Teddy Pendergrass, Philadelphia Soul Singer, Dead At 59

R&B legend suffered a difficult recovery following colon cancer surgery.By Gil Kaufman Teddy Pendergrass (circa 1979) Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images One of the world's great soul men, singer Teddy Pendergrass, died at age 59 on Wednesday after a long battle with colon cancer. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Pendergrass, who was paralyzed after a 1982 car accident, died in a Philly hospital eight months after undergoing colon cancer surgery and suffering through a...

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