Teddy Pendergrass: Last News

David Bowie famously sang about “Changes” in 1971, and true to his word, he turned and faced the strange on his 1975 LP “Young Americans.”Making a galactic journey from glam-rock to his self-described “plastic soul,” the man who came from Mars as Ziggy Stardust landed in Philadelphia to record his game-changing classic that came out 50 years ago on March 7, 1975.But the rock star — who died at 69 from liver cancer in 2016 — wasn’t exactly greeted with brotherly love in the city.“We were going to the birthplace of so many hits,” Tony Visconti — the “Young Americans” producer who had worked with Bowie since 1968 — exclusively told The Post. “But [Kenny] Gamble and [Leon] Huff, they didn’t want to work with us.”Indeed, the Sound of Philadelphia architects behind such R&B greats as the O’Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were not open to this Brit invading their territory.“They actually said, ‘We don’t want no white boy stealing our music’ or something like that,” said Visconti, 80.But Bowie was on a makeover mission that could not be stopped on “Young Americans,” assembling his own soul squad, including Sly & the Family Stone drummer Andrew Newmark, Donny Hathaway bassist Willie Weeks, James Brown saxophonist David Sanborn and an emerging background singer by the name of Luther Vandross at Sigma Sound — the Philly studio where many Gamble & Huff hits were made.There was also session guitar player Carlos Alomar licking it up on hits such as the title track and his co-written classic “Fame” — Bowie’s first No.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music It is a plight common to most professional songwriters: Everyone knows their songs, but few people know who they are. And it’s hard to think of a more vivid example of that syndrome than Gerry Goffin, Carole King’s late ex-husband and longtime writing partner, who was responsible for the lyrics of such timeless songs as “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?,” “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman,” “Up on the Roof,” “The Loco-Motion,” “One Fine Day” and dozens more — he wrote the lyrics for a total of 114 Billboard Hot 100 hits for artists including Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Natalie Cole, James Taylor, Ray Charles, Whitney Houston, Kylie Minogue and of course, King (with whom he is pictured above, in the early 1960s).

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, Music Shep Gordon, the longtime manager of Alice Cooper, also known affectionately as “Supermensch” (the title of a 2013 documentary about him), appeared at the Pollstar Live! conference in Los Angeles Tuesday and shared a revealing story about his former client Raquel Welch. The actress, who died last week at the age of 82, was actually quite prudish, Gordon explained, but “her appeal was sex.” The two worked together for five years straddling the end of the 1970s and beginning of the ’80s, a time when Welch’s career had reached a crossroads. The solution seemed to be a Las Vegas show, which Ann-Margret had executed successfully, drawing an audience of wives with husbands in tow. Similarly, what man wouldn’t want to see a scantily clad Welch in the flesh? The formula worked, but after a three-year residency at Caesars Palace, Welch’s contract was close to expiring and Gordon had to step in.

Channel Tres has shared the second single from his debut studio LP, Real Cultural Shit. “No Limit” drops two-and-a-half months ahead of the album’s scheduled December 8 release via GODMODE, and two months behind the project’s announcement and the arrival of its lead single, “Just Can’t Get Enough.” Both of the songs released on RCS’ cycle thus far have celebrated the roots of house music, but “Just Can’t Get Enough” and “No Limit” spread in distinct directions.

supports HTML5 videoBrooklyn Beckham’s newest home-cooked meal hasn’t exactly gone down a treat with fans as some urge him not to ‘give up the day job.’The eldest child of David Beckham and Victoria Beckham has dabbled in a couple of ‘day jobs’ since realising following in his father’s footsteps and playing football professionally was not for him.Having previously explored photography and modelling as a career, Brooklyn – who recently married billionaire heiress Nicola Peltz – has found a passion for cooking, often sharing his recipes with his millions of online followers.At 23, Brooklyn recently shared how it feels to find his career passion ‘later in life,’ and despite how bone-creakingly ancient that makes us feel, it’s clear the newlywed takes great pride in his cooking.Unfortunately for Brooklyn however, his newest meal failed to impress some of his 14.3 million Instagram followers as some declared it looked undercooked.On Tuesday, the eldest Beckham child took to the site where he posted a video montage of him preparing a pizza from scratch, creating the dough before adding canned tomatoes, cheese and mushrooms to the finished product.The star shared the video with Teddy Pendergrass’ It’s Time For Love playing the background – but unfortunately it wasn’t all love in the comment section.While new wife Nicola shared a series of heart-eyes emojis and one fan said the video made them ‘so hungry for pizza,’ another write simply: ‘Just.

Ariana Grande gave her team members Jim and Sasha Allen a helping hand on Monday’s “The Voice”.

Ariana Grande gave her team members Jim and Sasha Allen a helping hand on Monday’s “The Voice”.

Blake Shelton is a huge fan of his “The Voice” team member Paris Winningham.

She left her makeup at home, but Halsey, 25, made sure to bring her face mask when she swung by Erewhon Market on Mar. 19. Hours before California Gov. Gavin Newson issued a state-wide “Stay At Home” order, Halsey stopped by the Los Angeles marketplace to pick up a few last-minute supplies. With a black mask, a faded Teddy Pendergrass t-shirt, a pair of high-waisted, pinstripe trousers, and a pair of docs, Halsey maintained her punk rock chicness during this time of coronavirus. This might be the last time fans see Halsey out and about for the time being, so they better take a good, long look.