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  Percy Sledge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Percy Sledge (born November 25, 1941 in Leighton, Alabama) is a US-American RandB and soul performer.
Percy Sledge worked in the fields in Leighton before he worked as an orderly at Colbert County Hospital in Sheffield.
Sledge charted with "I'll Be Your Everything" and "Sunshine" during the 1970s, and has become an international concert favorite throughout the world, especially in the Netherlands, Germany, and on the African continent.
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 Percy Sledge - Music Downloads - Online
Bio: Percy Sledge will forever be associated with "When a Man Loves a Woman," a pleading, soulful ballad he sang with wrenching, convincing anguish and passion.
Sledge sang all of his songs that way, delivering them in a powerful rush where he quickly changed from soulful belting to quavering, tearful pleas.
Sledge was able to turn this revived popularity into a successful career by touring constantly, playing over 100 shows a year into the '90s.
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 Percy Sledge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
By the mid-60s, Sledge was touring the Southeast with the Esquires Combo on weekends and working at the hospital.
Sledge's smooth stirring voice was perfect for the series of soul ballads produced by Ivy and Marlin Greene, which rock critic Dave Marsh called "emotional classics for romantics of all ages".
Known as the "Golden Voice of Soul," Alabama Music Hall of Fame Inductee Percy Sledge is a native of Leighton, AL.
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Percy Sledge sang soulful ballads in the mid to late 60's that were a hit on the soul charts and crossed over to pop.
Percy Sledge was and is a talented singer.
Percy Sledge was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, 2005.
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 Percy Sledge and the Blues Masters
Percy Sledge has captivated generations of fans from all over the world with his sweet and soulful warbling on "When A Man Loves A Woman." Released in 1966, the song went on to become one of the most beloved of the R&B classics and established Percy as a premiere pop music balladeer.
Percy was born on November 25, 1940, not far from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Percy's career saw a revival in 1987 when Oliver Stone included "When A Man Loves A Woman" on the soundtrack of his Academy Award-winning film, "Platoon." The song was subsequently re-released in Europe and, again, topped the charts in England.
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 Percy Sledge News
Percy Sledge says what has become one of rock's greatest love songs wasn't supposed to be a love song at all.
I guess Percy Sledge was right when he sang 'When a Man Loves a Woman'...he'll do anything to win her love.
Percy Sledge and Bobbie Bland are among the featured entertainment at the Budweiser East Texas Blues Festival and Car Show scheduled from noon to midnight Saturday, July 16, at the Nacogdoches County Expo...
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 Percy Sledge, When A Man Loves A Woman, 1960s Hits, Rhythm & Blues Music, Soul Singers
Percy Sledge is the "Golden Voice Of Soul" and soul singer solidfied.
These Percy Sledge 1960s hits are just a sampling of some of the best Rhythm and Blues music of all time.
Percy Sledge, When A Man Loves A Woman, has inspired soul singers and rhythm & blues music on 1960's hits to today.
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 Alabama Music Hall of Fame: Percy Sledge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Called "The Golden Voice of Soul," Leighton native Percy Sledge was an orderly at Colbert County Hospital, when he was introduced to Producer Quin Ivy, an audition followed, and Sledge was immediately signed to a recording contract.
Sledge charted with "I'll Be Your Everything" and "Sunshine" during the 70s, and is still a concert favorite.
Sledge is a 1993 Lifework Award for Performing Achievement recipient.
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 Percy Sledge Biography and Update at SoulTracks
Congratulations to SoulTrackers the O'Jays and Percy Sledge on their selection for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2005.
Sledge became a fixture on the oldies circuit for the next two decades before releasing the critically acclaimed Blue Night in 1994 with producers Saul Davis and Barry Goldberg.
Sledge's unusual voice has long been an acquired taste for some listeners, but his soulful renditions of the excellent ballads "Change My Mind," "Fall Inside Your Eyes" and Steve Earle's "My Old Friend the Blues" here are right on.
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 Welcome to Percy Sledge
Percy's Big Hit is "When a Man Loves A Woman" and eventually climbed to number one on the charts.
Percy's fame has brought to his fans five Gold albums and two Platinum albums, and has released fifteen singles that have topped the charts.
Today Percy Sledge is once again touring with the recent revival of "When a Man Loves A Woman" featured in the movie PLATOON.
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 Percy Sledge @ Filmbug
Percy Sledge (born November 25, 1941 in Leighton, Alabama, USA), is an R&B and soul performer.
Sledge charted with I'll Be Your Everything and Sunshine during the 70s, and has become an international concert favorite throughout the world, especially in Holland, Germany and on the African continent.
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 Singer Percy Sledge
Sledge had carried the song's melody with him for a long time.
In between releases, Sledge saw "When a Man Loves a Woman" return to popularity when it was included on the soundtrack for "Platoon," Oliver Stone's 1986 film about the Vietnam War.
