Percy Sledge
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1940 –
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Who is Percy Sledge?
Percy Sledge is 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 previously worked as a hospital nurse in the early 60s, he achieved his best success in the mid to late 60s and early 70s with a series of emotional soul songs, in his later years receiving the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award.
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- Born
- Nov 25, 1940
Leighton - Also known as
- Percey Sledge
- Perrcy Sledge
- Percy Sladge
- Perrcy Sladge
- Persy Sledge
- Sledge, Percy
- Spouses
- Rosa Sledge
(1980 - )
- Rosa Sledge
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Alabama
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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