American soul and R&B singer-songwriter (1950–2010)
Teddy Pendergrass
Pendergrass in 2001
Background information
Birth name
Theodore DeReese Pendergrass
Born
(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
soul
disco
funk
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
composer
Years active
1970–2008
Labels
Philadelphia International
Asylum
Elektra
Cleopatra[1]
Surefire/Wind Up
Website
teddypendergrassofficial.com
Musical artist
Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina.[2][3][4] 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 at the time for an African-American R&B artist). Pendergrass's career was suspended after a March 1982 car crash left him paralyzed from the waist down. Pendergrass continued his successful solo career until announcing his retirement in 2007. He died from respiratory failure in January 2010.
^Gail Mitchell "Angie Stone Duets With the Late Soul Great Teddy Pendergrass on Classic 'Love TKO': Exclusive Song Premiere", Billboard.com, July 24, 2015.
died from respiratory failure in January 2010. TeddyPendergrass was born Theodore DeReese Pendergrass on March 26, 1950, in Kingstree, South Carolina...
This is the discography of American R&B/soul singer TeddyPendergrass. "US Charts > TeddyPendergrass". Billboard. Archived from the original on September...
Roberta Flack). His hit songs by other artists include "Hold Me" (TeddyPendergrass and Whitney Houston), "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (Roberta Flack...
This Way", originally by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring TeddyPendergrass, and of the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye". The name Communards...
selling acts included the O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, TeddyPendergrass, MFSB, Billy Paul, Patti LaBelle, and Lou Rawls. Between 1971 and...
Philadelphia International's biggest star, former Blue Notes singer TeddyPendergrass, became paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident, and the future...
Truly Blessed is the eleventh studio album by R&B singer TeddyPendergrass, released in March 1991 on the Elektra label. The single was written by Gabriel...
a footnote in a Mark Twain article Shane E. Pendergrass (born 1950), American politician TeddyPendergrass (1950–2010), American singer Prendergast (surname)...
re-broadcast in 1995). TeddyPendergrass made his first public appearance since his near-fatal car accident in 1982 which paralysed him. Pendergrass, along with...
singer TeddyPendergrass. It was released by Elektra Records on September 14, 1993 in the United States. This was the third and last album Pendergrass recorded...
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