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Posts Tagged ‘70’s r&b

Ron Banks Of The “Dramatics” Dead At 58…

March 5, 2010

The music industry has lost another groundbreaking,irreplaceable talent. Legendary soul singer Ron Banks of the Dramatic’s passed away of a heart attack . Ron banks was only 58, and one of the founders of the R&B singing group The Dramatics. Ron Banks was considered to be in good health, and his sudden passing has left […]

Soul Singer Teddy Pendergrass Dead at 59 From Colon Cancer

January 14, 2010

The AP is reporting that Souls Singer Teddy Pendergrass, who became R&B’s reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and ’80s with his passionate love ballads and later became an inspirational figure after a car accident that left him paralyzed, died Wednesday at age 59. Teddy Pendergrass started a s a drummer and back up vocalist, […]