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Teddy Pendergrass

Theodore DeReese Pendergrass was born in Kingstree, South Carolina, on March 26, 1950. An ordained minister at just 10-years-old, Teddy Pendergrass grew up belting out gospel hymns and preaching in Philadelphia churches before becoming a leading soul star of the 1970s. Starting out playing with The Cadillacs, he joined local R&B group Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes as drummer but was soon promoted to sing and front the group, and led them to stardom with the big hits "If You Don't Know Me by Now", "The Love I Lost" and "Don't Leave Me This Way". A much-loved central figure on t...