Teddy Pendergrass Quotes


I've always been willing to take challenges, I grew up taking challenges: being an only child, having a mother, no father, I've always been one who has always done things the way I thought they should be done and not, and not having to answer to anybody for it and I've always taken my own chances and I've always followed by instincts according, mother would follow, follow wit, instincts, wisdom, whatever, always followed that.


Citations

Pendergrass, Teddy. Interview by Larry Crowe. The HistoryMakers, 18 Oct. 2006.

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Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass
  • Born: March 26, 1950
  • Died: January 13, 2010
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Singer–songwriter, Composer

Theodore DeReese Pendergrass was an American singer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he initially rose to musical fame as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. After leaving the group over in 1976, Pendergrass launched a successful solo career under the Philadelphia International label, releasing five consecutive platinum albums (a record at the time for an African-American R&B artist). Pendergrass's career was suspended after a March 1982 car crash left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Pendergrass continued his successful solo career until announcing his retirement in 2007. Pendergrass died from respiratory failure in January 2010.