An instant standard, the late Percy Sledge's debut single and greatest hit, "When a Man Loves a Woman," has been covered again and again over the past half-century: as a heartsick country tune ...

To hear Percy Sledge tell it, the melody for “When a Man Loves a Woman” lived in his head long ... by the likes of Michael Bolton and Bette Midler. The Muscle Shoals musicians' backing track ...

Percy Sledge, the man best known for recording ... to covers by the likes of Bette Midler and Michael Bolton, to mention just a few. “When A Man Loves A Woman” was not just Percy’s first ...

released a parody of his famous 1991 love song "When a Man Loves a Woman," aptly titled "When Some Mac Loves Broccoli Cheddar." In the video, Bolton belts out lyrics like, "Yes, it’s soup on ...

A Colbert County Hospital orderly by trade, Percy Sledge was quite green as a recording artist, as he stepped in front of a microphone to record his vocal for "When a Man Loves a Woman." ...

The great Percy Sledge record “When a Man Loves a Woman” was released 49 years ago on Thursday. Credited to songwriters Andrew Wright and Calvin Lewis, it was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound ...

Percy Sledge, the R&B singer whose golden voice powered the 1966 classic “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died today of liver cancer at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. “‘When a Man Loves a ...

“The opening lyrics to the late great Percy Sledge s ong ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ come readily to mind,” swooned Block who then quoted the song’s lyrics in his ...