I think she's been very respectful to him through the years. We don't have rights to whatever happened between them. What happened is the least of the story. His life was changed forever.
Does any of this even really matter? Teddy was incredibly talented and left a beautiful legacy for people to enjoy. Don’t trivialize his life, by dissecting and analyzing his death.
@Tenika Watson Are you really our very own Tenny,,or are you an impostor? Can you prove that by posting a video speech on your channel and inform us about it?
@Tenika Watson fake youtube account. If you don't wanna do a video to proof to us you are who you claim to be, then why are you keeping the DNA as proof. You envious people trying to destroy Teddy Pendegrass' reputation....
It matters because a trans woman (a man) can ruin the legacy of a famous person. It's a stain on the memory of Teddy to imagine him anywhere near a trans woman.
As a senior medical student in Ohio, I was doing a rotation in Anesthesiology at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia in March 1982. Teddy was brought to Jefferson after his crash. The next day the surgeons performed a surgical procedure to stabilize his cervical spine, which was broken in the accident. I saw him lying on the operating table that morning. He had a magnificent body. We knew that his life would be forever changed. Very memorable. Too bad that an accident investigation was not done, since his fleet of luxury autos had been damaged one by one. Brake lines cut--that sort of thing. Was he a victim of foul play in 1982? We'll never know now.
Wow. Fleet of cars attacked? I think you and others should gather information and write a novel based on the facts and fill up t e gaps with ideas. That would inspire fans to push for an investigation. they never let blacks get too famous.
That night 4/2,my wife went into labor so i drove my car up to the entrance got my wife into the hospital we get up to the delivery room and a security guard came and told me i had to move my car,i go down take my car up 11 ST. to a garage parked my car walk back to the hospital to go back up to the delivery room,and as i got to the front door where there is valet parking when cars pulled up body guards jumping out and would not let me get into the hospital and when i told them that my wife was in delivery,they made sure that someone escorted me in they were all panicked,understandibly as was i,but in all that chaos they were very nice to me,they were just brought Teddy into the hospital and where my daughter was born 4/2/82,I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT EVENING!!!
+diamante_harpre10 But people love gossip and to sensationalize things so they tend to prefer to believe the juicier story! SMDH... Keep in mind none of us were there but some of these people are commenting like they were riding in the car with them at the time of the accident or on the scene at time of impact with news media!
Kamelah LaMarque its not like an interstate highway. there's only 2 lanes going each way. But a person can easily steer off course if going too fast or not paying attention on it.
Forget about what happen that night.Let us celebrate TP. Nothing can bring him back. What a great singer he were. I still listen to TP! love his 🎶 R.I.P T.P
Oh no sweetie we can't just forget about what happened that night. If we were to forget that particular night and all that happened, how would the world know who I am or what I'm capable of?How would all those big spenders (who now flock from the farthest stretches of the planet to satisfy their pulsating and throbbing curiosity regarding the validity of my legendary tree-popping oral skills) know anything about me and my dangerous and reckless yet somehow enchanting aura?
Try all you want, you'll never be able to write me out of music history; albeit an oral history. For I am tenika Watson and I used to rock a helluva mic (and still can). You never forget how to rock a mic, it's just like riding a bicycle (with the seat off of course).
I remember all of this. I LOVED Teddy Pendergrass!! Wake Up Everybody, Close the Door. He was just SO DAMN GOOD! He was a huge loss! It's too bad that this is haunting his memory in anyone's eyes. I don't care about this kind of stuff. I just loved the man and his songs. I loved the Blue Notes. I loved driving around with my friends singing Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose, and Love TKO. All of it. RIP Mr. Pendergrass. Your music lives on.
Several of Teddy Pendergrass friends said he liked to play while driving. It was said he leaned over and found something he wasn't prepared for and that was the reason for the accident.
she literally had her surgery five years prior, there was nothing to feel even if he did supposedly lean over. stop making stuff up just because u have no life
When it first happened, I said Teddy reached over, got shocked, then wrecked. Now, I just say it was a tragic, tragic accident...and we all got robbed. How difficult it must have been for both, all these years. A few minutes, one night, played over and over for decades and decades. Lord, please have mercy.
We will never know what happened and need to take Teddy and her side of the story. It is sad what happened to Teddy and thank god neither one of them lost their lives and Teddy continued to sing and made hit songs after this tragedy.
Rolls Royce just sped up and Teddy was struggling with the wheel and that's when the accident happened and Teddy gets paralyzed and your tooth is chipped. Well thanks for removing the cloud of suspicion and clearing that all up.
@Carla Howze don't even bother worrying your little head over how Teddy ended up In the back seat. You're just feeling left out cuz you never got the chance to jump yo little hot tail in the back seat with him. Now am I right Carla darling? I most certainly am. And that was not just a lucky guess Carla dear.
We know what went on now, even tho he won’t admit it. I don’t care what this person wants people to call him, I will call him what The Creator made him to be, a man.
As a previous commenter mentioned listen to her words..... She says more than once " I heard " she never says she saw or she blacked out or nothing. Furthermore, you can tell she is choosing her words carefully but since she has probably told this story over and over to friends, family and some media outlets, it doesn't sound rehearsed. Gay or not he was a great singer and this was a terrible tragedy.
once again straight people who are not educated on what gay men are attracted to..., a gay man wouldn't be attracted to a trans women, it be would equivalent to finding a needle in a gigantic haystack, so if he was interested in "her" sexually, he's not gay, some where between str8 and bi-ish..? lol but certainly not gay. Some str8 ppl lump all the LGBTQ in one box...there are many degrees of sexuality between gay and straight, it's not all black and white straight or gay, there are degrees of sexuality that fall in between that are not the same equivalent to being gay or being straight..
that kind of freakish stuck accelerator happen to me. I was driving on the freeway in Oakland and I ran into traffic. I put the breaks on but the car sped up faster. so I had the presence of mind to just put the car in neutral and that saved my life. when the car was in neutral the motor was racing but I could now use the breaks. I pulled over and shut the motor off. then I went under the hood and played with the accelerator shafts until it was lose. then I started up the car went to work. then I lubed up the shafts and didn't have that problem again. I was very lucky that I didn't slam into someone. motto of the story is if your accelerator ever gets stuck on you just put the car in neutral and pull over to the shoulder and cut the motor off.
