Funeral arrangements for the late Percy Sledge were announced on Friday. Sledge, a Leighton native, died at the age of 73 early Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge, LA after a battle with liver cancer. A ...

*Funeral services are being held in Louisiana for R&B legend Percy Sledge, the singer best known for the 1966 hit “When a Man Loves a Woman.” Sledge died last week at age 74 after a battle with liver ...

Tuesday’s funeral services for singer Percy Sledge, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and longtime Baton Rouge resident whose recording, “When a Man Loves a Woman,” was an international hit in ...

Percy Sledge, singer of “When a Man Loves a Woman,” the 1966 No. 1 hit that became a soul-music classic, was remembered Tuesday as a kind and charismatic man who lit up rooms and concert stages with ...

BAKER, La. (AP) - Percy Sledge was remembered for phenomenal talent and extraordinary kindness during a Tuesday funeral service marked by warm reminiscences from fellow musicians, family members and ...

Percy Sledge, the American soul singer who died on Tuesday aged 73, rose to fame with the 1966 hit When a Man Loves a Woman. The song, a searing emotional roller-coaster, shot to the top of the pop ...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Funeral arrangements have been set for soul singer Percy Sledge, who passed away Tuesday. Visitation will be Tuesday at Bethany Church in Baker from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. A ...

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