Teddy Pendergrass
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Bryn Mawr
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Participant in
- Live Aid
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Cleopatra Records
- Official website
- teddypendergrassofficial.com
- Image
- TEDDY PENDAGRASS.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- date of birth
- 1950-03-26
- date of death
- 2010-01-13
- birth name
- Theodore DeReese Pendergrass
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Pennsylvania
- Commons category
- Teddy Pendergrass
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- name in native language
- Teddy Pendergrass
- medical condition
- tetraplegia
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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.