What a sad day for music

BBC RADIO 5 LIVE just reported on the death of TEDDY PENDERGRASS and my heart sank.
His vocals on HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES classics such as "If You Don't Know Me By Now," "Don't Leave Me This Way" and "Bad Luck" made him my favorite soul star.
I'm gutted hearing of his death at age 59.
Family members blame the death on a "difficult recovery" from colon cancer surgery.
Pendergrass began his music career as a drummer, then rose to fame as lead singer of the Blue Notes.
He stepped away from the band for a solo career marked by smooth love ballads.
However, it was an horrific injury that made headlines in 1982.
Pendergrass crashed his Rolls-Royce, suffering a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
He adjusted to his disabilities and continued singing.
Nothing could still that great voice... until now.