Teddy Pendergrass
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- 2
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- Truly blessed
- Truly blessed
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1950-03-26
- Active to
- 2010-01-13
Discography
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Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. Born in Kingstree, South Carolina, he spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area. Pendergrass first gained prominence as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes before embarking on a solo career in 1976 under the Philadelphia International label, releasing five consecutive platinum albums. In March 1982, he was involved in a car accident that left him paralyzed from
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Key facts
- Born
- Theodore DeReese Pendergrass , ( 1950-03-26 ) March 26, 1950, Kingstree , South Carolina , U.S.
- Died
- January 13, 2010 (2010-01-13) (aged 59), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Genres
- R&B Philadelphia soul disco funk
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter composer
- Years active
- 1970–2008
- Labels
- Philadelphia International Asylum Elektra Cleopatra Surefire/Wind Up
- Website
- teddypendergrassofficial .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass lived most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musical fame as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. After leaving the group in 1976, Pendergrass launched a successful solo career under the Philadelphia International label, releasing five consecutive platinum albums (a record for any artist at the time).
In March 1982, a car crash left Pendergrass paralyzed from the chest down. Pendergrass continued his solo career until announcing his retirement in 2007. He died from respiratory failure in January 2010.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Teddy Pendergrass” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.