Born March 26th, 1950 ~ Died January 13, 2010.
The world isn't any quieter today, but one of its beautiful voices has been lost. Big thanks to Sound Opinions for turning me on to this song. As Greg Kot pointed out on that show, Pendergrass could sing like a mofo on the faster numbers, too. This is from his '77 debut solo album, after he left Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes.
He was better known for slower tempo songs where he wrenched his heart and soul until they simply dripped off his vocals:
The world isn't any quieter today, but one of its beautiful voices has been lost. Big thanks to Sound Opinions for turning me on to this song. As Greg Kot pointed out on that show, Pendergrass could sing like a mofo on the faster numbers, too. This is from his '77 debut solo album, after he left Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes.
He was better known for slower tempo songs where he wrenched his heart and soul until they simply dripped off his vocals:
When I originally posted the news of his death to the social media site feed of Your Daily Dose of Rock and Roll, one of my favorite dosers (a Clevelander, if memory serves) mentioned this song, which is quite nice:
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