Instead, he talked about the life-changing influence of the song itself and the wealth of other country-soul ballads in the four-disc set, Percy Sledge: The Atlantic Recordings 1966-1974, the ...

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 yesterday in Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE, La. >> 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,&#8… ...

In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, Percy Sledge kneels as he performs "When a Man Loves a Woman" along with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section at the Musicians Hall of Fame awards show in Nashville ...

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — 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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Percy Sledge, singer of classic soul ballad "When a Man Loves a Woman," has died at 73 after an extended battle with liver cancer.

(NEW ORLEANS) — 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 ...

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.

American soul icon Percy Sledge, best known for the 1966 hit When a Man Loves a Woman, died on Tuesday at the age of 73, his longtime agent Steve Green said. Mr Sledge, who had been battling liver ...