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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... seemed like every time I played them , something was popping off or snapping . I couldn't take it anymore . When we got to Vegas , it was clear they'd taken their last beating . In a music store I found a beautiful new blue set I wanted ...
... seemed like every time I played them , something was popping off or snapping . I couldn't take it anymore . When we got to Vegas , it was clear they'd taken their last beating . In a music store I found a beautiful new blue set I wanted ...
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... seemed that all I heard from doctors and other medical people was how difficult my life would be , how striving to lead a long and relatively healthy life would be an uphill battle from then on . Because I had been told that being ...
... seemed that all I heard from doctors and other medical people was how difficult my life would be , how striving to lead a long and relatively healthy life would be an uphill battle from then on . Because I had been told that being ...
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... seemed to say it all , didn't they ? I felt reborn and resurrected . Back . I'd scaled that mountain I set my sights on back in rehab . The world saw a man at the pinnacle , but where I expected to find a wide , open horizon , other ...
... seemed to say it all , didn't they ? I felt reborn and resurrected . Back . I'd scaled that mountain I set my sights on back in rehab . The world saw a man at the pinnacle , but where I expected to find a wide , open horizon , other ...
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