Pendergrass, known for smash love ballads such as 'Turn Off the Lights' and 'Love. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Later, his abilities as a drummer landed him a spot in Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and he eventually took over as the group's lead singer, racking up a run of hits such as "If You Don't Know Me By Now," "The Love I Lost" and "Wake Up Everybody. (CNN) - R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass died Wednesday evening, his former publicist said. Teddy Pendergrass Theodore DeReese Pendergrass was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was reportedly ordained as a minister while still in his teens. He is best known for his singing voice, which he used to sing with a gospel choir. Together with Pendergrass, they helped define the Philadelphia Soul sound.īut before all that, Pendergrass started in the church - and not only singing. Teddy Pendergrass was one of the most successful and influential soul singers in America. Yes, his charismatic sex appeal and his nickname ("Teddy Bear") drew in droves of women - with hits like "Turn Off the Lights" and "Love TKO" - but men also appreciated his rich, smoky baritone, as well as the finely crafted melodies by his main songwriters, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. And, believe it or not, not only women were buying them. NEW YORK R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who had been one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer. I was working in a record store in the late 1970s when Pendergrass' solo records, like Teddy and TP, were selling like crazy. Pendergrass died in a hospital outside of Philadelphia, the city in which he was born 59 years ago. When paired with the elite writers, arrangers and instrumentalists at Philadelphia International Records. On Wednesday night, he finally succumbed, according to the Associated Press, to colon cancer. Teddy Pendergrass’ voice was astounding, muscular enough to lift cars and crack granite. That was in 1982, when, returning from a basketball game, his Rolls Royce skidded into a barrier and left him in a wheelchair, partially paralyzed. 2007 Preview Disc 1 1 I Dont Love You Anymore 3:58 2 When Somebody Loves You Back 4:56 3 Come Go with Me 5:47 4 The Whole Towns Laughing at Me 4:27 5 Somebody Told Me 5:12 6 Love T.K.O.Teddy Pendergrass cheated death at least once. Teddy Pendergrass performs in London in 1982.
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