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 ...

NEW YORK — R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who was one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer. He was 59.

Legendary R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass died Wednesday after being hospitalized for months. He'd undergone surgery for colon cancer eight months ago and had a "difficult recovery," according to his son ...

R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who had been one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer. He was 59. Before ...