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| Singer Pendergrass dies aged 59 | Singer Pendergrass dies aged 59 |
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| Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass has died at the age of 59 following "a difficult recovery" from colon cancer surgery, his son has told the AP news agency. | Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass has died at the age of 59 following "a difficult recovery" from colon cancer surgery, his son has told the AP news agency. |
| Teddy Pendergrass II said his father had died at a hospital in Philadelphia. | Teddy Pendergrass II said his father had died at a hospital in Philadelphia. |
| He was paralysed from the waist down in a 1982 car accident. In 2001, he went on his first tour since the accident. | He was paralysed from the waist down in a 1982 car accident. In 2001, he went on his first tour since the accident. |
| Pendergrass enjoyed early success with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, whose hits included If You Don't Know Me By Now, before going solo in 1976. | Pendergrass enjoyed early success with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, whose hits included If You Don't Know Me By Now, before going solo in 1976. |
| He was the first black male singer to record five consecutive multi-platinum albums in the US. | He was the first black male singer to record five consecutive multi-platinum albums in the US. |
| Pendergrass, who has used a wheelchair since his accident, made a return to live performance at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia in July 1985. | Pendergrass, who has used a wheelchair since his accident, made a return to live performance at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia in July 1985. |
| "To all his fans who loved his music, thank you," his son said. | "To all his fans who loved his music, thank you," his son said. |
| "He will live on through his music." | "He will live on through his music." |
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