Tragic Deaths Of “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” Singers Will Break Your Hearts

Tragic Deaths Of “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” Singers Will Break Your Hearts
“McFadden and Whitehead were more than just an R&B duo. They were pioneers of a genre, architects of a sound, and storytellers of the human experience. Known for their signature hit, 'Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now,' they became anthems for hope, resilience, and triumph. But behind the music was a story of friendship, challenges, and ultimate tragedy."

[@hildemcconago6524]

Still listen to the song today the song will never get old. May they R.I.P.

[@thankthelord4536]

Class of 1979 here! That song was HUGE!

[@sheilablount2392]

Yessss❤

[@spyder61man]

That was our Graduation theme song 1979!!!

[@thankthelord4536]

@@spyder61man I'm sure it was! Almost everyone used that song for graduation.

[@SammyColeman-mv3co]

Classic of 1980😊 great times 😊

[@francesmblack8816]

We played it at 1979 Graduation...Ain't no ...

[@jdawkins2898]

This song never gets old

[@LorraineBartley]

💯🇬🇧

[@trai411]

I love their music. Ain't no stopping us now. This was the hit song back then, and it still is today. Very talented men. So sad that this happened to them

[@evonza4858]

But their musical legacy no one can touch😘👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💛💚❤️💜💙🙏🏾💙💜❤️💚💛

[@trac4961]

My condolences to their families

[@Win-he4ly]

Absolutely from weddings to Block party's every block party I went to played their song. As a matter of fact every party will have you get up and start dancing. Especially when you have that liquor in ur system flowing threw ur system too. Whaaat shiiit.

[@paulettelegg8037]

My motto❤❤

[@MrNathan791]

I loved that song “Ain’t no stopping us now”. Such inspirational uplifting classic. So sad to hear about these gentlemen tragic passing. RIP McFadden and Whitehead. 🙏🏾🇺🇸

[@davidhalley9795]

Their hit song was my track team's anthem in 1979. We were unbeaten in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field. Thanks to them many of us have their song embedded in our hearts.

[@CarltonBeckfordDozier66]

It was my school's basketball team song when we won the Kingston, NY city championship in the 1980-1981 season.

[@spyder61man]

They were not just singers. They were song writers and producers. Don't reduce them to just that!!!

[@carolyngaines7172]

Amen

[@superdude7459]

Exactly! I so fed up with people not knowing their facts before running their Mouths and or posting info. It's sad that a lust for the Benjamin$ prompts people to do whatever it takes to get the 💰💰 🧐

[@raymondgreene9600]

AGREED 👍

[@DebraFennellRobinson]

Ain't No Stopping Us Now will outlive us all!❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰

[@evonza4858]

Speak for yourself 😉❤️🖤💚✊🏾❤️🖤💚

[@DebraFennellRobinson]

I am😊. Proverbs 26:4😉

[@joannkelly7994]

May they both Rest in Peace and may God continue to comfort the hearts of their loved ones. Their proud legacy will live on. Thank you for sharing. Stay blessed.

[@deirdreyearwood3383]

I am so glad that these two met and that their brilliance shone. Ain't no stopping us now" came out when I was a child and it is still the baddest tune ever. So sad that their lives were so tragically short, but for sure their music will live on forevermore. Rest in peace Gene & John and thank you. What an amazing legacy ❤

[@rexwallace9477]

They should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

[@MOOR1787]

Yup

[@Uncle_Old_Skool]

LONG OVERDUE!

[@judygedmistergaines7578]

YESSSS!! I AGREE!!

