Humble beginnings! Teddy and Harold perform together after not performing on the same stage together for many years! Not sure if it ever changed anything between them and their relationship, but it was nice to see. 🧸🥰
The funny thing was when I was a kid I thought Harold Melvin was singing all these songs 😂 in reality around the age of 12 I noticed Teddy was singing all the hit songs
IT'S the reason Teddy left. Because when u name a group Harold u think he's the lead but it was Teddy. And because the group was name Harold Melvin he received wayyy mo money. When teddy finally got the understanding of the industry he left.
Same here! I remember my dad playing Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes albums and then Teddy P’s music, and I was confused to why he was singing lead. Lol
First time seeing this. Given his limitations at this point, it makes you appreciate how much of a vocal beast Teddy was at 22 or 23 years old when he recorded this…
@@Gump-tion - no doubt. I still listen to him regularly - with the Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes and solo - and am in awe of his abilities. There was no one like him.
Teddy's talent was so obvious for the world to see, and hear! If Harold Melvin hadn't let his ego, and jealousy cloud his judgment he would've kept Teddy in the group by paying him his do share, and treating him right! Man, if I had been in Harold Melvin's shoes I wouldn't have ever let Teddy get away. Good to see they got back together for this song inspite of their differences! Rip fellows!🙏
Ego? Naw, it was strictly business. It's done all the time in this and any other industry. Teddy worked for Harold Melvin. It was Harold's group, Harold had the deal with Philly International, and Harold paid ALL the bandmembers, the chaffeurs, paid for the performance clothing, medical, legal, operational, meals on the road, etc. For that, you need money. You won't be able to cover all that if you give it away to the band members. Here's the kicker: Philly International was already taking a production deal, from CBS which meant that the royalties were already 'stepped on'. Then you have Harold Melvin's royalties, which paid for all above_____then you have so money to share if there is any left. Teddy did the right thing: if you have the juice, then you go and get your own deal. It's that simple.
@@fostermac7170 According to fellow Blue Note Lloyd Parks, the light skinned one with the falsetto voice and friend of Teddy's, he said Harold Melvin was a thief and he stole Teddy's, Lloyd's, and the other Blue Notes' royalty money. That's why Teddy left.
@@MisterB2eternity I've been privy to the same information you were privy to. Look, the music industry is a real dirty business. It's dirty because the money is frontloaded to composers, engineers, producers, arrangers and the last to get paid are the artists. You have major distributors like Sony, CBS, RCA, etc. Then you have the folks that have production deals with labels, such as Motown, Stax, Philly International. Then you have the folks who own or control the singing groups such as Harold Melvin, or Michael Bivins (of New Edition fame who **owned** Boyz to Men), Maurice White when he had Kalimba Productions who had sub-production deals. Then THEY pay the artists. With Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, if Harold Melvin **stole** their royalties, they could have just called the police, or gotten lawyers to squash that. No, what they did was to sign a contract that left Harold in charge of royalties for the group. The fact is that he paid them little. That's quite a bit different from **stealing* their money. This has been going on in the music industry since the inception of royalties. The real crime is that it happens TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME. This is because these naturally talented folks won't do the hard work and get an education to go along with their natural talent. For instance, Teddy quit school to pursue music. Then, of course, he signed whatever they put in front of him without reading the small print. it gets these guys every time. There are some **success** stories, however. You can have your father look out for you in the case of the Jackson 5, or you can follow the lead of Ice Cube as he walked out on his contract with Jerry Heller and Ruthless records rather than continue to get screwed, and he got his own production and recording deal. Some of these other folks need to learn how to count and read, and make logical decisions.
@@fostermac7170 I'M TOTALLY WITH YOU ON THIS. BELIEVE ME. You have to do your homework so you don't get robbed. As in Teddy's case he said in his book Truly Blessed that he and the Blue Notes got $12,000 for their first song I Miss You. But afterwards they got very little afterwards on the other hits. Apparently Harold went behind their back and convince Gamble and Huff to give him the money and he'll divide it amongst the group. Also, Teddy said that one summer when they were in Beverly Hills he asked Harold for some money and he told Teddy that he'll see what he can do and told him to wait right here. Little did he know that Teddy followed and looked through this key hole and saw all of this money under a mattress in the room Harold was staying in. He later learned that was the other Blue Notes and the his royalty money. Harold came back downstairs once Teddy went back to the lobby of the hotel and gave him only two hundred dollars and told him not to tell the others. This was the straw that broke the camel's back. That's when Teddy Pendergrass went solo. But you right about them contracts. You have to read before you sign which Teddy failed to do twice. The first time with Harold and the second time with his girlfriend Taaz Lang.
