Throwback Friday- Teddy Pendergrass/Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes “Wake Up Everybody”
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“Blog’d: Remembering Teddy Pendergrass, Health Trailer Still Tickles Sasha Frere-Jones“
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Ever since I heard about Teddy Pendergrass’s passing on Wednesday this week, the song “Wake Up Everybody” has been in my head. It’s such a fantastic, positive song about making the world a better place, but in nearly every report I’ve read nobody mentions it. In light of all the things going on in the world today, it’s as relevant now as it was in 1975. At the same time, I’m the same person who posted a Throwback Friday tribute to Michael Jackson that was a duet he did with Roberta Flack in the children’s classic by Marlo Thomas “Free to be You and Me” called “When We Grow Up” (see “Throwback Friday- Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack ‘When We Grow Up’“). Pay attention folks, I got some good stuff up my sleeve. 
I recently posted information on “VH1 Rock Docs” paying tribute to “Soul Train” (see “VH1 Rock Docs presents ‘Soul Train: The Hippest trip in America, Feb 5, 2010“). In light of both events I find it fitting to post Teddy Pendergrass performing “Wake Up Everybody” on Soul Train back in 1975 with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Enjoy!
Related Links
- Ifelicious Thoughts- all of my Throwback Friday posts
- Teddy Pendergrass Alliance- www.teddypendergrassalliance.org
- Affrodite.net- Legendary soul singer and Philly native Teddy Pendergrass dies at age 59
- Black Voices- Teddy Pendergrass: Ailing, hospitalized yet thankful
- Soul Walking- Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
- Teddy Pendergrass website (not sure if it’s official site)- www.teddypendergrass.net
- NY Times- Teddy Pendergrass, R&B soul singer, dies at 59
- Philadelphia Inquirer- Singer Teddy Pendergrass dies at age 59
- Rolling Stone- R&B great Teddy Pendergrass dead at 59 after cancer battle
- The Urban Daily- Teddy Pendergrass’ Music lives on through sampling
