Percy Sledge
Actor
- Born
- November 25, 1940 · Leighton, Alabama, USA
- Died
- April 14, 2015 (age 74)
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.
Known for
Acting5
- 2011Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon as Self
- 2009Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - I'll Take You There as Himself
- 2007Classic Soul at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2004Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2001Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular as Self