Percy Sledge
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10 Country Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the 1970s You Never Heard
We praised them 40 years ago — and you should listen to them today!
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10 Best Covers of Percy Sledge's 'When a Man Loves a Woman'
Hear Bette Midler, Frank Ocean and a pre-teen Ryan Gosling rework the Southern soul classic
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Percy Sledge: 10 Essential Tracks
The soul legend was best known for "When a Man Loves a Woman," but his career was filled with undiminished treasures
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Inside R&B Great Percy Sledge's Little-Known Country Album
The "When a Man Loves a Woman" singer, who died today at age 74, covered songs by Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash for 1979 LP
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Remembering Percy Sledge, Soul Legend Behind 'When a Man Loves a Woman'
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame R&B singer made "anything possible" when he sang, said Rod Stewart
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R&B Great Percy Sledge Dead at 74
"When a Man Loves a Woman" singer and Hall of Fame inductee succumbs to liver cancer
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The Atlantic Recordings
Alabama native Percy Sledge scored his immortality with his first time on record: the country-soul anguish of "When a Man Loves a Woman," a 1966 Number One pop and R&B hit. He never had it so good on the charts again but kept cutting quality lamentation for Atlantic — the equally magnificent "It Tears Me […]
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Shining Through the Rain
Shining Through the Rain shows that sixty-two-year-old Percy Sledge can still locate the emotional essence of a song, as he did so unforgettably on "When a Man Loves a Woman," his 1966 debut single. Producers Saul Davis and Barry Goldberg designed the album to mimic the soulful, laid-back vibe of Norala Studios in Sheffield, Alabama, […]
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