BATON ROUGE, LA -- 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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman," a desperate, soulful ode to the lengths a man will go to for the woman he loves, was his only big hit, but it had staying power. When he ...

Percy Sledge, the star who was well known for his number one single When a Man Loves a Woman, passed away at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after a long battle against cancer. Dr William Clark, ...

Soul singer Percy Sledge has died, aged 73. The performer was best known for his number one hit 'When a Man Loves a Woman'. Sledge's agent Steve Green told BBC News that he died at his home in Baton ...

Soul icon Percy Sledge has died at the age of 73. The star, who was well known for his number one single When a Man Loves a Woman, passed away at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, according to his ...