…right, forgiveness can take place…

Perfectly said. I hadn’t seen this before either but I’m so glad that I saw it now

I didn’t know they reunited as well, good to see

I know huh ✌🏽

Real talk i never seen this b4 thank God

Me too, I didn't know they made peace until I saw this clip which was today

My Son. You never heard of The Dells with Juion on lead vocals. This Man talk Teddy how to sing. Son!!!

Finally someone who understands me and why Teddy holds his own Mt. Rushmore place!

​@@eddiewhite5001 *exactly!!!❤*

Actually there is Jaheim and Christopher Williams they have the same tones .....they the only two others❤

I agree, unparalleled never be copied!

Wrong. He's a fraudster

​@@michaelmarama-de4gxwhat you mean?

I agree 💯

@@KingBabaJames right. I gotta hear this one.

@@michaelmarama-de4gx tell us why he's a fraudster

I feel the exact same way! Annnd that he’s not in the Hall of Fame

It just beats me as to why that always happens. I believe the same goes for Diana Ross. It seems like she never got any grammy

Yes , He Definitely should have gotten a Star ⭐️

Wow there all gone now then real shame

I Know Harold Hated Dying Before Teddy...IJS!!! Cause After Teddy Left His Group...That Group Went Down Hill...Real Fast -Eh. RIHP!!!

How are you doing today

Ego? Naw, it was strictly business. It's done all the time in this and any other industry. Teddy worked for Harold Melvin. It was Harold's group, Harold had the deal with Philly International, and Harold paid ALL the bandmembers, the chaffeurs, paid for the performance clothing, medical, legal, operational, meals on the road, etc. For that, you need money. You won't be able to cover all that if you give it away to the band members. Here's the kicker: Philly International was already taking a production deal, from CBS which meant that the royalties were already 'stepped on'. Then you have Harold Melvin's royalties, which paid for all above_____then you have so money to share if there is any left. Teddy did the right thing: if you have the juice, then you go and get your own deal. It's that simple.

@@fostermac7170 According to fellow Blue Note Lloyd Parks, the light skinned one with the falsetto voice and friend of Teddy's, he said Harold Melvin was a thief and he stole Teddy's, Lloyd's, and the other Blue Notes' royalty money. That's why Teddy left.

@@MisterB2eternity I've been privy to the same information you were privy to. Look, the music industry is a real dirty business. It's dirty because the money is frontloaded to composers, engineers, producers, arrangers and the last to get paid are the artists. You have major distributors like Sony, CBS, RCA, etc. Then you have the folks that have production deals with labels, such as Motown, Stax, Philly International. Then you have the folks who own or control the singing groups such as Harold Melvin, or Michael Bivins (of New Edition fame who **owned** Boyz to Men), Maurice White when he had Kalimba Productions who had sub-production deals. Then THEY pay the artists. With Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, if Harold Melvin **stole** their royalties, they could have just called the police, or gotten lawyers to squash that. No, what they did was to sign a contract that left Harold in charge of royalties for the group. The fact is that he paid them little. That's quite a bit different from **stealing* their money. This has been going on in the music industry since the inception of royalties. The real crime is that it happens TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME. This is because these naturally talented folks won't do the hard work and get an education to go along with their natural talent. For instance, Teddy quit school to pursue music. Then, of course, he signed whatever they put in front of him without reading the small print. it gets these guys every time. There are some **success** stories, however. You can have your father look out for you in the case of the Jackson 5, or you can follow the lead of Ice Cube as he walked out on his contract with Jerry Heller and Ruthless records rather than continue to get screwed, and he got his own production and recording deal. Some of these other folks need to learn how to count and read, and make logical decisions.

