Pendergrass's son, Teddy Pendergrass II, told the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper that his father died on Wednesday at a Philadelphia-area hospital. He had undergone colon cancer surgery eight months ago and his son said he had a difficult recovery.
Pendergrass began his career as a drummer but first rose to fame in the 1970s when he became lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which had hits such as " If You Don't Know Me by Now" and " I Miss You."
After leaving the Blue Notes for a solo career, he had a string of hit love ballads that were considered musical aphrodisiacs by his fans. His solo hits, notable for his smooth baritone and sensual delivery, included " I Don't Love You Anymore," " Close the Door," " Turn off the Lights" and " Love TKO" (my personal favorite).
Pendergrass crashed his Rolls-Royce in Philadelphia in 1982 and was left paralyzed from the waist down. He resumed his recording career the next year with the album "Love Language" and returned to the stage by performing from his wheelchair at the Live Aid concert in 1985.
He started the Teddy Pendergrass Alliance in 1998 to benefit victims of spinal cord injuries.
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Yesterday we took our cat Lillith to the vet for the final time. She'd been having some health issues that were not curable, and we didn't want to see her suffer. Fortunately the problems came on quickly so she didn't have to bare them for long, but it didn't give us much time to say good bye.I got Lilly 12 years ago for my birthday. She lived with me in three different apartments, and our house. She lived along side twelve different roommates or neighbors of mine, and saw me go to eleven different jobs. She was there when I started dating Carrie, there when I married her, and there to see Alex be born, crawl, walk and run.
She was a constant in our lives that we'd come to depend on and she has left a hole in our home life greater than I expected. It was great to have her by my side for all those years and I'll miss her dearly.
Lilly, I hope you're napping in the sun light next to a huge bowl of chicken and tuna.
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( 3.1 / 103 )I've got several things to mention. Carrie and her friend Jackie went away last weekend to visit the Wisconsin Dells. They enjoyed some good food , and a lot of time in the water . Carrie actually has a tan, and it looks good on her.
In her absense Alex and I got to spend two whole days together partying. It was great. We played with firetrucks, went to the park, and ate corn dogs two nights in a row. It wasn't the healthiest weekend of his life, but when the cat is away...
I've been playing some incredible games lately. Recently I had the peasure of completing Call of Juarez and Trine . Both were a ton of fun. I'm now playing The Witcher , and so far it's really enjoyable. I also heard that it's really long, so I guess it'll be a while before I get to try out the recently announced 1.02 patch for Mass Effect which is supposed to fix all of the issues I has with the game. I'll be installing the add-on pack and playing that again before venturing into the sequel.
Next week we're all going on vacation to Fence Lake in Minocqua. It'll be Carrie, Alex, and myself along with my Mother, father and sister for an entire week. We're hoping Alex doesn't mind the ~5 hour drive, the new bed, and completely new environment, but I imagine we'll do ok. I'm really looking forward to it.
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Carrie and I had a pretty nice weekend. We got to eat some Boston Market Friday night thanks to a coupon. Alex almost ate more than Carrie. That kid loves good wholesome American food (covered in gravy or cheese).Saturday my parent's offered to take Alex overnight. Carrie had a lot of work to get done, so she stayed home, but I took Alex down to see Grandma and Grandpa. My sister was in town so we did some eating, some drinking, and some shopping. It was a great time. Then I went home and Carrie and I did dinner and movie.
Sunday was the first day I've had in months where we didn't have something going on. I took advantage of this by doing almost nothing the entire day. I managed to do some laundry and some dishes, but mostly I did nothing for hours. It was everything I'd hoped it could be.
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( 3.1 / 123 )I just posted a ton of new pictures of Alex in the gallery . Everything from the 13th through the 17th months of his life are now online for you to view. He's so handsome. He looks just like his daddy!
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