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90 releases – 75 under his own name, 14 in other groups and 1 credit on others' music Edit
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In the News
Teddy Pendergrass Dies At 59
Jan, 15 2010
Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass died on Wednesday after a "difficult recovery" from colon cancer surgery eight months ago. He was 59. Pendergrass will be best remembered for his time as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes, the early 70s Philadephia group who helped define the sound of Philly Soul with hits like "If You Don't Know Me By Now," "The Love I Lost" and "Wake Up Everybody." He left the group in 1976 to pursue a solo career as a seductive balladeer. Several gold- and platinum-certified albums followed, buoyed by singles chart success for smooth singles such as "Close The Door" and "Love TKO."
In 1982 he was involved in a serious car crash, which left him paralyzed from the waist down and forced him to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He continued to record but only managed one more tour, in 2001. Leon Huff, of the songwriting and production team Gamble & Huff who worked with Pendergrass throughout his career, said "When Teddy walked out on the stage, he didn't even open his mouth and the place went crazy with screaming females. He was just so dynamic and, when he started singing, he just blew them away." His son, Teddy Pendergrass II, said "To all his fans who loved his music, thank you. He will live on through his music."
