Teddy Pendergrass ♫♪•"The more I get the more I want"•♪♫(Dimitri edition)•♪♫

Teddy Pendergrass played drums for several local Philadelphia bands, eventually becoming the drummer of the The Cadillacs. In 1970, the singer was spotted by the Blue Notes&founder, Harold Melvin (1939--1997), who convinced Pendergrass to play drums in the group. However, during a performance, Pendergrass began singing along, and Melvin, impressed by Pendergass&vocals, made him the lead singer. Before Pendergrass joined the group, the Blue Notes had struggled to find success. That all changed when they landed a recording deal with Philadelphia International Records in 1971, thus beginning Pendergrass&successful collaboration with label founders Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.