Charles Pettigrew

Charles Pettigrew
Born	May 12, 1963 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	April 6, 2001 (aged 37) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	R&B, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1984–2001
Labels	Capitol[1]
Associated acts	Charles and Eddie

Charles Pettigrew (May 12, 1963 – April 6, 2001) was an American singer.

Career

Previously, Pettigrew had lived in Boston where he was lead singer of the band Down Avenue. Down Avenue was the winner of radio station WBCN's 1985 Rock 'n Roll Rumble, he was also probably best known as half of R&B duo Charles & Eddie, who had a worldwide hit in 1992 with "Would I Lie To You?." The track is amongst the most well-recognised of early '90s r'n'b tracks, Pettigrew met singing partner Eddie Chacon in New York.

Later life and death

In the late nineties Pettigrew was diagnosed with cancer; he succumbed to the disease on April 6, 2001, at the age of 37.

References

1. Independent