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| Birth name | Theodore DeReese Pendergrass |
| Born | March 26, 1950 Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 2010 (aged 59) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1970–2008 |
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| Website | teddypendergrassofficial |
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 chest down. Pendergrass continued his successful solo career until announcing his retirement in 2007. He died from respiratory failure in January 2010.
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- ^ "Teddy Pendergrass | Biography, Songs, Music, & Facts". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Teddy Pendergrass | studysc".
- ^ Pareles, Jon (January 14, 2010). "Teddy Pendergrass, R&B Soul Singer, Dies at 59". The New York Times.