Cause & Effect: Teddy Pendergrass (Rebroadcast from 2019)

Sat, Mar 7, 2026

Tune into Cause & Effect on WRIR (wrir.org) this Saturday from 1-3 pm as Harper brings you the story of Teddy Pendergrass from his early years to his time with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes to his solo career and more. This is a rebroadcast from 2019. Thanks for listening!

Photo by Michael Ochs / Michael Ochs Archive/Getty/Rolling Stone

Saturday Afternoon Schedule

1-3 pm Cause & Effect hosted by Harper (rebroadcast)

3-5 pm End of the Century with DJ Miss Kitty

5-7 pm River City Limits with host Jay Smack

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Show archive

Playlist

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, “Wake Up Everybody”

from The Ultimate Blue Notes

Epic/Legacy - 1972

Prof. Alex Bradford and the Bradford Singers, “One Step”

from One Step

Vee-Jay

Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers, “Lord Remember Me”

from I'd Trade a Lifetime

Jewel

The Dells, “Stay In My Corner”

from All Your Rhythm & Blues Favourites (Re-Recorded Versions)

K-tel - 2002

Volcanos, “Storm Warning”

from Storm Warning: Philly Original Soul Classics, Vol. 1

Jamie/Guyden - 1967

Little Royal, “I'm Glad To Do It”

from Jealous

Tri-Us

The Cadillacs, “The Girl I Love”

from Cadillacs Meet the Orioles

Rhino - 2006

Jackie Wilson, “Lonely Teardrops”

from 20 Greatest Hits (Remastered)

Brunswick Records - 2001

Stevie Wonder, “Fingertips”

from Cooley High

UNI/MOTOWN - 1975

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, “Don't Leave Me This Way”

from If You Don't Know Me By Now - The Best of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Legacy/Pir/Epic Associated - 1995

The Swan Silvertones, “Mary Don't You Weep”

from Harvest Gospel: The Swan Silvertones

Sonorous Records - 1959

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, “Nowhere to Run”

from The Ultimate Collection: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Motown - 1998

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, “The Love I Lost”

from All Their Greatest Hits!

P.I.R. - 1972

Marvin Gaye, “Pride and Joy”

from The Complete Collection

UNI/MOTOWN - 2008

Teddy Pendergrass, “Turn Off the Lights”

from Soul Box

Goldenlane - 2007

Solomon Burke, “Cry to Me”

from The Very Best of Solomon Burke

Rhino Atlantic - 2005

The Temptations, “Don't Look Back”

from The Definitive Collection

UNI/MOTOWN - 2008

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, “If You Don't Know Me By Now”

from Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Epic/Legacy - 1972

Thelma Houston, “Don't Leave Me This Way”

from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown 1970s, Vol. 1

UNI/MOTOWN - 2001

Teddy Pendergrass, “The Whole Town's Laughing At Me”

from Teddy Pendergrass

PIR - 1977

Four Tops, “Reach Out I'll Be There”

from Essential Collection: Four Tops

Hip-O (UC) - 2000

Chubby Checker, “Pony Time”

from The Best of Chubby Checker: Cameo Parkway 1959-1963

ABKCO - 2005

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, “The Tracks of My Tears”

from The Big Chill 15th Anniversary

UNI/MOTOWN - 2016

Teddy Pendergrass, “Love T.K.O.”

from TP (Expanded Edition)

Legacy Recordings - 1980

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes with Sharon Paige, “You Know How to Make Me Feel So Good”

from Total Soul Classics: Wake Up Everybody

Philadelphia International Records/Epic/Legacy - 1975