Sledge at the 2010 Alabama Music Hall of Fame Concert
Background information
Birth name
Percy Tyrone Sledge
Born
(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(s)
Vocals
Years active
1960–2014
Labels
Atlantic, Capricorn, Monument, Point Blank, Diablo Records, Sledgehammer Records, Virgin
Musical artist
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.
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...
such songs as Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" and PercySledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman". Despite his commercial success in the adult...
Sinatra, SSgt. Barry Sadler, the Young Rascals, the Mamas & the Papas, PercySledge, Tommy James & the Shondells, the Troggs, the Lovin' Spoonful, Donovan...
produced, or engineered classic hits by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, PercySledge, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Leon Russell, Lynyrd Skynyrd...
Collins, "Twenty-Five Miles" by Edwin Starr, and "Just Can't Stop" by PercySledge. In a 2021 interview in New York Magazine, Elisabeth Shue said performing...
songwriter, and record producer. Goldberg has co-produced albums by PercySledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, and the Textones, plus Bob Dylan's...
Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Shawn Colvin, Bob Seger, PercySledge, Dailey & Vincent, and Emmylou Harris. Earle has appeared in film and...
as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on such hit R&B songs as PercySledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman", Wilson Pickett's "Mustang Sally", and Aretha...
backup singer on at least two #1 hit songs: "When a Man Loves a Woman" by PercySledge in 1966 and "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley in 1969. Her vocals were...
Records,1994) Crawfish and Caviar (Anthony Thistlethwaite) Blue Night (PercySledge) (Virgin Records, 1994) Black Angel (Savage Rose) (1995) guitar on "Black...
November Chaz Watley The Tag Robert Short film The Last Minute Dave "Percy" Sledge Hotel Australian Actor Black Hawk Down Captain Michael D. Steele 2002...
Bill Brandon and PercySledge and Marshall Chapman "It Tears Me Up", recorded by PercySledge "Out of Left Field", recorded by PercySledge and Hank Williams...
may refer to: "When a Man Loves a Woman" (song), a song recorded by PercySledge "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Jody Watley song) When a Man Loves a Woman...
Temptations, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, to "deep soul" performers such as PercySledge and James Carr. Different regions and cities within the U.S., including...
by many musicians, including Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Joe Cocker, PercySledge, Little Milton, Desmond Dekker, UB40, Cher, The Brand New Heavies, Eric...
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