HAROLD MELVIN THE BLUE NOTES featuring Theodore Pendergrass

Pure Uplifting Joy Please Enjoy Theodore DeReese Teddy Pendergrass was an American R B soul singer and songwriter from Philadelphia He first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin the Blue Notes Teddy played drums for several local Philadelphia bands eventually becoming the drummer of The Cadillacs In 1970 the singer was spotted by the Blue Notes' founder Harold Melvin who convinced him to play drums in the group However during a performance Pendergrass began singing along and Melvin impressed by his vocals made him the lead singer Before Teddy joined the group the Blue Notes had struggled to find success That all changed when they landed a recording deal with Philadelphia International Records in 1971 thus beginning Teddy's successful collaboration with label founders Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism comment news reporting teaching scholarship and research Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing Non-profit educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use THANK YOU

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