Teddy Pendergrass dies at 59

Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass [ tickets ], who followed a string of hits as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes with his own successful solo career, died Wednesday night (1/13). He was 59. According to his family, Pendergrass, who had undergone colon cancer surgery eight months ago, died in a Philadelphia-area hospital. Details have not been released, but a family spokesman told CNN that his illness was related to complications from the 1982 car accident that left the singer paralyz...

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