Teddy Pendergrass Or Rhythm and Blues Can Save The World

You can’t hide from yourself, because everywhere you go, there you are…

Maybe it’s because Barack Obama isn’t the President anymore, but it damned sure seems like everyone is forgetting the great alpha male black men can do amazing things and actually solve the world’s problems. We’re having a moment for astounding black women right now, and there’s also a space for beta male black boys-to-men as well. But, it’s in contemplating the lessons learned from the life, talent, and execution of said talent of one of the greatest alpha male black men ever, that we learn that Teddy Pendergrass and rhythm and blues can save the world.

It’s completely understandable if folks who write recently published articles like “Black Women Are Responsible for Everything Cool” and “Black Musicians on Being Boxed in by R&B and Rap Expectations” are unaware of the fact that Teddy P could actually be responsible for every truly cool modern thing and super-thrived in the box marked “R & B expectations.”

In the era between 1977–1991, Teddy Pendergrass released 12 top ten R & B albums and a matching number of…