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Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass dies

Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass dies

The soul singer Teddy Pendergrass has passed away in Philadelphia.

Pendergrass, who was 59, was the first black male singer to record five consecutive multi-platinum albums in the United States.

The family said the singer had recently undergone surgery for colon cancer but had experienced difficulties.

Before going solo in the mid-70s, Teddy Pendergrass had early success with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. The hits included If You Don’t Know Me By Now.

He was paralysed from the waist down as a result of a road accident in 1982, and three years later used a wheelchair when he appeared at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia.

His son, Teddy Pendergrass II, said his father would “Live on through his music”.

 

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