Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teddy Pendergrass was known for romantic R&B ballads like the 1978 hit "Close the Door." Michael Putland via Getty Images Growing ...

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 ...

Teddy Pendergrass, a leading R&B pop singer of the 70s, died Wednesday of colon cancer. A sex symbol of his era, the velvety-voiced soul singer rose to fame as leader of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ...

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 ...

Even after years of paralysis and a long bout with colon cancer, it was still a tragic news to hear of Teddy Pendergrass's death last night. And we know we're not the only ones mourning right now. The ...

Silky voiced soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, whose hits “Turn Off the Lights” and “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” set the mood for millions of fans, has died at age 59. The singer’s son, Teddy ...

(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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The city has selected a prominent local developer to take on the project, but some say ...