Please answer the following question: What key details about teddy pendergrass can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: theodore dereese '' teddy '' pendergrass -lrb- march 26 , 1950 -- january 13 , 2010 -rrb- was an american r&b / soul singer and songwriter . he first rose to fame as lead singer of harold melvin & the blue notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade . in 1982 , pendergrass was severely injured in an auto accident in philadelphia , resulting in his being paralyzed from the chest down . he subsequently founded the teddy pendergrass alliance , a foundation that helps those with spinal cord injuries . he commemorated 25 years of living after his spinal cord injury with the star-filled event , '' teddy 25 - a celebration of life '' , at philadelphia 's kimmel center . his last performance was on a pbs special at atlantic city 's borgata casino in november 2008 .
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- instrument is vocals , piano , guitar , drums- website is http://www.teddypendergrass.com- death place is bryn mawr , pennsylvania , united states- years active is 1972 -- 2008- caption is pendergrass in 1981- birth name is theodore dereese pendergrass- label is philadelphia international , asylum , elektra , surefire/wind up- death date is 13 january 2010- genre is r & b , soul , jazz- birth date is 26 march 1950- name is teddy pendergrass- background is solo_singer- image is teddy pendergrass 1970.jpg- birth place is philadelphia , pennsylvania- associated acts is harold melvin & the blue notes- occupation is singer , songwriter , composer