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Teddy Pendergrass

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 the Philly Soul scene, he turned solo in 1977 with his self-titled debut and crafted a style t...