"Pendergrass, Theodore DeReese"@en . "0671696" . "2008Z"^^ . . . "2010-01-13Z"^^ . . "1972Z"^^ . "2010Z"^^ . "1950Z"^^ . . "Pendergrass, Teddy"@en . . . . . "1950-03-26Z"^^ . . . "Theodore DeReese \"Teddy\" Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 \u2013 January 13, 2010) was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. He first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade. In 1982, Pendergrass was severely injured in an auto accident in Philadelphia, resulting in his being paralyzed from the chest down."@en . "Teddy Pendergrass"@en . "American singer, songwriter, composer" . . "Theodore DeReese Pendergrass"@en . "solo_singer" . . .