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- Male
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- United States
- Active from
- 1940-11-25
- Active to
- 2015-04-14
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Percy Sledge (born 25 November 1940 in Leighton, Alabama; died 14 April 2015 in Baton Rouge) was an American R&B and soul performer who most notably recorded the single "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966, an international top 40 hit that the RIAA has certified as gold. Having achieved his best successes in the mid-to-late 60s and early 70s with a series of emotional soul songs, in his later years he received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award and was inducted in 2005 into
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Key facts
- Born
- Percy Tyrone Sledge , ( 1940-11-25 ) November 25, 1940, Leighton, Alabama , U.S.
- Died
- April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14) (aged 74), Baton Rouge, Louisiana , U.S.
- Genres
- R&B , soul , traditional pop
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Years active
- 1960–2014
- Labels
- Atlantic , Capricorn , Monument , Pointblank , Diablo Records, Sledgehammer Records, Virgin
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- Official website
- psledge.com
- Image
- Percy Sledge 1974 touring.jpg
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- 1940-11-25
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- 2015-04-15
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Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, gold-certified disc from the RIAA.
After working as a hospital orderly in the early 1960s, Sledge achieved his greatest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a series of emotional soul songs. In 1989, Sledge received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.