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Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song " When a Man Loves a Woman ", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966.
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Apr 14, 2015 · Percy Sledge, the soul singer who belted out the hit “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Tuesday morning. The cause of death was liver cancer, his manager Steve Green...
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...
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.
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Apr 14, 2015 · Percy Sledge, the R&B singer whose golden voice powered the 1966 classic “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died today of liver cancer at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Apr 14, 2015 · Soul singer Percy Sledge epitomized Southern soul in ballads like "When A Man Loves A Woman," which became a massive international hit when it came out in 1966. Sledge died Tuesday morning of...
Apr 14, 2015 · 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...
Apr 14, 2015 · Singer Percy Sledge, perhaps best known for his hit "When A Man Loves A Woman," has died, Artists International Management Inc., his talent agency, said. Sledge died of natural causes a little...
Apr 17, 2015 · "When a Man Loves a Woman" was the first song that Percy Sledge, who died earlier this week, at the age of seventy-four, ever recorded. His searing, anguished wail shot up from a studio...
Apr 14, 2015 · US soul singer Percy Sledge, famed for his song When a Man Loves a Woman, has died aged 74. Steve Green from talent agency Artists International Management Inc confirmed to the BBC that he died...