# Teddy Pendergrass dies at 59 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959 "2010-01-14T18:43:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959/1 "2010-01-14T18:43:36Z")
[http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/14/rb-great-teddy-pendergrass-dead-at-59-after-cancer-battle/](http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/14/rb-great-teddy-pendergrass-dead-at-59-after-cancer-battle/) He had colon cancer. Sorry, I got his name spelled wrong but I can’t edit the thread title. ETA: That’s okay, I can 😉 [signed] twicks ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959/2 "2010-01-14T19:07:43Z")
I saw that on CNN this morning. It made me sad. I had a lot of good memories of listening to his songs. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959/3 "2010-01-14T19:15:40Z")
Turn off the lights… And light a candle. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959/4 "2010-01-14T19:19:00Z")
RIP Teddy. (Though my wife and I thought he had already passed away). ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959/5 "2010-01-14T19:21:26Z")
RIP. My first LP was a Teddy Pendegrass album that I won at the record walk at my elementary school. Nothing like a little Soul/Disco for a kid. I think I will go download some greatest hits from iTunes - anyone have a song suggestion or two? ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959/6 "2010-01-14T19:24:58Z")
[This is the way I’ll choose to remember the magnificent Teddy P.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54-9Jvq1Li4) ---
**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959/7 "2010-01-14T19:36:58Z")
> [@Algher](#): > > RIP. My first LP was a Teddy Pendegrass album that I won at the record walk at my elementary school. Nothing like a little Soul/Disco for a kid. > > I think I will go download some greatest hits from iTunes - anyone have a song suggestion or two? Come Go With Me Love TKO My Latest, Greatest Inspiration ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959/8 "2010-01-14T20:36:04Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > [This is the way I’ll choose to remember the magnificent Teddy P.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54-9Jvq1Li4) Oh yeah! He had it all. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teddy-pendergrass-dies-at-59/524959/9 "2010-01-14T20:37:38Z")
Weird–I was just reading about him (I was reading a Marvin Gaye biography where his name pops up a few times). Poor Teddy!