In 1989, Sledge received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's first Career Achievement Award.
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 Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2005: Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge's very first recording was far and away his biggest, but what a recording it was.
The yearning, churchy ballad "When a Man Loves a Woman" was a Number One smash in 1966, and the song has enjoyed routine revivals in commercials, on soundtracks and in the variably talented hands of tribute singers from Bette Midler to Michael Bolton.
Sledge, recording for Atlantic Records in the label's late-Sixties heyday, had his second biggest hit with "Take Time to Know Her," which just missed the Top Ten in 1968.
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 eBay.co.uk - Percy Sledge, CDs, Records, Music Memorabilia items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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PERCY SLEDGE IN SOUTH AFRICA RARE ATLANTIC SOUL LP 1970
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 Percy Sledge & The Aces Band | Official Web Site
"Percy Sledge's vocal range remains evident as he effortlessly conveys his patented smooth, controlled passion.
"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.
Throughout this easy-grooving record, Sledge seems to expend no more energy than it takes to keep a porch swing rocking.
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 Percy Sledge - Shining Through the Rain - Varese Sarabande Records - CD
Percy Sledge - Shining Through the Rain - Varese Sarabande Records - CD Home
And Sledge's aching voice reveals the misery exquisitely.
Piano, cello, violin and Sledge's vocals dominate the mid-tempo soul-searcher "A Lonely Violin" and afford a nice change of pace.
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 Billboard.com - Biography - Percy Sledge
It was a voice that made him one of the key figures of deep Southern soul during the late '60s.
While he worked as a hospital nurse in the early '60s, Sledge began his professional music career as a member of the Southern soul vocal group the Esquires Combo.
Despite his strong reputation among deep soul fans, Sledge's sales had declined considerably by the early '70s, and he headed out on the club circuit in America and England.
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 Saturday Night Live: Bill Murray/Percy Sledge - TV.com
Percy Sledge performs "When A Man Loves A Woman."
Percy Sledge (Himself), Brian Mc Connachie (Lorne's attorney), Robert Smigel (Bill's attorney)
Tell the world what you think of Bill Murray/Percy Sledge, write a review for this episode.
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 When A Man Loves A Woman, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The title track remains among the most beloved, anthemic explanations of love's impact and travails ever written or performed.
Had Sledge never made another song, he would still deserve kudos just for that one.
Percy Sledge - Vocals · Percy Sledge - Main Performer
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 Percy Sledge - AOL Music
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 Percy Sledge - Songs
Percy Sledge is a highly acclaimed soul singer best known for "When A Man Loves A Woman" which topped the charts in 1966.
Sledge was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
("When A Man Loves A Woman" topped the charts in 1966 for Percy Sledge and later charted as "When A Woman Loves A Man" for both Esther Phillips (1966) and Bette Midler (1980).
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 VH1.com : Percy Sledge : Biography - Urge Music Downloads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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Percy Sledge will forever be associated with "When a Man Loves a Woman," a pleading, soulful ballad he sang with wrenching, convincing anguish and passion.
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 Percy Sledge on Rhapsody   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
As the singer of one of the most romantic songs ever recorded, "When A Man Loves A Woman," Percy Sledge has attained immortal status.
Country > Country Pop/Cosmopolitan > Country Soul > Percy Sledge
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Sledge recorded at Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama, where he frequently sang songs written by Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn. Not only did he sing deep soul, but Sledge was among the pioneers of country-soul, singing songs by Charlie Rich and Kris Kristofferson in a gritty, passionate style.
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 NPR : First New Music in a Decade from Percy Sledge
NPR : First New Music in a Decade from Percy Sledge
First New Music in a Decade from Percy Sledge
The Tavis Smiley Show, September 22, 2004 · Percy Sledge talks about his classic hit "When a Man Loves a Woman," as well as his first album in 10 years, Shining Through the Rain.
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 NPR : Re-Creating the 60s Sound for Percy Sledge
NPR : Re-Creating the 60s Sound for Percy Sledge
Day to Day, October 7, 2004 · Veteran soul singer Percy Sledge has a new album out, his first CD in a decade.
NPR's Noah Adams talks with the album's producers, Barry Goldberg and Saul Davis, about re-creating the sound of the 1960s.
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 JR.com: Percy Sledge - It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge in Music: Atlantic Soul:
JR.com: Percy Sledge - It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge in Music: Atlantic Soul:
He resurfaced on Capricorn Records in 1974 and has performed and recorded ever since, but despite being one of the best deep Soul singers of his era, Sledge will always be associated principally with his evergreen '66 smash.
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 Percy Sledge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Alabama-born Percy Sledge had a somewhat unusual introduction to the music...
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 Percy Sledge - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
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 eBay.co.uk - Percy SLEDGE, CDs, Records, DVDs items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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