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Percy Sledge – 1940-2015

Written by admin on April 15, 2015 – 8:52 am -

Percy Sledge died yesterday morning (April 14) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana aged 74. The American soul singer, best known for his classic number one hit “When a Man Loves a Woman,” had battled cancer for years.

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Happy Birthday Percy Sledge

Written by admin on November 25, 2010 – 5:52 pm -

Percy Sledge celebrates his 70th birthday today (or 69th according to some sources). The soul legend was born in Leighton, Alabama on November 25, 1940.

Sledge is best known for his single “When a Man Loves a Woman”, which topped the charts in the US and Canada in 1966 and has become one of the best loved songs of the era.

 Percy Sledge 70th birthday

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