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Jimbo
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Posted: 14 Apr 2015 at 4:59pm |
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R&B singer Percy Sledge dies Legendary R&B singer Percy Sledge has died at the age of 73, CNN has confirmed. The crooner, best known for his classic song "When a Man Loves a Woman," passed away Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The cause of death was not immediately available. "Woman" was a massive hit, topping the charts in 1966 and appearing on numerous movie soundtracks. It was later covered by Michael Bolton, whose 1991 version also hit No. 1. In 1987, Sledge's original single was reissued and made the top 10 in the UK. Sledge followed it up with more romantic songs like "Warm and Tender Love" and "It Tears Me Up," and continued to record through the 1990s. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/14/entertainment/percy-sledge-dies-feat/ |
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Yea - read about it. He's all dead & sh*t - snatched his mudmonkey merit badge.
Thanks for the tunes, Percy...RIP
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RIP to Mr. Sledge. |
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RIP Percy
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Another one of the founders of great music, RIP.
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Sad, RIP.
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One of the greats gone. He passed away after a long battle with cancer, I read. Part of the soundtrack of music I grew up with in the realm of soul.
I was just watching the movie "The Commitments" about the Irish band who performed soul. One of the funny lines in the movie was: Steve Clifford: [in confessional] Used to, when I studied I would sing hymns, but now all I can sing is "When A Man Loves A Woman" by Marvin Gaye Father Molloy: Percy Sledge. Steve Clifford: What? Father Molloy: It was Percy Sledge did that particular song. I have the album. Steve Clifford: Oh... |
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Liver cancer.
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Heaven just received another smooth singer. R.I.P. Mr. Percy Sledge.
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Sorry if I sound heartless, but at least dying of liver cancer is better and more respectable than dying from Suicide( Robin Williams, Lee Thompson Young) or an accidental drug overdose (Cory Monteith, Heath Ledger).... But, RIP to Percy. It is a sad day in Music History....
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WAMLAW was one of the first songs I ever heard when I started listening to music on the radio as a kid.
Something that's been with me most of my life. RIP Percy. |
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EEEEts All so REEEdEEEculous
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