Percy Sledge, the American soul singer who has died aged 74, rose to fame with the 1966 hit When a Man Loves a Woman. The song, a searing emotional rollercoaster, shot to the top of the pop and R ...

Percy Sledge, the American soul singer who died on Tuesday aged 73, rose to fame with the 1966 hit When a Man Loves a Woman.

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 ...

Gijsbert Hanekroot/Getty 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.

Percy Sledge, best known for his recording of "When a Man Loves a Woman," died at his home in Louisiana aged 74 after battling cancer, according to his agent. Rollo Ross reports.

Percy Sledge, who recorded the classic 1966 soul ballad "When a Man Loves a Woman," has died. He was 74.

Percy Sledge, best known for his recording of "When a Man Loves a Woman," died at his home in Louisiana at age 74 after battling cancer, according to his agent.

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.

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.

Percy Sledge, the soul singer known for his 1966 smash “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died April 14 of cancer in Baton Rouge, La. He was 73. Sledge’s longtime agent, Steve Green, confirmed his ...