Oran Payne Oh please Oran, stop making excuses for Teddy, cause you know good and well that the only acceleration that took place in that vehicle that night was the speed with which Teddy used to pump that good meat in and out of my throat, right before he said what's up to Mr. Oak tree.
Oran Payne. That is some priceless information. All my years of driving never had this happen but now i have an idea of how to handle the situation: put the car in neutral and pull to the shoulder as quickly as possible😀thanx. Somethings we dnt even consider until it's to late!
Nathan Riley, Thanks, for pointing out this good info, Oran Payne, Shared!! "l was thinking the same thing good to know. Put in neutral shut engine off pull to the side or safe area. I am a good driver, l live in mich driving over snow and iced covered roads. l wonder is this news in a drivers manual, l just dont remember, good news, great infro. Oran Payne.. Thanks for sharing!!
I remember when this happened the reason the story came out that something sexual must have happened is because the cops and first responders on the scene said his pant were down to his ankles.
A lot was left out of this story, I mean why waste people’s time if you are not going to be truthful, what were you doing, why did he start speeding all of a sudden around Lincoln Dr. one of the most dangerous streets in the world!, how did they find him after the accident, TELL THE TRUTH.
It sounds like something could've been wrong with the car, so I wonder if Teddy got a lawyer then tried to sue Rolls Royce. Maybe they gave him a huge settlement, but with the condition that he never say certain things.
Lilly Pickle I seen lots of interviews regarding the situation when it happened years after it happens there was never any mention of a malfunction in the car now if that happened today oh yeah they would blame it on the car
Teddy wrote in his memoirs about suing the company and they gave him an 6 figure undisclosed settlement. He also wrote that his car had been acting up before the accident.
I don't care either. He was a handsome and talented man. A true fan would not turn their back on him. Continue to rest in peace, knowing that many of us have turned the lights off to your music. ♥
Still love me some Teddy Pendergrass. Damn that man could sing and every now and again I pop in that 1st album he did as a solo singer - Close da Door, ettc. Yea!
I hear the cops used to mess with Teddy. In fact Teddy mentioned this. Id love to hear more about Teddy and this accident. This story sure has some missing parts.
Tenika I hope you finished your book there is always two sides to every story. The media tried to spin it in into something weird and freaky when it was simply just a guy giving a friend a ride.
I have seen some transsexuals, in movies and such, that look just like or even better than your average woman. It is easy to understand how in a club after a few drinks, he could assume this person was a woman. And if he had enough drinks, it wouldn`t even matter. LOL
If you notice she said that the car sped up and she was " wondering" if he was driving fast. Normally when someone drives faster ,you ask them to slow down. Of course she noticed he was struggling with the wheel because it was near her head, if you know what I mean. And she stated that all she "heard" was a big crash....Heard ? She should have seen the crash happening. Question where were her eyes. And why was Teddy Pendergrass pants all the way down to his ankles when they found him ? What a person doesn't say usually tells volumes, and by the way she was a "known" prostitute and transsexual. Generally a straight man would not offer a ride to a transsexual....I'm just saying.
No...basically he was giving a friend a ride home & that was pretty much that. Had he been "tricking", considering how many people have been waiting to hear from Tanika, not to mention how she could've gotten paid had she confirmed rumors, she certainly could've said so. The fact that she didn't do so is quite telling, as nowhere did she suggest that he was trying to pick her up. Think about it...If the rumors that she's been living with since 1982 were true, as she's written a book about, don't you think that if there was something scandalous involved which would help her book sales that she'd have spit some dirt? But she didn't do that, did she? Not even to sell a few more copies of her book. If the rumors are true, then why didn't she drop the bomb & sell a few more books in the process? A lot of folks full well know what happened that night & I promise you this...they'll never go on record & say what happened that night. And anyone who really believes that it had anything to do with him soliciting a transvestite or a prostitute is as wrong as two left shoes. In many cases such as this, always remember one truth... Those who tell don't know & those who know don't tell. But for those whom want to believe the rumors, I guess that they'll be contented with doing so. And 34 years later, they're still wrong, but I guess that it makes for a better story that way.
Nicole Judah I believe Tenika was performing fellatio and it was the cause of the accident, also I believe Teddy knew Tenika was a transsexual male/female.
S Thunda you can believe it, if you theorize in your head, you can believe anything. But the fact remains, you weren't there. People just love to talk the worst, because they want it to make sense.
look at her/him up close you can tell. But I can see how many people could be fooled back in 82 because your average person in those days wouldn't think people would go through such lengths to live their lives different than the norm
Back in the day, the club is dark, drinks are flowing, it`s easy to mistake a drag queen for a woman. And once you become 'aroused', it really doesn`t make any difference. lol
Rip Teddy ... But staring at the industry through my rearview my generation lost an artist nothing compared to Mr. Pendergrass, but similar scenarios of out of control vehicle situations. Just my humble observation of tragic life changes and exiting of the industry. Rip ShawtyLo, Mr Prince, Mr Jackson.
there was all kind of stories going around when the accident happened for the people reading this Lincoln drive in Philadelphia pa is a VERY winding road and if it's wet or your going to fast it's a dangerous road
None of you commenting were there at time of accident so how can you possibly know what happened? She was there and she sounds pretty straight forward and honest to me so her story could very well be true! Now as far as Teddy Pendergrass sexual orientation ..that I don't know but he was a great singer and I'm a fan of his music ..always will be!
Kaiyah J course I'm not surprised forget about what he did it's all about his music right that was a two-minute interview that's not all the truth and you know it
They were definitely doing something before he crashed. You could tell "her" perspective before the crash was from somewhere out of clear sight from what was happening.
