His son, Andrew “Pop” Wansel, shared the news of his death on social media, saying his father fought illness for nearly 20 years. Days after Philadelphia’s music scene had a moment at the Roots Picnic ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Teddy Pendergrass, the seductive American rhythm-and-blues singer who continued his recording career after he was paralyzed in a 1982 car accident, has died at the age of 59, ...

*He may be gone, but Teddy Pendergrass is certainly not forgotten as plans are set to honor him posthumously with the upcoming album, “Duets Love & Soul.” SoulTracks.com reports the Cleopatra Records ...

'It's been so many years just thinking about dad and what he meant to the city of Philadelphia,' said Teddy Pendergrass Jr. A “Love TKO” took place in Pennsylvania over the weekend when the city of ...

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Teddy Pendergrass dominated R&B music in the 1970s and 80s. He got his start as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes and quickly established himself as a sexy solo artist known to drive ...