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Teddy Pendergrass
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Theodore DeReese Pendergrass, Sr. (born March 26, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) affectionately known as 'Teddy P', "TP", or "Teddy Bear" is an American soul singer.
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* 1 Early life
* 2 Musical career
* 3 Discography
* 4 Grammy Awards history
* 5 References
* 6 External link

[edit] Early life

He was born to Ida Geraldine Epps and the late Jesse Pendergrass. Teddy got his start singing gospel in the church, where he was ordained a minister at the age of 10, and sang doo wop tunes on the street corners in North Philadelphia where he grew up. He was a student at the old Thomas Edison High School for Boys. However, he dropped out in the 11th grade to go in the music business. His first taste of show business was in Nova Scotia, Canada with a James Brown clone of a musician named Little Royal[citation needed]. Afterwards, Pendergrass left for unknown reasons.

[edit] Musical career

Pendergrass' career began when he was a drummer for The Cadillacs, which soon merged with Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Melvin invited Pendergrass to become the lead singer after he jumped from the rear of a stage and started singing his heart out. Months later the group signed with Gamble & Huff on the then CBS subsidiary Philadelphia International Records in 1972. The Blue Notes had hits such as "I Miss You", "Bad Luck", "Wake Up Everybody", and many more. Following personality conflicts between Melvin and Pendergrass and a brief stint with Teddy leading a group of Blue Notes[citation needed], Pendergrass launched a solo career and released hit singles like "The More I Get the More I Want", "Close The Door" also redone by Boyz ll Men in 2004, "I Don't Love You Anymore", "Turn Off The Lights", and more. Pendergrass was the first African-American singer to sell five platinum albums in a row. He also began his practice of ladies-only concerts, for which he remains well-known[citation needed]. His first solo album was self titled Teddy Pendergrass (1977), followed by Life Is a Song Worth Singing (1978), Live Coast to Coast and Teddy (1979), 1980's TP and the final Philadelphia International Records album It's Time For Love (1981). In august 1982 PIR also released "This one's for you" while TP was recovering. Even in 1983 the album "Heaven Only Knows" was released. This was his last album containing his pre-accident recordings.


[edit] Discography

* 1977 – Teddy Pendergrass – The Right Stuff
* 1978 – Life Is a Song Worth Singing – The Right Stuff
* 1979 – Teddy – The Right Stuff
* 1979 – Live! Coast to Coast – Philadelphia International
* 1980 – TP – The Right Stuff
* 1981 – It's Time for Love – Philadelphia International
* 1982 - This One's For You - Philadelphia International
* 1983 - Heaven Only Knows - Philadelphia International
* 1984 – Love Language – Asylum
* 1985 – Workin' It Back – Asylum
* 1988 – Joy – Elektra
* 1991 – Truly Blessed – Elektra
* 1993 – A Little More Magic – Elektra
* 1997 – You and I – Surefire
* 1998 – This Christmas I'd Rather Have Love – Surefire/Wind Up
* 2002 – From Teddy With Love (live) – Razor & Tie

AMG Track Picks Love T.K.O., Turn Off the Lights, Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose

[edit] Grammy Awards history

Career Stats

* Career Wins: 0
* Career Nominations: 5

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

* "Voodoo" Nominated 1994
* "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" Nominated 1992
* "Joy" Nominated 1989
* "I Can't Live Without Your Love" Nominated 1982
* "Close the Door" Nominated 1979


Karen (? - present) (separated) 3 children
Trivia

Sang with Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, with whom he had the hits "If You Don't Know Me By Now" and "Wake Up Everybody".

Left partially paralyzed by a road accident in 1982

He became an ordained minister at ten.

Answer 2

I know he is a minister

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