target_type: 'mix' He also received five Grammy award nominations for his works; Close the Door (1978), I Cant Live Without Your Love (1981), Joy (1988), How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (1991), and Voodoo (1993). It was very, very important to him to be a father because hed felt the absence of his own father so keenly., Pendergrasss philandering even extended to the wife of his one-time arch-rival Marvin Gaye. In 1976, Taaz Lang, his girlfriend and first manager, was shot dead on her doorstep. From 20-300, ideally, according to their bio. Ida's son Teddy was an American singer. container: 'taboola-right-rail-thumbnails', But there is the likelihood that the celebrity daughter may be married. Karen Still's Teddy Pendergrass, who has died aged 59 from colon cancer, was one of the giants of American soul and R&B. //