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Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass was born in Philadelphia in 1950. He joined Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in 1972, taking over as lead singer a few years later. Their 1976...

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Teddy Pendergrass, the velvet-voiced Philadelphia soul man

From Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes to solo slow jams, his baritone defined quiet-storm romance.

For the full Pendergrass effect, put on 'Close The Door' and let that baritone fill the room. His duet with Whitney Houston, 'Hold Me,' shows how his voice held its warmth even in later years.

When Teddy Pendergrass sang 'Turn Off The Lights,' you didn't just hear a song, you got a set of instructions. That direct, unhurried delivery became the blueprint for quiet-storm radio in the late '70s and early '80s. His voice was a rich, steady presence, a kind of grown-up reassurance that made ballads feel like conversations.

He stepped up as lead singer for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the mid-'70s, then launched his solo career in 1977 with immediate hits. After a 1982 car accident left him paralyzed, he returned to recording within a couple years, working steadily through the '80s and '90s.

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Teddy Pendergrass was born in Philadelphia in 1950. He joined Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in 1972, taking over as lead singer a few years later. Their 1976 album 'Wake Up Everybody' gave him his first major hit.

He went solo in 1977 and found immediate success with songs like 'Close The Door' and 'Turn Off The Lights.' These slow-burning ballads became his signature, built around his rich baritone and direct romantic delivery. Other tracks like 'Love TKO' and 'When Somebody Loves You Back' followed the same reliable formula.

In 1982, a car accident left him paralyzed. He returned to recording not long after, putting out albums like 'Love Language' in 1984. His 1991 duet with Whitney Houston, 'Hold Me,' became another quiet hit. Pendergrass kept working until his death in 2010 at age 59.

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