the group's 1975 album Wake Up Everybody . Editors’ Notes After years of success as the lead singer for Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, in 1977 Teddy Pendergrass struck out on his own. [2] He was the only child of Jesse and Ida Geraldine (née Epps) Pendergrass. It was an instant hit. That double platinum number-one R&B triumph was followed up in 1979 by two successes, the albums Teddy (which stayed at number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart for eight weeks and was named the second-biggest R&B album of the year), and the live release Live Coast to Coast. The group rode to fame with several more releases over the years including "The Love I Lost", a song that predated the upcoming disco music scene, the ballad "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon", and socially conscious singles "Wake Up Everybody" and "Bad Luck". Hope That We Can Be Together Soon; 12. Melvin left and signed to ABC; Pendergrass’ self-titled debut album on Philadelphia International was released in 1977. After leaving the group over in 1976, Pendergrass launched a successful solo career under the Philadelphia International label, releasing five consecutive platinum albums (a record at the time for an African-American R&B artist). Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he initially rose to musical fame as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Pendergrass kept recording through the 1990s. Pendergrass received several nominations for the American Music Awards between 1979 and 1981 for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album, and Favorite Disco Artist. Love Don't Love Nobody; 5. Hits off Teddy included the classics "Come Go with Me", the erotic ballad "Turn Off the Lights", and the uptempo album cut "Do Me". In 1996, he starred alongside Stephanie Mills in the touring production of the gospel musical Your Arms Too Short to Box with God. Auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Karriere hatte er am 18. He was 59. In August 1982, Philadelphia internationally released This One's for You, which failed to chart successfully, as did 1983's Heaven Only Knows. Released in 1977. Before Pendergrass joined the group, the Blue Notes had struggled to find success. Teddy Pendergrass performs on stage c 1977. Clips of the concert, in particular his performance of his comeback song "Joy" can still be seen on YouTube. That album was even more successful with its singles "Only You" and the classic million selling number 1 R&B hit "Close the Door". Its follow-up single, "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me", became a top 20 R&B hit. Gamble and Huff wrote and produced for the group and tailored songs for Pendergrass' deep, rich and utterly soulful voice. Teddy Pendergrass. Teddy Pendergrass performs on stage, New York, 1981. It reached No. Life Is a Song Worth … Topic. Its follow-up single, "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me", became a top 20 R&B hit. Teddy Pendergrass Wiki Biography. Houston first recorded a duet with Teddy Pendergrass, "Hold Me", which appeared on his gold album, Love Language. Dream Merchant; 3. Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love) 8. With four platinum albums and two gold albums, Pendergrass was on his way to being what the media called "the black Elvis", not only in terms of his crossover popularity but also due to him buying a mansion akin to Elvis's Graceland, located just outside his hometown of Philadelphia. Now and again the dreaded 80s syndrums comes to the fore on tracks but that voice pushes through! He won the AMA for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist in 1979, tied with singer Lou Rawls. Albums similar to or like Teddy (album) Third album by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, released on June 23, 1979. In 1977, Pendergrass released his self-titled album, which went platinum on the strength of the disco hit "I Don't Love You Anymore". by Teddy Pendergrass | 1978. Al Hunter Jr. "Pendergrass' Life Becomes an Open Book." Gordon devised a plan for Pendergrass's next tour to play to just female audiences, starting a trend that continues today called "women-only concerts". One of the singer's last hits was the hip-hop leaning "Believe in Love", released in 1994. Car Accident Life is a Song Worth Singing featured Teddy’s first hit as a solo artist, the romantic “Close the Door.” Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes: 1970–1975. Teddy (album) is similar to these albums: Life Is a Song Worth Singing, Heaven Only Knows (album), Teddy Pendergrass (album) and more. When this was issued, it retailed for roughly the same amount as a double-disc anthology -- a reasonably priced way to obtain a major chunk of the great Philly soul singer's catalog. [12], In June 1987, he married a former Philadanco dancer named Karen Still,[13] who had also danced in his shows. This contains Teddy Pendergrass (1977), Life Is a Song Worth Singing (1978), Teddy (1979), TP (1980), and It's Time for Love (1981) -- all Top Ten R&B albums, and all platinum, with the exception of the fifth release, which merely went gold. By this period Teddy had been paralysed in a car wreck. Over the next five years, Pendergrass established himself as one of the leading lights in American r’n’b, and its number one sex symbol. Pendergrass continued his successful solo career until announcing his retirement in 2007. By early 1982, Pendergrass was perhaps the leading R&B male artist of his day, equaling the popularity of Marvin Gaye, and surpassing Barry White and all others in the R&B field. Eventually signing a contract with Asylum Records and completing physical therapy, he released Love Language in 1984. Genres: Philly Soul, Smooth Soul. [7] In 1998, Pendergrass released his autobiography entitled Truly Blessed.