[@ltod2]

R.I.P to both these music icons

[@TheLovely990]

I love their music, still listening to their songs now. May these musical legends rest in peace. ❤❤❤❤

[@orlandojohnson5742]

One of the best motivational songs written to this date! If it doesn’t move or groove you… you’re dead or on something!🤔🤦🏽‍♂️😉

[@msladylibra8373]

Your son right inhad to do a cover on Starmaker of "Ain't no stopping us now" ❤

[@nealparks5768]

Fo’Sho

[@jillcabler2186]

Must of heard and danced to this song hundreds of times back in the day and still do til today ❤

[@sharonbaynard8583]

Gone but not forgotten RIP KINGS😢❤

[@MarleneShelton-rt8bi]

One of my favorite songs is Ain't No Stopping Us.NowThere were others I enjoyed also.Sorry about their tragedy Condolences to their families Great group!!RIP 🙏🙏🌼🌟🌻🙏🙏

[@valerie4501]

These Gentlemen were Prolific Songwriters, Producers as well as singers, Amazing 🎉🎉i read story years ago where one of them was killed in what was believed a Case of Mistaked Identity while working outside on a car😢, so SAD, these Men were the Major forces behind the Philadelphia Music Sound under the management of the Iconic Team of Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, their sound was ABSOLUTE GENIUS 💯💥💥!!!

[@letitiagould6987]

Ain’t no stopping us now we are on the move this music is still rock evening to day two musical genius gone before their time.

[@55sharonda]

Love there music 🎵🎵🎵 Ain't no stopping us Now ! R&b anthem🎉🎉❤❤

[@ericjones4880]

Thank you guys for such great Music and the are amazing too this Day!! We’ll most likely never hear Music like that again! I enjoy their music!! R.I.P. you guys through your music and songs made life better to appreciate being Alive!

[@doc-di2kc]

RIP BOTH OF YOU GUYS

[@wallacegalloway1295]

RIP Good Brothers!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️

[@rickmoses5081]

There music “IS MUSIC”!!!! Ain’t No Stopping Us Now was my graduation class of 1981 ceremony song! I LIVE by that to this day! I’m on the move! Thank you McFadden and Whitehead. HAMILTON HIGH School CLASS OF 1981 THANKS YOU!

[@brenitaporter2569]

They were great singerand performers.they will be missed.

[@rochiellebevans1783]

What amazing gentlemen. Ain't No Stopping Us Now; love that song. Did not realize that Whitehead was murdered. My God.

[@arleneliberti2949]

REST IN HEAVENLY PARADISE GENTLEMEN. AIN'T NO STOPPING US NOW IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS A CLASSIC. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC 🎶 AMEN. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@chiquitalove9944]

YESSSSSS AND THEY'RE PHILLY'S OWN PRIDE &JOY FOREVER!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ ONLY THE BEST MUSIC OUT OF PHILADELPHIA ## MY H0ME TOWN FOREVER !!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lulethacheatham7657]

hey there homie

[@ChasityVickers]

Beautiful voices❤❤

[@mrstanbmw]

Great song writers

[@IlmaDaniel-c5s]

Rest in peace John Whitehead

[@ChasityVickers]

Love their music

[@MJBoogey]

I was so troubled to see that after being murdered by a bullet to the NECK, Bro Whitehead was buried in a pauper's grave right next to a damned fence! He also appeared to be living in poverty. What the hell happened to them? They wrote and performed so many musical hits! Someone robbed them of their just earnings!

[@tonic.3000]

It Is Truly Sad What Happened To Them!!😥😟

[@CHICWITDAJUICE]

My FATHER NEVER LIVED IN POVERTY😮 SMH...HIS WIFE BURIED HIM THERE NOT US!!!

[@keepinitreal1373]

@@CHICWITDAJUICE, THEN HIS WIFE WAS A GOLD DIGGER😢. I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. 🙏🏽❤️ YOUR FATHER WAS TALENTED AND GIFTED ALONG WITH JOHN MAY THEY BOTH R.I.P. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ChasityVickers]

I love their songs ❤

[@devamclean]

Class of 78 Hallahan in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We remember. ❤❤❤❤

[@lulethacheatham7657]

Little Flower CHS

[@BeastHunter2121]

That’s the song that played over & over in my head when I ran my 1st 10k🥰

[@omarrbradley585]

THE MUSIC IS IN ALL OF OUR SOUL 🙏❤️ RESPECT FROM CHI-TOWN AGAIN

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

Great singers and music men!

