American soul and R&B singer-songwriter Theodore DeReese Pendergrass passed away on January 13, 2010. He was born on March 26, 1950. In South Carolina’s Kingstree, he was born. Pendergrass, who spent the majority of his life in the Philadelphia region, first achieved musical success as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes’ lead singer.
Pendergrass launched a lucrative solo career with the Philadelphia International label after leaving the band in 1976, scoring five straight platinum albums (a record at the time for an African-American R&B artist). Following an automobile accident in March 1982 that left Pendergrass paraplegic from the waist down, his career was put on hold. Up until the time he announced his retirement in 2007,
Who is Teddy Pendergrass’s wife Karen Still?
Pendergrass married Karen Still, a former Philadanco dancer who had also performed in his shows, in June 1987. In 2002, they divorced. Pendergrass had a lucrative solo career. In January 2010, he passed away from respiratory failure.
In 1972, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes released their first single, “I Miss You,” a slow, solemn ballad. The song was originally written for The Dells, but they declined.
