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Percy Sledge
Acting
25 Nov 1940
† 14 Apr 2015
Leighton, Alabama, USA
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.
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