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Thursday 14 January 2010

Throwback Thursdays: Teddy Pendergrass

Posted by Tahirah

Provider of baby-making soul tunes in the 1980s, Teddy Pendergrass passed on yesterday 13th January. RIP Teddy - I salute you for being one of the R&B dons who paved the way for the sex-me-up anthems of this generation.

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