+Kaiyah J- "She" said she "wondered" if he was driving fast, which implies she wasn't in clear perspective of what was happening on the road. Then mentions "she" noticed he lost control of the wheel. The description describes only a partial view and awareness of what's happening. I'm not pretending to be there.
+king esseen Which doesn't prove anything! Anyone can feel the car speed up and be unaware of why..esp if you can't see the amount of pressure being put on the gas pedal.. She also said that she realized that the car was out of control and it wasn't him driving fast...It is possible that it really was just a tragic accident and brake issue. IJS
+imanii moore You're right. She didn't specifically say it. But if you listen to what she is saying, it's clear she was in a position where she couldn't see what was going on. Now you figure that out....
Right NOTHING!!! And the thing is, the truth ALWAYS comes out!!! I haven't heard 1 story coming out to back that he was gay, but he did date some beautiful WOMEN!!! If anybody can give me names of men he's dating..please send so that I can see...*crickets*
@@eddie054 Even still Oprah does it again. Teddy dies and she opens up old news. Kobe dies and Gayle King brings up old news. Micheal Jackson dies and Oprah brings up old news. Oprah (and Gayle) hates black men.
@Adam Johns I suggest you put up or shut up by taking me for a drive one night and let me service you with what I call the tree-popping special and find out for yourself.
When I first so her interview on Oprah where are they now I thought it was strange that when they finally saw each other they had nothing too say to each other they were in an car accident that nearly took their lives and they had nothing to say like I said it sounds strange
Yes, she is a transsexual but at the time of accident, she was in drag. It is a well known fact that Teddy frequented a certain gay bar before he became famous with the Blue Notes and he continued to go to that bar occasionally even after he became famous. It was one of his hangouts. And he had to know she was in drag....beautiful...but in drag....because it was a gay bar.
+grifitti Just because it's a "Gay" doe'snt mean that one is Gay because they frequent there? Do the Staff have to be Gay too to work there? If working with a band and this is one of your venues you may stick around there.
@The Saint ST1 Did you know him personally, did he tell you he wasn't bi or gay? I can say for a fact he didn't tell you any of the above. You're making assumptions just like most who are in denial. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if he was bi or gay, he was an incredible singer and entertainer. Who cares who or what he chose to do in his off time. Pick and choose your battles wisely, but this one is definitely a losing battle. The man is gone, honor his gifts of music he left us with whether he was gay, bi, or straight. Namaste
@@aconater oh really Jason? Sorry but I have some breaking news for you: ive had you on 3 separate occasions already and you still haven't figured it out yet. And I'll soon be getting me some more from you.
Famous people are people too. Don’t worship people’s celebrity so much. I don’t know what he was into, or who he was into it with. Don’t even care, either. You can admire the art without worshipping the artist. Teddy was a talented cat, artistically speaking. His musical legacy lives on. I’ll leave The speculation is for gossip mongers.
Mmm John. Tenika just loves older handsome men. Can I ride with you in your vehicle one star lit romantic night? I want you to drive it all the way home.
I remember that night, we were all supposed to go to Lola Falana's house in Jersey after his performance on Broad street for the after party. Me and my buddy/business partner, Fred ( we were an up and coming production company trying to sign artists) chose to not go) next morning I heard about the accident. Needless to say, we, my partner and i were spooked, talked about it and dropped our plans for a production company which was to be head-quartered in NY, with main production offices offices in Philly at Broad and South in a building we were trying to purchase. --- I've always thought something was not right about the accident and felt he or us were targeted---TRUE STORY---wish i could tell you more but that book is closed
A car don't just suddenly go out of control by itself, especially a Rolls Royce. Teddy drove to the club, apparently with no issues with the car. Secondly, she says "and all of a sudden I heard this great big bang" now correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't she in the car with Teddy when the accident happened??? She says she suddenly "heard" this great big bang, as if she was anywhere but in the car and heard this bang...I think she (or he) needs to get the story straight.
@@startinajackson606 oh hush up Satina. You're just jealous cuz your head isn't as famous or as talked about as mine. Well yours does get talked about. At the Better Business Bureau sweetie.
I agree..she has no reason to be afraid..especially in this day and time ANYBODY would gladly take her story and she would be super paid in minutes...I'm buying her story...Teddy was a nice man who gave her a ride home..nothing more and nothing less...
one thing for sure when someone does so much dirt in the dark they pay the price, he lived a very secret gay live and he was a very rude arrogant dude. he fooled a lot of people. so he paid the price.
Expounding on rumors might be fun, but there is no, and I repeat no evidence of anyone else being in the car. Anyway, how would the cops know to take anyone' away from the scene secretly. A rumor don`t care who starts it. :)
dn30001 Well, I`m just glad Dr J`s wife wasn`t hurt in the wreck. She could have died if they had taken her to anywhere else buy the hospital. If anyone wants to believe that the entire Philly police dept. was on the take, go right ahead. We can all believe what we want. Happy New Year!
knightd12 oh and before you go, Turquoise Erving is a G. Its been said that she was the founder of the biggest NBA wives coalition against cheating husbands. To this day, wives such as Tawana Iverson and Juanita Jordan followed her blueprint. But of course, this is all hearsay. lol. Happy New Year!
I think she's been very respectful to him through the years. We don't have rights to whatever happened between them. What happened is the least of the story. His life was changed forever.
Girl what's that on your head?
Y'all need to stop
@@mstenikawatson7484 it was the pandemic, I was quarantining and my little hat made me feel better. I hope that's okay.
@@AlabamaPowell well I guess it's okay this time. But I suggest you don't let it happen again sweetie. At least not while I'm around. Thank you
@@mstenikawatson7484 I don’t know what that woman had on her head but, did you need to be so rude?
Does any of this even really matter? Teddy was incredibly talented and left a beautiful legacy for people to enjoy. Don’t trivialize his life, by dissecting and analyzing his death.
This video isn't about his death, it's about the car accident that paralyzed him. He survived this.
whose analysis?Tennika's?
