Teddy Pendergrass died today. The black radio station I listen to noted how the tragedy of Haiti and Martin Luther King Day are eclipsing the death of this great singer and musician.
If you haven’t heard about him, Teddy Pendergrass was a hugely successful soul singer in the 80s and 90s. Tragically at the age of 32 he was in a car crash in his Rolls and was paralyzed below the waist. He still kept making fine, successful, beautiful music, supported by his wife and inspiration Karen.
Deaths of greats like Teddy Pendergrass remind me that we really have to shine our lights when we’re here, we won’t be around forever.
RIP
