Sound engineer Jimmy Johnson knew he had captured something special on tape as Percy Sledge finished singing "When a Man Loves a Woman" in a recording studio in 1965. Sledge, who died Tuesday, grew up ...
Morning Edition's series One-Hit Wonders / Second-Best Songs focuses on musicians or bands whose careers in the United States are defined by a single monster hit, and explains why their catalogs have ...
NEW ORLEANS – Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died Tuesday in ...
Soul singer Percy Sledge epitomized Southern soul in ballads like “When A Man Loves A Woman,” which became a massive international hit when it came out in 1966. Sledge died Tuesday morning of natural ...
Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died Tuesday in Louisiana. He was 74 ...
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. | Sound engineer Jimmy Johnson knew he had captured something special on tape as Percy Sledge finished singing "When a Man Loves a Woman" in a recording studio in 1965. Sledge, who ...
Morning Edition's seriesOne-Hit Wonders / Second-Best Songsfocuses on musicians or bands whose careers in the United States are defined by a single monster hit, and explains why their catalogs have ...
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