@Tenika Watson Are you really our very own Tenny,,or are you an impostor? Can you prove that by posting a video speech on your channel and inform us about it?
@Tenika Watson fake youtube account. If you don't wanna do a video to proof to us you are who you claim to be, then why are you keeping the DNA as proof. You envious people trying to destroy Teddy Pendegrass' reputation....
It matters because a trans woman (a man) can ruin the legacy of a famous person. It's a stain on the memory of Teddy to imagine him anywhere near a trans woman.
As a senior medical student in Ohio, I was doing a rotation in Anesthesiology at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia in March 1982. Teddy was brought to Jefferson after his crash. The next day the surgeons performed a surgical procedure to stabilize his cervical spine, which was broken in the accident. I saw him lying on the operating table that morning. He had a magnificent body. We knew that his life would be forever changed. Very memorable. Too bad that an accident investigation was not done, since his fleet of luxury autos had been damaged one by one. Brake lines cut--that sort of thing. Was he a victim of foul play in 1982? We'll never know now.
Wow. Fleet of cars attacked? I think you and others should gather information and write a novel based on the facts and fill up t e gaps with ideas. That would inspire fans to push for an investigation. they never let blacks get too famous.
They probably did an investigation but decline it suing legal charges
It was likely some of you crazy overzealous fans who were cutting his brake lines.. Out of pure jealousy over Teddy's obsession with me.
@@mstenikawatson7484 That was not you, Mr Fake RUclips Account.
@@mstenikawatson7484 You are such a troll. Get a wife and a job.
I still love Teddy Pendergrass, and may he rest in peace. ❤
exactly. that is the respect this man deserves, whatever the details are.
That night 4/2,my wife went into labor so i drove my car up to the entrance got my wife into the hospital we get up to the delivery room and a security guard came and told me i had to move my car,i go down take my car up 11 ST. to a garage parked my car walk back to the hospital to go back up to the delivery room,and as i got to the front door where there is valet parking when cars pulled up body guards jumping out and would not let me get into the hospital and when i told them that my wife was in delivery,they made sure that someone escorted me in they were all panicked,understandibly as was i,but in all that chaos they were very nice to me,they were just brought Teddy into the hospital and where my daughter was born 4/2/82,I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT EVENING!!!
Mike Moore my son was born 4/2/98 at 4:02a.m
Teddy Pendergrass accident happened March of 1982...
Mike Moore + I was born 9/2/82.
Mike Moore awwe I was born a few days before your daughter I was born 3/30/82
incredible story
Don't care!! I still love Teddy Pendergrass music. Turn off the lights. The whole towns laughing at me. He's a legend!!!!
Absolutely!!!!!
Y Simms I love his music too but that is a man I'm from Philadelphia my whole family is
Me too
What has she said wrong?
@Tenika Watson I know this must be painful for you too, but I need to ask you this, are you a transperson? Thank you!
Very few people sang with the dynamic passion that Teddy sang with. What an amazing voice!
In her book she said that there was nothing sexual and that Teddy had no idea about her being transgender.
+diamante_harpre10 But people love gossip and to sensationalize things so they tend to prefer to believe the juicier story! SMDH... Keep in mind none of us were there but some of these people are commenting like they were riding in the car with them at the time of the accident or on the scene at time of impact with news media!
Oh. WOW! Ok. Didn't know this. Gotta get that book
she also didn't mention that this accident happened on Philly's most curving and dangerous road to drive on, Lincoln Drive.
dn30001 isn't it like a highway with a lot of curves and turns?
Kamelah LaMarque its not like an interstate highway. there's only 2 lanes going each way. But a person can easily steer off course if going too fast or not paying attention on it.
Forget about what happen that night.Let us celebrate TP. Nothing can bring him back. What a great singer he were. I still listen to TP! love his 🎶 R.I.P T.P
Amen to that Lorna Brown. R.I.P. Teddy :-(
Amen to that
he was a great singer not he were a great singer
Oh no sweetie we can't just forget about what happened that night. If we were to forget that particular night and all that happened, how would the world know who I am or what I'm capable of?How would all those big spenders (who now flock from the farthest stretches of the planet to satisfy their pulsating and throbbing curiosity regarding the validity of my legendary tree-popping oral skills) know anything about me and my dangerous and reckless yet somehow enchanting aura?
Try all you want, you'll never be able to write me out of music history; albeit an oral history. For I am tenika Watson and I used to rock a helluva mic (and still can). You never forget how to rock a mic, it's just like riding a bicycle (with the seat off of course).
I remember all of this. I LOVED Teddy Pendergrass!! Wake Up Everybody, Close the Door. He was just SO DAMN GOOD! He was a huge loss! It's too bad that this is haunting his memory in anyone's eyes. I don't care about this kind of stuff. I just loved the man and his songs. I loved the Blue Notes. I loved driving around with my friends singing Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose, and Love TKO. All of it. RIP Mr. Pendergrass. Your music lives on.
He was one of my favorite performers! RIP Teddy!!
I'm still confused..... What's the point in coming forward with a confession that still isn't the complete truth though
I think it has some to do with her writing a book "My Life is No Accident"
She may have been paid to stick with this story, rather than the real truth.
bestdealer0073 I agree.What happened?
bestdealer0073 to smooth over the LIE
bestdealer0073 she lieing
You will note that she met him in the "70s"; the accident didn't happen until 80s!!!
1982. March 18th Thursday.
+Eric Lowe -Hahahahah! Yeah, true...
+P. Brown I found a picture of tenika online and it was definitely an image of a very attractive woman. Looked like it was taken in the late 70s.
the first meeting was in the 70s yes
Mandela Effect
Several of Teddy Pendergrass friends said he liked to play while driving. It was said he leaned over and found something he wasn't prepared for and that was the reason for the accident.
