Percy Sledge, the soul singer and T & amp; B who recorded the hit 1966 “When a man Loves a Woman,” died this Tuesday victim of cancer. Steve Green, the talent agency International Management Artists Inc., confirmed to the BBC that the singer died at his home in Baton Rouge, the state of Louisiana (USA). Was 73 years old.
The singer was born in November 1940 in Alabama. He grew up working in the fields and knew little of the world “outside,” as. A few years later, he began working as a nurse at a local hospital, but the desire for singing has always been present in Sledge. During the day he worked at night and sang in clubs with a popular musical group in 1965, the Esquires.
At that time, Percy Sledge sang all, as he liked to recall: “The Beatles, Elvis Presley, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Motown, Sam Cooke and The Platters.” And it was this extensive experience that gave him the versatility as a singer, characterized by hoarse and nasal voice, tailored to the world of the soul.
By chance, Sledge met a radio announcer, Quin Ivy, who aspired to be a record producer and, therefore, built a small studio in Sheffield (Alabama). And this little jump that took the American singer to the world of soul.
Their first single, “When a Man Loves a Woman “, inspired by a sledge girlfriend who left him for another man, was soon a success. Topped the R & tables; B for several weeks and has already been used in several films. In an interview in 2013 for the documentary Muscle Shoals, Sledge recalled the first recording of the song, “When I got to the studio, was shaking like a leaf but the song’s melody was the same as when I sang sang in the fields where I grew up and nerves. ended “.
His debut in the musical world could not have been better, but Sledge continued to record singles famous during the 70s, such as” Warm and Tender Love, “” It Tears Me Up “,” Out of Left Field “and” Take Time To Know Her “. Later, however, ended the successes.
He never stopped singing. His latest album date of 2013, “The Gospel of Percy Sledge” and contains 10 ballads that were already part of the musical style of the singer.
Over the years was also awarded Musical awards. In 1989, he won an award from R & Foundation; B, 2005, the name of American singer entered the “Hall of Fame” music Rock & Roll.
Sledge was regarded as a quiet man and as a singer who has remained true to its public and continued to sing in the register: charged ballads of emotions. Had only one requirement:. They would hear singing silent
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