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- 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.
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Apr 14, 2015 · April 14, 2015. Percy Sledge, singer of "When a Man Loves a Woman" and other hits, passed away at the age of 74. Gijsbert Hanekroot/Getty. Percy Sledge, the R&B singer whose golden voice...
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- Andy Greene
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.
Percy Sledge, best remembered for the romantic classic, "When A Man Loves A Woman" (#1 Pop, #1 R&B-1966) but who charted thirteen other times on the Pop charts alone in nine years, died of liver cancer Tuesday (April 14th, 2015) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the age of 73.
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 a Woman," died Tuesday in...
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Apr 18, 2015 · Percy Sledge, who died Tuesday at the age of 74, was a singer who became indelibly associated with his first hit, When a Man Loves a Woman, a song that became not only a huge hit, but one of the ...
- Andrew Mckie
22 hours ago · Percy Sledge will forever be most closely associated with his biggest hit, the emotive “When A Man Loves A Woman,” which topped the US pop chart on May 28, 1966. But his death at the age...