😂😂
Heard that too!😄
she literally had her surgery five years prior, there was nothing to feel even if he did supposedly lean over. stop making stuff up just because u have no life
When it first happened, I said Teddy reached over, got shocked, then wrecked. Now, I just say it was a tragic, tragic accident...and we all got robbed. How difficult it must have been for both, all these years. A few minutes, one night, played over and over for decades and decades. Lord, please have mercy.
I am 27 and love Teddy music. I been loving his music since I was 12 years old.
I love Teddy's music....so much..
A legend indeed....
We will never know what happened and need to take Teddy and her side of the story. It is sad what happened to Teddy and thank god neither one of them lost their lives and Teddy continued to sing and made hit songs after this tragedy.
no matter what teddy did 4 me he was the greatest singer on this earth rest in heavenly peace teddy ur still b here i my heart.
Rolls Royce just sped up and Teddy was struggling with the wheel and that's when the accident happened and Teddy gets paralyzed and your tooth is chipped. Well thanks for removing the cloud of suspicion and clearing that all up.
exactly, thanks a hellova lot for clearing that up
@@ThePattibeth the cops cut the line brakes off because he had 500k lawsuit against them
@@dumpsterbby6991 oh no
@Carla Howze don't even bother worrying your little head over how Teddy ended up In the back seat. You're just feeling left out cuz you never got the chance to jump yo little hot tail in the back seat with him. Now am I right Carla darling? I most certainly am. And that was not just a lucky guess Carla dear.
We know what went on now, even tho he won’t admit it. I don’t care what this person wants people to call him, I will call him what The Creator made him to be, a man.
I love his music so much I always listen to his songs mostly Evey day
As a previous commenter mentioned listen to her words..... She says more than once " I heard " she never says she saw or she blacked out or nothing. Furthermore, you can tell she is choosing her words carefully but since she has probably told this story over and over to friends, family and some media outlets, it doesn't sound rehearsed. Gay or not he was a great singer and this was a terrible tragedy.
mzgemini0006 it's a man point blank
once again straight people who are not educated on what gay men are attracted to..., a gay man wouldn't be attracted to a trans women, it be would equivalent to finding a needle in a gigantic haystack, so if he was interested in "her" sexually, he's not gay, some where between str8 and bi-ish..? lol but certainly not gay. Some str8 ppl lump all the LGBTQ in one box...there are many degrees of sexuality between gay and straight, it's not all black and white straight or gay, there are degrees of sexuality that fall in between that are not the same equivalent to being gay or being straight..
Leon Lasko ...not true so much. I know men who are gay, however they are attracted to transsexuals.
+ronald black whats the difference??
I think Teddy liked both men and women. He didn`t need permission from me to act on his desires. I love his music regardless.
that kind of freakish stuck accelerator happen to me. I was driving on the freeway in Oakland and I ran into traffic. I put the breaks on but the car sped up faster. so I had the presence of mind to just put the car in neutral and that saved my life. when the car was in neutral the motor was racing but I could now use the breaks. I pulled over and shut the motor off. then I went under the hood and played with the accelerator shafts until it was lose. then I started up the car went to work. then I lubed up the shafts and didn't have that problem again. I was very lucky that I didn't slam into someone. motto of the story is if your accelerator ever gets stuck on you just put the car in neutral and pull over to the shoulder and cut the motor off.
Oran Payne Oh please Oran, stop making excuses for Teddy, cause you know good and well that the only acceleration that took place in that vehicle that night was the speed with which Teddy used to pump that good meat in and out of my throat, right before he said what's up to Mr. Oak tree.
Oran Payne. That is some priceless information. All my years of driving never had this happen but now i have an idea of how to handle the situation: put the car in neutral and pull to the shoulder as quickly as possible😀thanx. Somethings we dnt even consider until it's to late!
Nathan Riley, Thanks, for pointing out this good info, Oran Payne, Shared!! "l was thinking the same thing good to know. Put in neutral shut engine off pull to the side or safe area. I am a good driver, l live in mich driving over snow and iced covered roads. l wonder is this news in a drivers manual, l just dont remember, good news, great infro. Oran Payne.. Thanks for sharing!!
Oran Payne but that's not what happened pure speculation
Oran Payne Thank You for that information
Eddie Murphy got caught the same way.
As did Eddie Murphy, no?
RBGUERILLA her name was divne
amber lee I love you and your comments you rock
RBGUERILLA and Tevin Campbell
Miche Miche Ikr! This is surprising news
My favorite solo male artist of all time.
Rip..
One's personal life has no business here. Teddy Pendergrass still lives on. Do it like this
I don't think we'll ever know the truth. RIP Teddy
its not anyones business
So true
April Gosa oh now all of a sudden a celebrity’s personal life ain’t “nobody’s business”......
Everybody business is not our business. Teddy was who he was and his business is with God .
@Tenika Watson Hahahahahah wow fool you don't. Know me. So shut your mouth and get lost
That's not a mystery woman...thats a man. Stop confusing people. Smh. 😒
Well it doesn't take much to fool a Zionist I'm told.
Teddy was very beautiful, and an even bigger artist is the whole thing, and it will stay forever so, and do not worry about thinking Teddy
She/he sure missed a lot of details leading up to the crash!
Brenda Kite do you think it's a dude😂
Imho, Her head was in his lap, that's why.
BRENDA KITE SHE/HE WTF MAYBE YOU NEED TO CHECK YOURSELF YOU MIGHT BE ONE TOO
Brenda Kite he she was giving him head ..thevrnd
Brenda Kite there is a yiddish quote that says What you didn't see with your eyes don't witnessed it with your mouth.
Rest in Peace Teddy! God be with you surly missed that for sure we didn't have long enough!
I remember when this happened the reason the story came out that something sexual must have happened is because the cops and first responders on the scene said his pant were down to his ankles.
I mean down to his knees
Oh wow
+DARRYL PHILLIPS sounds about right brother lol
what for?
This is BS. Everybody knows you can`t enjoy good oral se while you are driving. He would have at least drove to the hood and parked in 7-11 lot.
My car/ My business/ My Life!
