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Born Theodore DeReese Pendergrass on March 26, 1950, Teddy Pendergrass was the only son of Ida and Jesse Pendergrass. Ida raised Teddy as a single mother in North Philadelphia. He grew up singing ...

A documentary on the one and only Teddy Pendergrass is in the works. Assata Shakur, who died last week while in exile in Cuba, defined what it meant to stand on business. 22 hours ago "Everyone knows ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of R&B soul singer Teddy Pendergrass. His voice was the flagship sound for Philadelphia International Records back in the 1970s ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Teddy Pendergrass, who became R&B's reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s with his forceful, masculine voice and passionate love ballads and later became an inspirational figure ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Yesterday (Wed., Jan. 13), soul legend Teddy Pendergrass died in ...