It's cliché but they don't make male R&B singers like Teddy anymore. These days, urban radio routinely subjects us to whiny male voices singing dumb-ass sophomoric lyrics like:"ooh baby, I be stuck to you, Like glue baby, wanna spend it all on you, baby, my room is the g-spot, call me Mr. Flintstone, I can make your Bed Rock". What? Did he just say "call Mr. Flintstone, I can make your Bed Rock"? Fall back youngin' and grow a pair.
I think it's fair to say that Teddy had the gravitas that's missing from the voices and presence of most male R&B singers today. Many of us can recall images of Teddy standing on stage, shirt half-buttoned, catching panties and belting out baby making classics such as "Close the Door", "Love T.K.O" and "Turn Off the Lights". Teddy was a man's man. That may also explain his 1982 car accident that left him partially paralyzed and answering questions about his male transsexual passenger. His image was never quite the same after that. Nonetheless, he continued to make music and fans continued to love his work. It was hard not to. He is missed. One
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I love Teddy P and he will be sorely missed. I remember growing up in the 70's and my Mom would go to his concerts at The Omni(now it's Phillips Arena)in the ATL, but she would come home and tell us how women were throwing their panties onstage...(lol) I was young then and didn't understand why women were doing that, but certainly understand it now!!!
It was said he started off as a drummer..to that I'm like, HUH!!
Loved this post. I remember buying my first Teddy CD and feeling like a first time homeowner. I was only in highschool, but then felt like I was a step closer to validating my fledgling manhood. Thankfully the internet allows me to view Teddy now, being in my 30's and too young to have seen it first hand. But as a testiment to his gift, the night he died I was watching Teddy on YouTube and my 3 yr old comes up and asked who he was. I said, "Son that's Teddy Pendergrass". It was a great moment. Mostly because my son's reponse was "Wow...he's great".
Ok, I am a beautiful black woman originally from Louisiana, lived in Atlanta most of my life, but now I live in Mesa Arizona (sub. of Phoenix) for the last 3 years, and what I have noticed is that black women are invisible to black men out here! there are more blacks moving here because of jobs, but the black men don't date us, they don't even notice us. My daughter moved here from Miami, I never mentioned it to her, I just waited to see if she would notice, and finally she did, and asked me what was the deal, I' have no idea, but I can speak on what I see and deal with daily. I have been told by some black men, that there aren't any decient looking black women out here, and that's really not true. I have a lot of white female friends here that only date black men, because they say they treat them so well. So, what do you think?
It may be cliche', but truer words just haven't been spoken. These young hoppers today aren't good enough to hold Teddy's microphone. I've listened to hours and hours of Teddy P, most of them by myself. His music has always calmed me.......and motivated me. Truth be told, my son's name should either be Teddy or Luther; particularly since they're probably the reason why he's here anyway.
I just peeped your blog on Teddy..Nice..I had just finished my own Teddy blog today when I discovered yours...I plead guilty for slippin' on my Teddy P over the years....The Voice....Damnnn. you can't beat it!! In his prime Teddy had more testosterone than an entire betallion of Navy Seals. Turn 'em off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Qwami
You're right. There was something very authoritative about Teddy's voice. If he hit me with "TURN EM OFF!!!!", hell I might have to comply too. "I don't know what's going on here Teddy but I'm feeling very very uncomfortable with this."