My throat/ Our business/ His Wreck!
love this man and his song. in my times I never love so much
A lot was left out of this story, I mean why waste people’s time if you are not going to be truthful, what were you doing, why did he start speeding all of a sudden around Lincoln Dr. one of the most dangerous streets in the world!, how did they find him after the accident, TELL THE TRUTH.
Can’t believe everything you hear people will say anything just to get on the news I love teddy he’s my number one fan
It sounds like something could've been wrong with the car, so I wonder if Teddy got a lawyer then tried to sue Rolls Royce. Maybe they gave him a huge settlement, but with the condition that he never say certain things.
Lilly Pickle Teddy was getting sucked on that's why he lost control of the car.
He had several car accidents in the previous weeks. He was basically looking unconsciously for it.
Lilly Pickle I seen lots of interviews regarding the situation when it happened years after it happens there was never any mention of a malfunction in the car now if that happened today oh yeah they would blame it on the car
Teddy wrote in his memoirs about suing the company and they gave him an 6 figure undisclosed settlement. He also wrote that his car had been acting up before the accident.
I don't care either. He was a handsome and talented man. A true fan would not turn their back on him. Continue to rest in peace, knowing that many of us have turned the lights off to your music. ♥
for all of you claiming she is not telling the truth, unless you were there in the car with them, how do you know that she is not telling the truth?
She's concealing something 😶
Still love me some Teddy Pendergrass. Damn that man could sing and every now and again I pop in that 1st album he did as a solo singer - Close da Door, ettc. Yea!
I hear the cops used to mess with Teddy. In fact Teddy mentioned this. Id love to hear more about Teddy and this accident. This story sure has some missing parts.
Those cops used to mess with me too ( sometimes all night long). But they paid well.
And the "missing parts" that occasionally got banged away, could always be replaced by my reassignment surgeon.
Telling things we already know is not a confession.
Tenika I hope you finished your book there is always two sides to every story. The media tried to spin it in into something weird and freaky when it was simply just a guy giving a friend a ride.
Yes dear. However one must take into account of exactly what Mr Pendergrass was giving me a ride on that night
If you've read the article in jet at the time, teddy was with a transsexual man at the time of the crash.
This IS that man! She/he looks pretty good. Can you imagine what it looked like in the 70`s?
knightd12 yeah I can see it
clobbyhops I remember that article
I have seen some transsexuals, in movies and such, that look just like or even better than your average woman. It is easy to understand how in a club after a few drinks, he could assume this person was a woman. And if he had enough drinks, it wouldn`t even matter. LOL
clobbyhops exactly but some people don't want to hear the truth
Close The Door!
+Phillip Rogers And lock it . . .!
and pull all the blinds down
I got so much love and I want to give it all to you 🤑
That's Funny!
tarik15380 debarge Haha!😂
I first heard his music in the movie Daryl. Beautiful voice. 😢
Maybe after he realized this was a man the shock made him crash! 😞🤔😥
That been my guess all the time
"Is he driving fast?" Couldn't you tell by looking at the road? lol
He left out so much information.
ProBody3000 You could tell by looking at the road only if your head is in a position to see the road. 🙄
LOL
If you notice she said that the car sped up and she was " wondering" if he was driving fast. Normally when someone drives faster ,you ask them to slow down. Of course she noticed he was struggling with the wheel because it was near her head, if you know what I mean. And she stated that all she "heard" was a big crash....Heard ? She should have seen the crash happening. Question where were her eyes. And why was Teddy Pendergrass pants all the way down to his ankles when they found him ? What a person doesn't say usually tells volumes, and by the way she was a "known" prostitute and transsexual. Generally a straight man would not offer a ride to a transsexual....I'm just saying.
@@trwatson129 You're bringing up some valid points.
U can't ask someone 2 slow down, when your mouth is full. I think ole Teddy was a FREAK. Still ❤ his music. 🎶
So basically he was trickin and wound up getting into an accident??
No...basically he was giving a friend a ride home & that was pretty much that.
Had he been "tricking", considering how many people have been waiting to hear from Tanika, not to mention how she could've gotten paid had she confirmed rumors, she certainly could've said so.
The fact that she didn't do so is quite telling, as nowhere did she suggest that he was trying to pick her up. Think about it...If the rumors that she's been living with since 1982 were true, as she's written a book about, don't you think that if there was something scandalous involved which would help her book sales that she'd have spit some dirt?
But she didn't do that, did she? Not even to sell a few more copies of her book. If the rumors are true, then why didn't she drop the bomb & sell a few more books in the process?
A lot of folks full well know what happened that night & I promise you this...they'll never go on record & say what happened that night.
And anyone who really believes that it had anything to do with him soliciting a transvestite or a prostitute is as wrong as two left shoes. In many cases such as this, always remember one truth...
Those who tell don't know & those who know don't tell.
But for those whom want to believe the rumors, I guess that they'll be contented with doing so.
And 34 years later, they're still wrong, but I guess that it makes for a better story that way.
Nicole Judah I believe Tenika was performing fellatio and it was the cause of the accident, also I believe Teddy knew Tenika was a transsexual male/female.
S Thunda you can believe it, if you theorize in your head, you can believe anything. But the fact remains, you weren't there. People just love to talk the worst, because they want it to make sense.
Pretty much.
Thankful and Greatful lol
You can tell when they show her from the side view that she was or is a man.
+Shelia White No
look at her/him up close you can tell. But I can see how many people could be fooled back in 82 because your average person in those days wouldn't think people would go through such lengths to live their lives different than the norm
Back in the day, the club is dark, drinks are flowing, it`s easy to mistake a drag queen for a woman. And once you become 'aroused', it really doesn`t make any difference. lol
who cares
i didn't know by looking at her
Rip Teddy ... But staring at the industry through my rearview my generation lost an artist nothing compared to Mr. Pendergrass, but similar scenarios of out of control vehicle situations. Just my humble observation of tragic life changes and exiting of the industry. Rip ShawtyLo, Mr Prince, Mr Jackson.
there was all kind of stories going around when the accident happened for the people reading this Lincoln drive in Philadelphia pa is a VERY winding road and if it's wet or your going to fast it's a dangerous road
None of you commenting were there at time of accident so how can you possibly know what happened? She was there and she sounds pretty straight forward and honest to me so her story could very well be true! Now as far as Teddy Pendergrass sexual orientation ..that I don't know but he was a great singer and I'm a fan of his music ..always will be!
