Posts with tag "Teddy Pendergrass"

Pat Robertson Blames Haiti Quake on 'Pact with the Devil'

Posted Jan 14th 2010 at 12:38 PM by Sam Brand

It's mostly gloom and doom on the Internet today. The Haitian government warns that "hundreds of thousands" could be dead after Tuesday's massive quake. Famed televangelist Pat Robertson has grabbed headlines by blaming the devastation on a "pact with the devil." R&B superstar Teddy Pendergrass is dead. And the 'Doomsday Clock' says the apocalypse is just a few ticks away. This is What You're ...

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R&B Star Teddy Pendergrass Dead at Age 59

Posted Jan 14th 2010 at 07:28 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who had been one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer. He was 59. Before the crash, Pendergrass established a new era of R&B with an explosive, raw voice that symbolized masculinity, passion and the joys and sorrow of romance in songs such as "Close the Door," ...