did teddy pendergrass die?
Teddy Pendergrass, one of the most successful R&B singers of the 1970s and ’80s, passed away yesterday after a battle with colon cancer. He was 59. Pendergrass was diagnosed with cancer last year and had a difficult time recovering from surgery; he died at Bryn Mawr Hospital outside of his native Philadelphia, ABC News reports. The five-time Grammy-nominated singer had chart-topping hits in three different decades with 1978’s “Close the Door,” 1988’s “Joy” and 1991’s “It Should’ve Been You,” plus well-known songs like “Love TKO,” “Two Hearts” with Stephanie Mills and “Hold Me,” a duet with Whitney Houston that featured on Houston’s 1985 debut album. Pendergrass’ rise to international fame was briefly halted after he was involved in a 1982 car crash that left him in the hospital for six months and paralyzed from the waist down, but he didn’t let the accident prevent him from making music. “He had about 10 platinum albums in a row, so he was a very, very successful recording artist and a
The famous RNB singer Teddy Pendergrass died few hours ago. He died because of car accident that made him paralyzed and die this Wednesday January 13, 2010. Teddy Pendergrass is one of the most great singers in the 80’s singing his songs with the soul tune made him unique in that time. Teddy Pendergrass died in an early age of 59, his son Teddy Pendergrass II told the media that his father died at Bryn Mawr Hospital in suburban Philadelphia. Teddy underwent to colon cancer surgery 8 months ago and he had some difficulty in his recovery. Pendergrass II thanked his father’s fans for the support and love that they gave to his father.
Teddy Pendergrass’ soul has taken flight. The buttery smooth R&B singer died Wednesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 59. Pendergrass, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident in 1982, underwent surgery for colon cancer eight months ago and had a “difficult recovery,” according to his son, Teddy Jr. A Philly native, Pendergrass came to fame in the early 1970s as lead singer of the Blue Notes, responsible for hits such as “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” and “Wake Up Everybody.” He released his self-titled debut in 1977 and enjoyed a successful solo career, siring velvety singles like “Close the Door” and “Turn Off the Light.” Pendergrass spent six months in the hospital after his 1982 crash, but perservered in the studio, going on to duet with Whitney Houston on “Hold On,” from her 1985 debut effort, appearing at Live Aid that year, and releasing a slew of new albums into the ’00s.
