Percy Sledge
| 25 Nov 1940 | Leighton, Alabama, USA
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Death date: 14 Apr 2015
                                
                                                                   
                                    
                                
                                Biography
                                         Percy Tyrone Sledge 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.