Beloved R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass died Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 59 years old. The survivor of a 1982 car accident, Pendergrass was paralyzed from the waist ...

Teddy Pendergrass captured many hearts during a music career that lasted more than three decades. The R&B and soul singer who spent his formative years in North Philadelphia first found success as the ...

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

"The Love I Lost," "I Miss You," "If You Don't Know Me By Now," "Bad Luck" and "Wake Up." These are all unforgettable hits by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. The group epitomized the string-drenched, ...

Teddy Pendergrass, whose powerful, soulful voice was one of R&B's most recognizable in the '70s and '80s through hits with Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes and as a solo artist, died Wednesday after ...

The entire world is now aware that celebrated singer Teddy Pendergrass died last week following a long battle with colon cancer. He was 59. He rose to prominence in the 1970s with his distinct style ...

In the late '60s and '70s, Philadelphia became known for two things in the world of pop culture. One was the movie "Rocky," and its story of triumph in the ring, and the other was the rise of a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex ...

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...