According to author Robert Ewell Greene, Pendergrass was ordained a minister as a youngster. However, he dropped out in the 11th grade to go into the music business. Teddy Pendergrass was a student at the old Thomas Edison High School for Boys in Philadelphia. His birth name was Theodore DeReese Pendergrass. Short performer: "Love T.K.O.Teddy Pendergrass was born on in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Performer: "You're My Choice Tonight Choose Me" Performer: "Love T.K.O.", "Close The Door" Soup for One, Five Conversations About Soul, Teddy Pendergrass: Teddy! Live in '79, Most Famous Hits: Tom Jones & Friends Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist, American Music Award for Favorite Disco Male Artist, Close the Door, Love T.K.O., When Somebody Loves You Back Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (1970 – 1975), The Cadillacs
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Joan Williams, Karen Still, Close the Door, Love T.K.O., When Somebody Loves You Back January 13, 2010, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States March 26, 1950, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) He composed songs for the most successful singers of all time, one of them is Whitney Houston. A great ability to write lyrics has earned him a lot. What is more, Pendergrass’ net worth was also increased with the solo career. Most of the money was earned while singing with the Blue Notes and Harold Melvin. To sum up, Teddy Pendergrass net worth of 18 million dollars was earned throughout his whole life career. Teddy Pendergrass released five platinum albums and was nominated for Grammy Award for four times. After the car accident which left him paralyzed from the chest down Teddy Pendergrass did not give up and continued his career. Teddy Pendergrass is famous with his hits “I Don’t Love You Anymore”, „The Whole Town’s Laughing At Me“, „Life Is a Song Worth Singing“ and others. The singer is known for his “women’s only concerts”. This has brought Teddy a lot of net worth as his audiences were sold out. Pendergrass started his solo career in 7 years. The song “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” became a hit and was number one as the soul single.
This was profitable for the band and Pendergrass especially when they signed the contracts with Philadelphia International Records. In 1970 he joined the band Blue Notes as a drummer but later Harold Melvin, the founder of the band, got impressed by Teddies vocal and so he was made the lead singer. Pendergrass was earning his salary while playing for some bands, but finally he became the drummer of the rock and roll band The Cadillacs.
Even though the song did not add a lot to the net worth of Teddy Pendergrass it gave him some fame. Pendergrass went to Edison High School for Boys but he left it in order to work in music world with his first song “Angel with Muddy Feet”. Being 10 he was ordained a minister and he was also junior deacon playing drums. As a child he wanted to be a pastor and was singing at church. Theodore DeReese Pendergrass was born in 1950 in Philadelphia. The famous singer died in 2010 because of respiratory problems. Teddy Pendergrass’ las concert was on a PBS special at Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino in 2008.
Spending 25 years after the injury Teddy organized a festival “Teddy 25 – A Celebration of Life” which was held at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center and was full of famous people. The misfortune moved the singer to found the Teddy Pendergrass Alliance whose aim was to help people with spinal cord injuries. 1982 was disastrous for Teddy as he got injured in an accident what caused paralysis of his body. He started his career as a solo singer at the end of 1970s. The singer earned his fame as a member of the American soul band “Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes” in 1970. Teddy Pendergrass net worth was 18 million dollars. Teddy Pendergrass could use several instruments such as piano, drums and guitar. Theodore DeReese Pendergrass is known as Teddy Pendergrass for R&B, soul, gospel, jazz fans as a songwriter, composer and a singer.