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Percy Sledge - Dead aged 73

Bedsaddick
Bedsaddick Posts: 24,750
edited April 2015 in Not Sports Related
When a man loves a woman - classic

RIP

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  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    edited April 2015
    Absolute Radio just played that in tribute - I nearly cried !

    Edit - when they announced it I did initially think they meant Percy Thrower....
  • brogib
    brogib Posts: 2,128
    RIP Absolute legend
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    Bedsaddick said:

    When a man loves a woman - classic

    RIP

    This song will be his epitaph .. RIP
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Spent many horny hours snogging to that one in my teens

    RIP Percy Sledge - Ledge
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,620
    The fella was amazing. That's a very sad one to lose.

  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    Another one of the great soul singers gone. So sad.

    RIP Percy.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    I actually thought he was older than that. Sounded 73 in the 60s. Rip
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    It was the pirate ships, Radio London in particular, that played "When a Man........" relentlessly in the summer of 1966 that propelled it to No.1.

    Let's not forget that Percy made many other great records including the Northern Soul monster "Help Me" and soul classics "Out of Left Field" and "Take Time to Know Her" which is a particular personal favorite.

    Another great now in Soul Heaven. RIP Percy.
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,008
    RIP Percy
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    RIP...great voice.
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  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    One of the greatest make vocal performances on WAMLAW ever.
    RIP.
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    When a Man Loves A Woman is one of my favourite songs of all time. It brings back great childhood memories. I have got an Atlantic Soul Classics CD in my car I shall play WAMLAW on the way to the training ground today.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,784
    mistrollingin said:



    Let's not forget that Percy made many other great records including the Northern Soul monster "Help Me" and soul classics "Out of Left Field" and "Take Time to Know Her" which is a particular personal favorite.

    Another great now in Soul Heaven. RIP Percy.

    I'd also like to add my personal favourite to that list........

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfG7A5JLSg8

    R.I.P Percy
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    RIP Percy Sledge
  • bristoladdick
    bristoladdick Posts: 1,147
    Very sad news. RIP.
  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Very sad Percy gave us a soul classic. Apparently he gave the wrting credits to two of his backing musicians and so never made any royalties from When a man loves a woman.

    RIP
  • pettgra
    pettgra Posts: 1,572
    That is really sad. Another icon has passed on; he will be in great company with Sam and Dave, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex and Otis .


  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    pettgra said:

    That is really sad. Another icon has passed on; he will be in great company with Sam and Dave, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex and Otis .



    Sam Moore of Sam and Dave is still alive I believe.

  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,008
    pettgra said:

    That is really sad. Another icon has passed on; he will be in great company with Sam and Dave, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex and Otis .


    My favourites. Went to see Arthur Conley at the Civic Hall in Orpington circa 1968. Show was called off as only about 10 people turned up. Saw Joe Tex and Sam and Dave at The Fairfield Halls. Sam is still alive I believe.
  • pettgra
    pettgra Posts: 1,572
    masicat said:

    pettgra said:

    That is really sad. Another icon has passed on; he will be in great company with Sam and Dave, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex and Otis .


    My favourites. Went to see Arthur Conley at the Civic Hall in Orpington circa 1968. Show was called off as only about 10 people turned up. Saw Joe Tex and Sam and Dave at The Fairfield Halls. Sam is still alive I believe.
    Cheers guys and apologies to Sam. He would not have been impressed!

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  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    RIP
  • SaySomething
    SaySomething Posts: 2,526
    RIP

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