BATON ROUGE, La. — Legendary R&B singer Percy Sledge has died at the age of 73, CNN has confirmed. The crooner, best known for his classic song “When a Man Loves a Woman,” passed away Tuesday morning in
Facebook · Twitter · Google · LinkedIn · Pinterest · Email. Inductee Percy Sledge arrives at the 20th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel March 14, 2005 in New York City.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic "When a Man Loves a Woman," died Tuesday in Louisiana. He was 74. Dr. William "Beau" Clark,
Percy Sledge, the voice behind the legendary soul track "When A Man Loves a Woman," has died. The coroner in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Sledge lived, told The Associated Press he died Tuesday morning. He had been treated last year for liver
Percy Sledge had plenty of big records, but nothing compared to 1966's "When a Man Loves a Woman," his first single, first hit and lasting legacy. The song stands as the pinnacle of deep Southern soul, and the singer never attempted to escape it