[@terrencepillay8079]

Legends ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TSC-hr7ir]

RIP 🌹 🙏🏻

[@RobertIsaacJr.]

This Song was a Hit Smash and Anthem for Our Philly Sports Teams Especially Our Eagles 🦅🦅🦅🏈and also the Coming out Song for Former Boxing Great Larry Holmes🥊RIP McFadden and Whitehead🙏🙏🙏🎼🎼

[@Nunya100]

@@RobertIsaacJr. nah the Sixers, remember they did the remix with the Sixers names being mentioned when they won it in 83.

[@RobertIsaacJr.]

@Nunya100 OH yeah that's right I Remember and it was off the Chain👊🏀🏀🏀

[@Nunya100]

@@RobertIsaacJr. no doubt it still makes you smile if you’re lucky enough to hear it! I ain’t ever been a Sixers fan but you couldn’t help but like that jawn!👊🏾💯

[@cynthiabrownlee3888]

Love them when you hear that song 🎶 you got to get up dance. 🕺 It’s put you in your on world.

[@rosalindjames4471]

Ain't no stopping us now is a timeless classic

[@NapoleonOgbedaigo-q3c]

A revealing insight that I never knew of, thanks for this story

[@delaliy545]

I went to school with ther daughter in middle school, we always thought she was rich lol but she always said I'm not rich lol. They was big time

[@judygedmistergaines7578]

I'll never forget them and I'll never stop praying for their families

[@ebonyeyestoo]

Never knew this so tragic😢😢

[@marshalittle4143]

They Were Awesome!! So Sad!!!!😢😢 Miss Them!!!!😢😢

[@ruthielightfoot5391]

Sad rest in peace

[@IlmaDaniel-c5s]

Tragic Indeed

[@marshalittle4143]

Best Song for a Long Time!!!!❤❤

[@victorious.1]

🎉Dobbins1985 🎉🎉🎉 that was our graduation song.

[@mmafan3]

RIP 🙏🏽🙏🏽 and may their legacy live on

[@robbinpope1322]

THE ANTHEM

[@whodatsuperbowlqueen5778]

A great, great song!

[@55sharonda]

May they Both Rest in Peace 🕊️ absolutely genius and r&b songs they lives and their songs will live forever

[@robertgreene4046]

i was 16 yrs old in 1979 when this blew up the charts, and was a huge disco hit. sad to hear what happened to these guys ,years later. rip.

[@hazelbrown8063]

I have that Album.

[@SheilaStarks-j6x]

My daughter's dad loved that song. RIP Johnny Worthy ❤

[@EsauSpruill-t6n]

OH MY GOODNESS I HAD NO IDEA THIS HAD HAPPENED 😱😱😱😱😱

[@evertonvenair2362]

Condolences ain't no stopping us now big song 🔐

[@ChasityVickers]

May the both of you Rest in peace with the lord

[@Tamara-ny2ey]

AINT no stopping us is a cookout song.

[@deefreeman59]

Just a thought...if you talk about the success they had behind the scenes with their writing, why not tell us some of the songs you're talking about? I still know very little about their writing careers other than they sang Aint No Stopping Us Now...and I knew that before.

