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A Black-Owned Label Found Success with the Philadelphia Sound

Rock historian Ed Ward talks about the Philadelphia soul music scene which produced such superstars as Teddy Pendergrass. Many of those artists were signed to the Philadelphia International Records label.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 14, 1998: Commentary on Philadelphia International Records; Interview with Teddy Pendergrass.
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Legendary Singer Teddy Pendergrass

The soul musician has written his autobiography "Truly Blessed" (Putnam). 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.

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