Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge Alabama Music Hall of Fame (cropped)

Percy Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B singer. He was born in Leighton, Alabama. He was best known for his song "When a Man Loves a Woman".

Sledge died of liver cancer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, aged 74.^[1]^[2]

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Sledge performing on tour in 1974

References

↑ Coscarelli, Joe (14 April 2015). "Percy Sledge, Who Sang 'When a Man Loves a Woman', Dies at 74". New York Times.com. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/arts/music/percy-sledge-who-sang-when-a-man-loves-a-woman-dies-at-74.html?ref=obituaries&_r=0. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
↑ Smith, Tom (April 14, 2015). "Muscle Shoals music icon Percy Sledge dies". Times Daily. http://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/muscle-shoals-music-icon-percy-sledge-dies/article_b245a249-176b-57e6-b4a2-5fc97c142f00.html.

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[1] Coscarelli, Joe (14 April 2015). "Percy Sledge, Who Sang 'When a Man Loves a Woman', Dies at 74". New York Times.com. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/arts/music/percy-sledge-who-sang-when-a-man-loves-a-woman-dies-at-74.html?ref=obituaries&_r=0. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[2] Smith, Tom (April 14, 2015). "Muscle Shoals music icon Percy Sledge dies". Times Daily. http://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/muscle-shoals-music-icon-percy-sledge-dies/article_b245a249-176b-57e6-b4a2-5fc97c142f00.html.

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