Teddy Pendergrass: The prototype for the modern R&B loverman

The big-voiced titan of silky soul, who died yesterday aged 59, deserves his place alongside the all-time greatsTeddy Pendergrass, the singer who inspired modern R&B lovermen from R Kelly to Raphael Siddiq, died yesterday, 13 January, at a hospital in Philadelphia.He had undergone surgery eight months ago for colon cancer and had endured a "difficult recovery", according to his son Teddy Jr. He would have been 60 in March. The lead singer with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Pendergrass enjoy...

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