@@MisterB2eternity Personally, I wish it didnt happen. Everytime I'm privy to contractual stuff from musical acts, it seems like the royalties or at least the income from live shows is sufficient to pay EVERYBODY a handsome sum. But the industry is ROTTEN from top to bottom. You speak volumes when you state that Teddy witnessed Harold having a bunch of money under his mattress. This evokes memories of Aretha Franklin or Little Richard traveling with hundreds of thousands of dollars in suitcases, because they had to INSIST that venue owners paid them in cash for their live performances, because they had been stiffed so many times before. In the case of Aretha, she didn't perform unless they paid her in cash, in advance. You would think they would have a more sophisticated methodology to manage their money, but they too were largely uneducated. In this industry, as well as others, you would think black folks could be at the forefront by doing things differently, since we have been royally screwed by damn near everybody, but we're not there yet, I guess.
This made me tear up. The beauty of the mement and seeing them make up but also the joy and pain in Teddy's eyes. He seemed to be struggling a bit near the of the song. Thank you for the music. RIP
Hard to find words to describe this heart stopping performance ! Teddy was one in a million ! Never be another.. My greatest inspiration !! His amazing song "Latest, greatest inspiration " was played at my mother funeral ...rip hero Teddy Pendergrass... beautiful inside and out 🙏🏽
At that time, I was happy to see that Teddy's speaking and singing were done with an improved respiration capacity. During the first part of the interview, I was unclear if this was before or after. Even the most demanding part of the song was handled well.
All the years I've watched Arsenio Hall i never seen this episode. So nice to know now that they did reunite after all these years before they both went on to their glory
What a sight to see The Greats Teddy Pendergrass and Harold Melvin this was awesome a sort of Blue Notes reunion and on my favorite late night talk show which I still missed The Arsenio Hall Show
I damn near fell out my chair at 3:35 when Harold struts onstage, only thing could have topped that would have been Lloyd Parks shrieking out the tenor part.
I’ve watched Teddy P for a long time. When he was with the blue notes he caught my eyes. After going solo I saw his apprehensions turned into greatest more and more as he gained his own place and confidence!’ Wish he was still here. Just to say thank you for your entire self and the wonderful moments you shared with the world 💞💞💞💞💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤭
Teddy Pendergrass is the absolute best. His charisma, his voice and the love he projects in all of his songs are timeless and beautiful. When I was in college in the late 1970's I would listen to him on Quiet Storm and to this day I love him, me and all of the women I was with when we would listen to him, one at a time of course. If The Great Teddy Pendergrass is not in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame he should be. I love you Teddy Pendergrass and I Truly Miss You My Brother. And may the Lord Bless Your Soul.
Teddy was great man I appreciate how he expresses himself in his song sound like he’s a man talk threw his song 🎵and so so down earth yes yes I Love ❤️ me some Teddy, Hay Hay ❤😂
WOW, HAROLD MELVIN AND TEDDY PENDERGRASS TO OF THE GOD,S OF SOUL MUSIC FROM BACK IN THE DAY SINGING TOGETHER WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT. PEACE BE WITH YOU MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️✌️😎
For so many of these new TV app channels like Pluto TV, etc ....I don't see why someone doesn't pick up the old arsenio Hall shows. Classics pure classics
After he went into the chair, he commented that he could feel he didn't have it anymore, something from physically deep down he could not summon. Yet, to ignorant me, he sounded great--chair or not. I miss this guy, and the way he did something that at the time meant so much to me, that you can combine--have BOTH sex and warmth/brotherhood, THAT is something he left behind as an artist, IMO. RIP peace Teddy, you meant a lot to an old "white guy"
@@msdemelogg I also think, he was part of a specific group of black musicians/artists that helped "white America" understand that "they" are just like us, just people. I wonder if it would surprise most black people to hear that a guy I know--two years older than I--almost 70 now, sat down and cried when Teddy passed, yet another "old white guy" moved to tears when he left this earth--that is what music and artists can do, bridge the gaps we need to bridge.
