Inside R&B Great Percy Sledge's Little-Known Country Album

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In 1979 Percy Sledge recorded a collection of country music covers in Nashville and released it under the on-the-nose title Percy Sledge Sings Country. Although eternally tied to his monumental 1966 love hymn "When a Man Loves a Woman," the 

R&B legend Percy Sledge — famous for his hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" — died at home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Tuesday morning after a long…

Sledge, who was born in Leighton, Alabama, was working as a hospital orderly when he began playing clubs and frat parties with the Esquires, a locally popular group, in 1965. As he recalls, “I was singing every style of music: the Beatles, Elvis

Sledge, who was born in Leighton, Alabama, was working as a hospital orderly when he began playing clubs and frat parties with the Esquires, a locally popular group, in 1965. As he recalls, “I was singing every style of music: the Beatles, Elvis