Teddy Pendergrass, the soul and R&B icon behind such hits as "Love TKO" and "Joy" who continued a thriving musical career after a car accident that left him paralyzed, has died. He was 59.
Pendergrass died Wednesday from colon cancer at Bryn Mawr Hospital near Philadelphia, his son, Teddy Pendergrass II, told the Philadelphia Inquirer. Pendergrass underwent colon cancer surgery eight months ago and had a difficult recovery, his son said.
"To all his fans who ...
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