Kaiyah J course I'm not surprised forget about what he did it's all about his music right that was a two-minute interview that's not all the truth and you know it
"Straight" might not be the best choice of words for this incident.
Wow! Thank you for sharing....
no mention of the other woman at all I see
He...should have been saved. ...salvation!
My parents used to tell me he crashed after he went up "her" skirt & felt some lady nuts.
HerbDoes ~ That certainly isn't true because she had the gender/genital surgery 5 years before the crash.
I agree with your parents, I think the shock may have drove him to crash!!! 😥
HE! That’s a dude!
💀
😅😅😅😅
Continued RIP TP. 13 years ago today. Super Sad.
When I was young my mom told me teddy was getting head in the whip the pen crashed it .
You a legend tenika
Thank you sweetie
Want some?
How will anyone ever know that when neither of them spoke about it. Tenika nor Teddy never spoke about the accident after it h happened
Loved Teddy..handsome man, great performer. Miss him♥️
He was trying to "Let It Go"
His documentary is on show time are on demand i njoy it very much R.i.p Teddy
They were definitely doing something before he crashed. You could tell "her" perspective before the crash was from somewhere out of clear sight from what was happening.
+king esseen and you know this how? Oh let me guess..You were in the car ..in the back seat watching huh?
+Kaiyah J- "She" said she "wondered" if he was driving fast, which implies she wasn't in clear perspective of what was happening on the road. Then mentions "she" noticed he lost control of the wheel. The description describes only a partial view and awareness of what's happening. I'm not pretending to be there.
+king esseen Which doesn't prove anything! Anyone can feel the car speed up and be unaware of why..esp if you can't see the amount of pressure being put on the gas pedal.. She also said that she realized that the car was out of control and it wasn't him driving fast...It is possible that it really was just a tragic accident and brake issue. IJS
Okay yes I'm familiar with who Sharon Paige is...through those songs.. Did he tell her this? Was she in the car?
+Kaiyah J yea
she saidnothing about sexyual act ppl needtostop spreading rumors
+imanii moore You're right. She didn't specifically say it. But if you listen to what she is saying, it's clear she was in a position where she couldn't see what was going on. Now you figure that out....
+imanii moore bUT THEY WON'T STOP BECAUSE PEOPLE THRIVE ON bull
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+imanii moore his reputatiohn could not stand the heat.. ..
+Nick Lewis I agree with most of you comment... only one correction people THINK they thrive... meanwhile can't get a handle on their lives.
Right NOTHING!!! And the thing is, the truth ALWAYS comes out!!! I haven't heard 1 story coming out to back that he was gay, but he did date some beautiful WOMEN!!! If anybody can give me names of men he's dating..please send so that I can see...*crickets*
Teddy P was getting his mic rocked
😂😂hell yeah, rock the mic till u get feedback
@@deeptreatz that's right and loads of it
@@karimanicolette1210 no I'm still 33
@@karimanicolette1210 and still running them into trees and telephone poles with this good stuff
Hit job on teddy. Multiple of his cars had brake line cut.
This story is told after the death of Teddy. Imagine that! 🙄
This was known even back in the 80's.
The guy with him did not tell this story until after Teddy was dead.
@@eddie054 Even still Oprah does it again. Teddy dies and she opens up old news. Kobe dies and Gayle King brings up old news. Micheal Jackson dies and Oprah brings up old news. Oprah (and Gayle) hates black men.
Your big mouth making comments about something that didn't even involve you. Imagine THAT!
Are you imagining it dearest Irish?
Rip . He sang good even live
That doesn’t look like a man , for what it’s worth good transition.
I know
Imagine 40 years ago
Why thank you sweetie
@Adam Johns I suggest you put up or shut up by taking me for a drive one night and let me service you with what I call the tree-popping special and find out for yourself.
@Adam Johns hence my work slogan : If you pop a tree, you'll know it's me.
Wow....finally! Happy to hear her side.
The truth was not told by him.
acajudi100 stfu
na g HAAAAA!
@@HASSANJI_made_in_AMERICA Hassan what are you laughing about?
@@HASSANJI_made_in_AMERICA I'll give you something to laugh about Big boy
Sooo, you heard the crash but did not see it? How does that happen?
Good point
Maybe she was looking down at Teddy's... She had work to do.
You know exactly how it happened Sunni. Don't play dumb. As many times I'm sure it's happened to you.
😂🤣
When I first so her interview on Oprah where are they now I thought it was strange that when they finally saw each other they had nothing too say to each other they were in an car accident that nearly took their lives and they had nothing to say like I said it sounds strange
who cares people can be so mean to each other
April Gosa oh really you seem very surprised
Tanika met him in 1977 & the accident happened in 1982, so they knew of each other for 5 years!!!! Hmmmm
Yeah, they used to go to the same nightclub at the Warwick hotel in Philadelphia.
Aint nothing new under the sun! Tragic!
Yes, she is a transsexual but at the time of accident, she was in drag. It is a well known fact that Teddy frequented a certain gay bar before he became famous with the Blue Notes and he continued to go to that bar occasionally even after he became famous. It was one of his hangouts. And he had to know she was in drag....beautiful...but in drag....because it was a gay bar.
+grifitti Just because it's a "Gay" doe'snt mean that one is Gay because they frequent there? Do the Staff have to be Gay too to work there? If working with a band and this is one of your venues you may stick around there.
Why the insult?