@@fostermac7170 I'M TOTALLY WITH YOU ON THIS. BELIEVE ME. You have to do your homework so you don't get robbed. As in Teddy's case he said in his book Truly Blessed that he and the Blue Notes got $12,000 for their first song I Miss You. But afterwards they got very little afterwards on the other hits. Apparently Harold went behind their back and convince Gamble and Huff to give him the money and he'll divide it amongst the group. Also, Teddy said that one summer when they were in Beverly Hills he asked Harold for some money and he told Teddy that he'll see what he can do and told him to wait right here. Little did he know that Teddy followed and looked through this key hole and saw all of this money under a mattress in the room Harold was staying in. He later learned that was the other Blue Notes and the his royalty money. Harold came back downstairs once Teddy went back to the lobby of the hotel and gave him only two hundred dollars and told him not to tell the others. This was the straw that broke the camel's back. That's when Teddy Pendergrass went solo. But you right about them contracts. You have to read before you sign which Teddy failed to do twice. The first time with Harold and the second time with his girlfriend Taaz Lang.

@@MisterB2eternity Personally, I wish it didnt happen. Everytime I'm privy to contractual stuff from musical acts, it seems like the royalties or at least the income from live shows is sufficient to pay EVERYBODY a handsome sum. But the industry is ROTTEN from top to bottom. You speak volumes when you state that Teddy witnessed Harold having a bunch of money under his mattress. This evokes memories of Aretha Franklin or Little Richard traveling with hundreds of thousands of dollars in suitcases, because they had to INSIST that venue owners paid them in cash for their live performances, because they had been stiffed so many times before. In the case of Aretha, she didn't perform unless they paid her in cash, in advance. You would think they would have a more sophisticated methodology to manage their money, but they too were largely uneducated. In this industry, as well as others, you would think black folks could be at the forefront by doing things differently, since we have been royally screwed by damn near everybody, but we're not there yet, I guess.

All day everyday 🥰❤️🖤💚 I lllooovvveee me some TP❤️🖤💚rest in power brotha rest in power ❤️🖤💚

How are you doing today

There is no contest. Teddy was always the better singer!

@@bobbinandweavin2 How are you doing

They weren't competing against each other they were singing together!

IT'S the reason Teddy left. Because when u name a group Harold u think he's the lead but it was Teddy. And because the group was name Harold Melvin he received wayyy mo money. When teddy finally got the understanding of the industry he left.

@@joameshill1433oh wow! Finally I get it. Baffled me for years how the voice sounded like Teddy but always I assumed it was Harold Melvin

Same here! I remember my dad playing Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes albums and then Teddy P’s music, and I was confused to why he was singing lead. Lol

I also thought that Harold was singing. But you have to admit that the two of them sound alike. But I know they were not close.

So did everyone else my friend ..One of the reaseons why teddy left

Yeah bro, Teddy was the man in the 70's!

@@Gump-tion - no doubt. I still listen to him regularly - with the Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes and solo - and am in awe of his abilities. There was no one like him.

All the power went out of his voice after that horrific car crash in 1982.

You are so right, I remember my 1978 Trans Am with the T tops down with the teddy Pendergrass cassette player, jamming to Teddy looking for girls🥲😀

@@anthonyharty1732 Nobody like Theodore Pendergrass👍🏽

♥

Yes he was!!!! ❤️🧸 Thank you for watching and your comment!❤️

@@msdemelogg thank you so much for posting this!

So agree 💯... beautiful

Black people usually are 🥰❤️🖤💚

So. Sad

Yesss! 2022

AND 2023!!! 😘🧸🖤

Still Listening !!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ 10 - 6 - 23

Amen!❤️🧸

👏 I love this

Some memories that I don't even want to remember 😫

So brave!❤

Lol well he did start the group, Teddy just made them awesome.

Harold was not a nice person.

😂😂😂

@@carolynbratton5508 Harold gained a bad reputation but in his later years he mellowed out a lot

So good to hear! Glad this made your day a little brighter! Thanks for watching!❤️🧸

Exactly! He had the best shows and acts!

Yes!!!! ❤🧸

Thank you for your gracious comment! Teddy was extra special in the hearts of many and his music will live on! Thanks for watching!❤️🧸

@@msdemelogg I also think, he was part of a specific group of black musicians/artists that helped "white America" understand that "they" are just like us, just people. I wonder if it would surprise most black people to hear that a guy I know--two years older than I--almost 70 now, sat down and cried when Teddy passed, yet another "old white guy" moved to tears when he left this earth--that is what music and artists can do, bridge the gaps we need to bridge.