Percy Sledge

BAKER, La. (AP) — Mourners and music fans have been gathering at a church in Baker, Louisiana, for the funeral of Percy Sledge, the rhythm and blues singer best known for the 1966 hit “When a Man Loves a Woman.” Sledge died last week at age 74 after a battle with liver cancer. Tuesday’s funeral […]

  The music world lost a legend today now that R&B and soul singer Percy Sledge has died. Sledge is best known for his first and biggest hit, “When A Man Loves A Woman,” which made him an internationally recognized star. Sledge was born November 25, 1940 in Leighton, Alabama. As a youngster, Sledge worked […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Percy Sledge, who recorded the classic 1966 soul ballad “When a Man Loves a Woman,” has died. He was 74. East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Coroner Dr. William “Beau” Clark confirmed to The Associated Press that Sledge died early Tuesday morning. Sledge’s first recording took him from hospital orderly to […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Percy Sledge, who recorded the classic 1966 soul ballad “When a Man Loves a Woman,” has died. He was 74. East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Coroner Dr. William “Beau” Clark confirmed to The Associated Press that Sledge died early Tuesday morning. Sledge’s first recording took him from hospital orderly to […]

Unfortunately, we have sad news about singer Percy Sledge. According to a report, Sledge has pulled out of a U.K. tour after he was reportedly diagnosed with liver cancer. 73-year-old Sledge, whose classic 1966 hit “When a Man Loves a Woman,” was due to perform as part of producer David Gest’s Legends of Soul tour, […]