[8]. The song, one of Gamble and Huff's most creative productions, became a major rhythm and blues hit and put the Blue Notes on the map. As members of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, Joan Pendergrass set up The Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Youth Fund in the name of Pendergrass to provide assistance and a center for Philadelphia's inner city youth. [14], Pendergrass published his autobiography, Truly Blessed, with Patricia Romanowski in 1998.[15]. Life Is a Song Worth Singing. FZ-36003; Vinyl LP). Noting how Pendergrass sounded like Dells lead singer Marvin Junior, Kenny Gamble decided to build the song with Pendergrass, who was only 21 at the time of the recording. Love Don't Live Here Anymore; 7. The song also featured Blue Notes member Lloyd Parks singing falsetto in the background and spotlighted Harold Melvin adding in a rap near the end of the song as Pendergrass kept singing, feigning tears. 251 Tracks. He proposed to her after four months, and they married in a private ceremony officiated by his Pastor Alyn Waller of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008. Teddy (album) Share. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1977 Vinyl release of Teddy Pendergrass on Discogs. It was also his final Hot 100 charted single, peaking at number 77. Das Album Teddy (1979) erreichte Platz 5 der amerikanischen Pop-Album-Charts. On March 18, 1982, in the East Falls section of Philadelphia on Lincoln Drive near Rittenhouse Street, Pendergrass was involved in a car crash. At one point, Pendergrass wanted the group to be renamed "Teddy Pendergrass and the Blue Notes" because fans kept mistaking him for Melvin. FREE Delivery on your first order shipped by Amazon. [citation needed] The car hit a guard rail, crossed onto the oncoming lane, and hit two trees. He attended Thomas Edison High School for Boys in North Philadelphia. The latter song firmly established Pendergrass as the top male sex symbol in music. This documentary explores the rise of Teddy Pendergrass, the first male African American artist to record five consecutive platinum albums against the backdrop of 1960s America, and his comeback after a life-changing accident. The debut album was quickly followed by Life Is a Song Worth Singing, in 1978. This contains Teddy Pendergrass (1977), Life Is a Song Worth Singing (1978), Teddy (1979), TP (1980), and It's Time for Love (1981) -- all Top Ten R&B albums, and all platinum, with the exception of the fifth release, which merely went gold. Natural High; 2. 1977. More buying choices £5.79 (17 used & new offers) ... Or £10.99 to buy MP3 album. Teddy Pendergrass was the debut solo album from the American R&B/soul singer, Teddy Pendergrass. Teddy Pendergrass also appears in this compilation. In 1970, he was spotted by the Blue Notes' founder, Harold Melvin (1939–1997), who convinced Pendergrass to play drums in the group. In 2006, Pendergrass announced his retirement from the music business. The albums completed his contract with Philadelphia International. It was released February 8 on Showtime. Teddy Pendergrass finally made it back to the top in 1988, when the title track from this album spent two weeks at the head of the R&B list. As of 2014, a version of the group still tours the old school circuit, performing as Harold Melvin's Blue Notes. [10] In 2007, he briefly returned to performing to participate in Teddy 25: A Celebration of Life, Hope & Possibilities, a 25th anniversary awards ceremony that marked Pendergrass's crash, but also raised money for his charity, The Teddy Pendergrass Alliance, and honored those who helped Pendergrass since the accident.[11]. With his sex appeal at an all-time high after his 1979 tour, Pendergrass took a more mellow approach on his 1980 album TP. The debut album was quickly followed by Life Is a Song Worth Singing, in 1978. Teddy Pendergrass was the biggest star on his label, Philadelphia International Records, and once again he delivered a smash. It was his first record for Asylum Records after being a longtime artist on Philadelphia International Records. Album Description. Teddy Pendergrass. Here you can buy and download music mp3 Teddy Pendergrass. You Got Your Hooks In Me; 10. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Teddy Pendergrass. [19], Pendergrass received five Grammy Award nominations.[21]. Teddy Pendergrass could use several instruments such as piano, drums and guitar. [16] A formal wedding was celebrated at The Ocean Cliff Resort in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 6, 2008. The Very Best of Teddy Pendergrass. His first solo album was self titled Teddy Pendergrass (1977), followed by Life is a Song Worth Singing (1978), Live Coast to Coast and Teddy (1979), 1980's TP and the final Philadelphia International Records album It's Time for Love (1981).
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