R&B and soul singer Percy Sledge has passed away at 73. He had a number of hits, including 15 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, but the piece of his legacy likely to be remembered by most fans is ...

Percy Sledge, who died last week at the age of 74, recorded “When a Man Loves a Woman” in 1966 and launched himself as a tearful balladeer. Its simple chord structure, featuring a descending bassline ...

Percy Sledge recorded so many great soul songs throughout the late '60s and into the '70s, like "Take Time to Know Her," "Warm and Tender Love," and "It Tears Me Up".

Percy Sledge was the Alabama-born soul balladeer whose emotional, pleading style propelled “When a Man Loves a Woman” to the top of the rhythm and blues and pop charts in 1966 and made the ...

Billboard reports that the soul great Percy Sledge, best known for his classic ballad “When A Man Loves A Woman,” died this morning at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sledge, who had been ...

Percy Sledge, the voice behind R&B classic “When a Man Loves a Woman” and other hits, has died at his Baton Rouge, LA home, reports Billboard. He was 73: During the mid-sixties, Sledge worked ...

Shining Through the Rain 's stylised, restrained hues are splashed with moments of great beauty - a surprising melodic shift, or a perfect modulation. Its elegance is the product of plain, sad sounds, ...

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, has died aged 73.

Percy Sledge Sings Country, meanwhile, was re-released on CD by Nashville label Gusto Records in 2008 and stands as a legendary R&B artist’s intrepid exploration of Music City.

Singer Percy Sledge, who shot to fame after releasing his debut single, When a Man Loves a Woman, in 1966, has died at the age of 73.