Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (born 1950)

Teddy Pendergrass

American soul and R&B singer-songwriter (1950–2010)

Theodore DeReese Pendergrass was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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…