Percy Sledge, singer of “When a Man Loves a Woman,” the 1966 No. 1 hit that became a soul-music classic, was remembered Tuesday as a kind and charismatic man who lit up rooms and concert stages with ...

Percy Sledge had plenty of big records, but nothing compared to 1966's "When a Man Loves a Woman," his first single, first hit and lasting legacy. The song stands as the pinnacle of deep Southern soul ...

Percy Sedge's iconic ballad was tracked at Sheffield's Norala Sound Studio. Mourners and music fans have gathered at a church in Baker, Louisiana, for the funeral of Percy Sledge, the rhythm and blues ...

Another music great gone too soon. Legendary R&B singer Percy Sledge died on Tuesday, April 14, at age 73 in his Baton Rouge, Louisiana home, his agent confirmed to ABC News. Sledge had been battling ...

Leighton native and Muscle Shoals music icon Percy Sledge died this morning at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, according to longtime friend David Johnson. Sledge was 73. Tom Smith can be reached ...

In 1979 Percy Sledge recorded a collection of country music covers in Nashville and released it under the on-the-nose title Percy Sledge Sings Country. Although eternally tied to his monumental 1966 ...

During the mid-sixties, Sledge worked as a hospital nurse while touring to get his music career off the ground. By Joe Lynch, Billboard Percy Sledge - H 2015 Percy Sledge, the R&B powerhouse who ...

Two vivid memories of Percy Sledge sprang to mind Monday for producer Saul Davis upon hearing the news that the soul singer had died at 74 after a long bout with cancer. Davis — who co-produced (with ...

Percy Sledge, singer of “When a Man Loves a Woman,” the 1966 No. 1 hit that became a soul-music classic, was remembered Tuesday as a kind and charismatic man who lit up rooms and concert stages with ...