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Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge (born 25 November 1940 in Leighton, Alabama; died 14 April 2015 in Baton Rouge) was an American R&B and soul performer who most notably recorded the single "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966, an international top 40 hit that the RIAA has certified as gold. Having achieved his best successes in the mid-to-late 60s and early 70s with a series of emotional soul songs, in his later years he received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award and was inducted in 2005 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1When A Man Loves A Woman
1740888
2You Really Got a Hold on Me
153938
3The Dark End of the Street
83899
4Take Time To Know Her
69771
5Warm And Tender Love
67954
6My Special Prayer
63440
7Dark End Of The Street
51651
8It Tears Me Up
39555
9Cover Me
30801
10Out of Left Field
23416

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