Truly BlessedLegendary singer Teddy Pendergrass offers his riveting account of the journey that took him from a North Philadelphia ghetto to fame and fortune. He also chronicles the near-fatal car accident in 1982 that left him partially paralyzed and wheelchair-bound, and his triumphant return to the stage in 1985 and to the top of the charts in 1988. of photos. |
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