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Percy Sledge was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer, best known for his hit "When a Man Loves a Woman". He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 and died of liver cancer in 2015.
Apr 15, 2015 · MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (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.
Apr 15, 2015 · Percy Sledge, the R&B singer whose soulful ballad of eternal love and rejection, “When a Man Loves a Woman,” topped the charts in 1966, died on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, La. He was...
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Apr 14, 2015 · Percy Sledge, who had a hit with his debut single "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966, passed away at 74 from liver cancer. He was a soul singer who influenced many artists and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
- “When a Man Loves a Woman” (1966) "When a Man Loves a Woman" made Percy Sledge's career, but it was also the first Southern soul record to top the Billboard Hot 100.
- “Warm and Tender Love” (1966) Sledge's second single serves as a sweet antidote to the sadness of his debut. It's another plea, but this time the singer's heart is open, not broken, as he offers his warm and tender love.
- “It Tears Me Up” (1966) On his third single, Percy Sledge returned to heartbreak. If the tempo of "It Tears Me Up" is slightly swifter than "When a Man Loves a Woman," the anguish is just as palpable.
- “Dark End of the Street” (1967) It seems that every Southern soul singer of the Sixties took a stab at "The Dark End of the Street," the Dan Penn-Chips Moman song first recorded by James Carr.
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Apr 14, 2015 · Percy Sledge died in 2015 at 74 after a long career in R&B music. He wrote and sang the classic hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
