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Fresh Air, Teddy Pendergrast and Al Green

By: Terry Gross
Narrated by: Terry Gross
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Singers Teddy Pendergrass and Al Green on this edition of Fresh Air Teddy Pendergrass was a popular soul singer in the group "Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes". He went solo in 1976. In 1982, he was paralyzed after a near fatal car accident in Philadelphia, his hometown. Since then he has returned to the studio and produced several albums. He's currently on tour. Last year, Al Green published a new biography called Down by the River detailing the trip from R&B stardom to Reverend. Presiding over his own Pentecostal church in Memphis for the last 20 years, Green recently returned to the recording studio to record a set of gospel songs. A popular culture icon, he's had cameo roles in movies and TV shows. He lives in Memphis, Tenn. (Original Broadcast Dates: October 14, 1998, June 21, 1991 and October 16, 2000)

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