Teddy Pendergrass

American singer-songwriter

Teddy Pendergrass was an American singer-songwriter (1950-2010). He fronted Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.

Pendergrass then embarked on a successful solo career, releasing several consecutive platinum studio albums between 1977 and 1981: his self-titled debut Teddy Pendergrass, Life Is A Song Worth Singing, Teddy, and TP.

His most popular songs include Love T.K.O., When Somebody Loves You Back, and Come Go with Me.

Pendergrass also appeared in the documentary Testimonies Of Faith: Humble Journeys and the film Soup for One.

Latest Release

JUN 13, 2025 I Am Who I Am (Re-mastered) - EP

Discover More

Teddy Pendergrass on Apple Music

Albums

The Essential Teddy Pendergrass

2007
Life Is A Song Worth Singing (Expanded Edition)

1978

Singles & EPs

Teddy Pendergrass on Apple TV

Movies

Teddy Pendergrass - If You Don't Know Me Documentary · 2019

Teddy Pendergrass - If You Don't Know Me Documentary · 2019
The untold and ultimately inspiring story of legendary singer, Teddy Pendergrass. Featuring interviews with his family, friends and colleagues plus industry legends, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, rarely seen archive footage, this insightful and moving documentary captures Teddy's rise to fame against the complex backdrop of 1960s America and his victorious comeback after his life-changing accident.

About

FROM: Kingstree, SC, United States
BORN: March 26, 1950
GENRE: R&B/Soul