The legend that is Teena Marie past away this weekend. She will be missed dearly and her impact on music will always be remembered. Several celebs and fellow musicians expressed their sadness via Twitter... check the video.
Several celebrities expressed their sadness about the songbird's passing:
Alicia Keys: God bless Teena Marie & her Family! Sending Blessings &prayers I was just saying that “Fre & Desire” is 1 of the most beautifully performed songs!
Q-Tip: u can run my MINI teena marie playlist back to the top… then do it again. hopefully a young singer can take this blueprint she left. RIP.
Diddy tweeted: “R.I.P Teena Marie. God Bless. Damn I just saw her the other day.”
Mary J. Blige: “Rest in peace Teena Marie,” Blige wrote. “My Love for u is forever.”
Common: “Teena and I are both Pisces and we believe that we’ve been here before,” he tweeted. “That’s why ‘De Ja Vu’ is my favorite song.”
Fellow music "it" girl, Prince protégé Sheila E, also shared how much she will miss the singer on Twitter. "I will miss my girl Teena Marie, Real music by real people. God bless my sistah and her family. U will be missed."
As reported by CNN >>
R&B songwriting duo Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff, who wrote hits like "If You Don't Know Me by Now," the "Soul Train" theme song and "Back Stabbers," remembered the singer in a statement: "We're shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Teena Marie. She was one of the most memorable, soulful and unique R&B vocalists to come out of Motown. We send our condolences to Teena's family, the entire Motown family and of course, our dear friend Berry Gordy."
Marie was known for hits like "Lovergirl" and "Square Biz." Her daughter found her dead Saturday night, Marie's manager said. No cause of death has been released, but her publicist said Marie suffered a grand mal seizure a month ago, from which she was still recovering.
Ironically, one of her last tweets...
R.I.P. to a legend.
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