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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 .
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,...
- “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.
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...
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Apr 15, 2015 · Published 7:34 PM PDT, April 14, 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.
