Philly Soul Classics: Artists and Music from The Sound of Philadelphia

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Soul diva Patti LaBelle turns 66 years old today. May 24, 1944 marks the day Patti was brought into this world, she grew up singing in a local Baptist choir, and in 1960 teamed with friend Cindy Birdsong to form a group called the Ordettes.
Patti has won 2 Grammy Awards and has been nominated about [...]

On Wednesday, January 13th, Teddy Pendergrass died at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after fighting a long illness.

Image via CNN.com
Pendergrass or Teddy P for short, is known for such love ballads as “Turn Off the Lights” and “Love TKO”.
As reported by CNN.com, Teddy’s family did not reveal details about his illness, but did mention that [...]