The original "When a Man Loves a Woman" singer died at the age of 73. — -- Michael Bolton paid tribute today to Famed R&B singer Percy Sledge, who died earlier at the age of 73. Bolton sang ...

Percy Sledge, singer of “When a Man Loves a Woman,” the 1966 No. 1 hit that became a soul-music classic, was remembered Tuesday as a kind and charismatic man who lit up rooms and concert stages with ...

Two vivid memories of Percy Sledge sprang to mind Monday for producer Saul Davis upon hearing the news that the soul singer had died at 74 after a long bout with cancer. Davis — who co-produced (with ...

Sound engineer Jimmy Johnson knew he had captured something special on tape as Percy Sledge finished singing "When a Man Loves a Woman" in a recording studio in 1965. Sledge, who died Tuesday, grew up ...

Percy Sledge, the voice behind the legendary soul track "When A Man Loves a Woman," has died, his representatives at Artists International Management confirmed Tuesday. The coroner in East Baton Rouge ...

But what a hit it was for Sledge, who died Tuesday at his Baton Rouge home at the age of 74. It soared to No. 1 on both the pop and R&B charts in 1966, and he rode it to a music career that lasted ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died Tuesday in ...

Percy Sledge was remembered for phenomenal talent and extraordinary kindness during a Tuesday funeral service marked by warm reminiscences from fellow musicians, family members and friends he made ...

Percy Sledge, the R&B legend who memorably sang/cried When A Man Loves a Woman, has died at his home in Baton Rouge, according to multiple reports. He was 74. William "Beau" Clark, coroner for East ...

Percy Sledge did it backward. You’re supposed to build your career gradually. You start with a critically acclaimed, quietly released record on a niche label. Then you follow up with a modest ...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic "When a Man Loves a Woman," died Tuesday in ...