[@MsKaren-lo7nn]

YES YES YES, THIS WAS THE JAM, THIS SONG WAS IT, DO YOU HEAR ME, IT LIFTED A CULTURE OUT OF DREAD AND SHEER NOTHINGNESS. HOWEVER GOD WAS WRITTEN IN THEIR SOULS, AND IT WAS DEFINITELY INTO OUR HEARTS. R.I.P. OUR BROTHERS, THANK YOU DEAR LORD ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉❤❤

[@clarascott5264]

Too bad Kamala didn’t use this song in her campaign it would of been perfect ❤

[@williamgriffin2132]

New John grow up with him in North Philly he lived on delhigh st and I lived on 10th St at york

[@lulethacheatham7657]

I KNEW HIM BACK THEN AND JOHN HAD SISTERS

[@idalong4786]

❤❤❤❤

[@phillipscott7198]

This song was played at my wedding when my wife and I walked into the reception room

[@skatebug6115]

AMEN👍👍👍👍👍

[@thepromiseman7745]

1979 was the year for McFadden and whitehead biggest hit .AIN'T NO STOOPIN US NOW .. i remember this song to well ..don't you you let nothing nothing stand in your way I want you to listen listen to every word i say .every word i say

[@daphnerodriguez9980]

REST 🌟🌈, THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟 DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜

[@lindavick2646]

I AM 70 AND SAW NO RACISM IN THE 70 OK I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL THEN LIFE WAS GREAT OK!

[@williamgriffin2132]

White head did not go to Overbrok he went to Thomas Edison high in North Philly.

[@kwootamuckbear9294]

Run Jesse…Run!

[@victorious.1]

🎉ANYONE HERE GO TO DOBBINS HIGH SCHOOL

[@Nunya100]

If you’re from Philadelphia you know they were musical royalty. You can’t hear Ain’t No Stopping Us Now and not remember the version they did for the 76ers Championship run. It was everywhere. This song come on at work last week and I was singing the 76ers version and I don’t ever like bball😂.

[@RobertIsaacJr.]

@Nunya100 Hey Philly Native well said and Our Sports are on a Mission for Championships let's go Eagles,phillies, Sixers,and Flyers🦅⚾️🏀🏒

[@devamclean]

Hallahan 78’ Westmoreland Street. We remember his death. ❤❤❤❤

[@RobertIsaacJr.]

@devamclean Hey Philly Peeps my Cousin was Class of 82 Hallahan God Bless🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯👍

[@lisamarts5678]

they wrote for melba moore too

[@BTFearr]

ThAT song would never have happened had Jimmy Williams not come up with the main bass line. They were going to end the session and do something else but Jimmy was like, "Let me try something" and bam, one take and it was done. He should have been listed as a writer and got publishing on it. Instead, he only got paid for playing on the session. As someone who has played bass on a fair amount of tunes by Black producers (I'm Black), I can't begin to tell you how often Black producers rip Black musicians like this.

[@MatthewMcdonald-h4h]

So did Whitehead “live by the sword?”

[@decacards5250]

Larry Holmes' song.

[@Stanley-bj8rj]

Sad, somebody knows something. The Harris/Walz Campaign should have used this song at the DNC, after clearance, it would have been a fitting tribute!

[@eugenespencer9932]

Ain’t no stopping us now was our Masonic March song 👏👏

[@Michaelkaydee]

4:56 The video just jumps into a post-event phrase.

[@JosephGreen-df6sw]

McFadden and Whitehead

[@lorrainawhite6836]

GOD KNOWS WHO did it on account that he 👀 the WHOLE thing unfold n if nobody gets bopped on by the po-po's God WILL bring it up 2 whoever did that 2 that poor man...I AIN'T gonna even hold anyone...😑

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

McFadden is Teddy's uncle who got him into the business

[@CHICWITDAJUICE]

Whoooooo is Rosaline

[@lindavick2646]

AMBUSHED BY WHO?

[@terencenxumalo1159]

evils

[@larryjackson6075]

Wyhthead?

[@Freedom111-f7o]

Why do so many entertainers lack discipline?

[@tonisumblin2719]

Lack discipline? You clearly do not understand the insurmountable pressures they endure. What my do so many average citizens lack discipline?

[@Roy-f5h]

I guess he got stopped

[@rochelletaylor9008]

RIP ❤😢