Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Percy Sledge, who sang 'When a Man Loves a Woman,' dies

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, Percy Sledge kneels as he performs "When a Man Loves a Woman" along with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section at the Musicians Hall of Fame awards show in Nashville, Tenn. Sledge, who recorded the classic 1966 soul ballad "When a Man Loves a Woman," died, Tuesday April 14, 2015. He was 74. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman," a desperate, soulful ode to the lengths a man will go to for the woman he loves, was his only big hit but it had staying power. When he stepped into a recording studio in 1966 he unleashed a haunting wail of loss and love that continues to touch listeners nearly 50 years later.








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