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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. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA .

  2. Apr 15, 2015 · Soul singer best known for his million-selling hit When a Man Loves a Woman. Adam Sweeting. Wed 15 Apr 2015 08.02 EDT. Although his career stretched from the 1960s to well into this century,...

  3. Apr 14, 2015 · April 14, 2015. Val Wilmer/Getty. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. Percy Tyrone Sledge (25 November 1940 – 14 April 2015) was born in Leighton, AL and was a soul and gospel singer. Best known for his 1966 song, “When a Man Loves a Woman” recorded at the Muscle...

  6. 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.

  7. 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 in the...

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