Dynamic R& B singer Teddy Pendergrass, died yesterday (Jan. 13th) after a long battle with colon cancer, he was 59 years old. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Pendergrass, who was paralysed after a 1982 car accident, died in a Philly's Bryn Mawr Hospital eight months after undergoing colon cancer surgery and suffering through a difficult recovery.
Teddy Pendergrass: Pioneer of the 'Philadelphia Sound'on Philadelphia International records & the first black male singer to record five consecutive multi-platinum albums – Teddy Pendergrass (1977), Life Is a Song Worth Singing (1978), Teddy (1979), Teddy Live! Coast to Coast (1980) and TP (1980).Teddy Pendegrass - When Somebody Loves You Back (Live 1979)
Obituary from the NY Times.