Daaaaaaaamn
@The Saint ST1 Did you know him personally, did he tell you he wasn't bi or gay? I can say for a fact he didn't tell you any of the above. You're making assumptions just like most who are in denial. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if he was bi or gay, he was an incredible singer and entertainer. Who cares who or what he chose to do in his off time. Pick and choose your battles wisely, but this one is definitely a losing battle. The man is gone, honor his gifts of music he left us with whether he was gay, bi, or straight. Namaste
Actually the accident was not an accident..it was attempted murder
What makes u say that
@@gamegirl85 stupidity
@@jeannie3237 🤣
Why would she lie and protect him in death? If it was truly a sexual relationship she could of sold that story in her book and made millions..
WoW I was glad to hear the true story about Teddy Pendergas there were so many lies spreader about his accident. DPitts
Teddy was fooled..I could see how...
Most people are fooled and it is getting more difficult to see it.
SParkApCider girl grow up
Lydia Graham but never full me there's always a little dead giveaway
Ain't no man ever fooled we know the difference between a biological woman and a woman born biologically male FOH....
@@aconater oh really Jason? Sorry but I have some breaking news for you: ive had you on 3 separate occasions already and you still haven't figured it out yet. And I'll soon be getting me some more from you.
R.I.P Teddy. SMDH
Famous people are people too. Don’t worship people’s celebrity so much. I don’t know what he was into, or who he was into it with. Don’t even care, either. You can admire the art without worshipping the artist. Teddy was a talented cat, artistically speaking. His musical legacy lives on. I’ll leave The speculation is for gossip mongers.
Mmm John. Tenika just loves older handsome men. Can I ride with you in your vehicle one star lit romantic night? I want you to drive it all the way home.
I remember that night, we were all supposed to go to Lola Falana's house in Jersey after his performance on Broad street for the after party. Me and my buddy/business partner, Fred ( we were an up and coming production company trying to sign artists) chose to not go) next morning I heard about the accident. Needless to say, we, my partner and i were spooked, talked about it and dropped our plans for a production company which was to be head-quartered in NY, with main production offices offices in Philly at Broad and South in a building we were trying to purchase. --- I've always thought something was not right about the accident and felt he or us were targeted---TRUE STORY---wish i could tell you more but that book is closed
….something about your story NOT right, he was at a basketball game that night, no performance ✔️…
@@dappdaddy33 something about yours doesn't add up either
Teddy Tenderass!!
I was on that street where it happen once and it is very curvy with sharp turns and I felt a lil weird while i was on it..still love him
Correct me if I'm wrong. Didn't Teddy reached under Tenika dress, finding out she had balls?! Isn't this the reason why he lost control of the wheel?
I heard that story as well he reached under the skirt finding out it was a dick and lost control
@@geraldboldenjr.894 🤣🤣😂😂 You should be ASHAMED of yourself for talking underneath a lady's dress like that! Shame on you Gerald!!
teddy one of my favorite sigers rest in peace
If it was SO dam important to you then why WAIT 30+YEARS(that's 3+ DECADES) to tell your side of the story?
Love teddy but he never described what happen that night in detail
If something sexual was going on in that car she's never going to admit it. We will never know what really happened.
I literally just said that . She WILL NEVER ADMIT IT becuz everybody will look at her like she caused the accident smh
A car don't just suddenly go out of control by itself, especially a Rolls Royce. Teddy drove to the club, apparently with no issues with the car. Secondly, she says "and all of a sudden I heard this great big bang" now correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't she in the car with Teddy when the accident happened??? She says she suddenly "heard" this great big bang, as if she was anywhere but in the car and heard this bang...I think she (or he) needs to get the story straight.
lexdee523 not true,ask Toyota about the Us's largest auto recall and blamed it on a floor mat!
No one ever talks about the 3rd person in that car. Turquoise Erving!
All these years I thought the story was Teddy was getting head from a man then crashed. That's the story that's been in my mind for decades.
That's what I heard, well there's the man
@@startinajackson606 oh hush up Satina. You're just jealous cuz your head isn't as famous or as talked about as mine. Well yours does get talked about.
At the Better Business Bureau sweetie.
@@startinajackson606 and at the STD center I'm told.
@@startinajackson606 and at Poison treatment centers to induce vomiting 🤮🤮🤮
The comments are off the hook. God bless all of you and let's love one another . Leave the judging to someone Higher than yourself.
The woman said nothing happened. people are still trying to make it happen why would she lie she could have gotten paid for a story
sims6015.... Yeah, that's probably true because this one gay guy on Facebook got popped by a down low man when he outed him. He lived, though.
I agree..she has no reason to be afraid..especially in this day and time ANYBODY would gladly take her story and she would be super paid in minutes...I'm buying her story...Teddy was a nice man who gave her a ride home..nothing more and nothing less...
Tim Vivians why would she lie are you serious people lie all the time every day every second every minute
Poor Teddy!!
What da hell was that
Teddy was coined, the “King of Disco”
one thing for sure when someone does so much dirt in the dark they pay the price, he lived a very secret gay live and he was a very rude arrogant dude. he fooled a lot of people. so he paid the price.
She said. ....she didn't think Teddy even knew she used to be a man. Listen closely.
There was a rumor that DR J wife also in the car. How true is that?
ZERO
Expounding on rumors might be fun, but there is no, and I repeat no evidence of anyone else being in the car. Anyway, how would the cops know to take anyone' away from the scene secretly. A rumor don`t care who starts it. :)
dn30001 Well, I`m just glad Dr J`s wife wasn`t hurt in the wreck. She could have died if they had taken her to anywhere else buy the hospital.
If anyone wants to believe that the entire Philly police dept. was on the take, go right ahead. We can all believe what we want. Happy New Year!
knightd12 oh and before you go, Turquoise Erving is a G. Its been said that she was the founder of the biggest NBA wives coalition against cheating husbands. To this day, wives such as Tawana Iverson and Juanita Jordan followed her blueprint. But of course, this is all hearsay. lol. Happy New Year!
Tae Mac oh that's f***** up drjays my man you shouldn't say that never heard that rumor and I was in Philadelphia back then