Percy Tyrone Sledge Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Percy Sledge (born November 25, 1940) is 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 previously worked as a hospital nurse in the early 60s, he achieved his best success in the mid to late 60s and early 70s with a series of emotional soul songs, in his later years receiving the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Career Achievement Award.
Latonia Sledge, Percy Tyrone Sledge III, Percy Tyrone Sledge Jr., Howell Sledge, Tanya Jones, When a Man Loves a Woman, Take Time to Know Her, Warm and Tender Love
Parents
Fannie Sledge Woods
Siblings
Ricky Woods, Jerlean Sledge Toney, Donna Sledge Cohen, Willie Woods, When a Man Loves a Woman, Take Time to Know Her, Warm and Tender Love
Awards
Grammy Hall of Fame, Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award, When a Man Loves a Woman, Take Time to Know Her, Warm and Tender Love
Movies
Percy Sledge: Live in Kentucky, American Soul: Vol. 1, A Stack of Soul, R & B Hits: Vol. 2
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Fact
1
Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2010.
2
Inducted into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
3
Singer/songwriter Robin Gibb wrote the lyrics to the song, "I've Gotta Get a Message to You", with Sledge in mind, however, Robin and his brothers, The Bee Gees, recorded the song and rode it all the way to #1 on the U.S. and U.K. charts in 1968.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Flash
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Independent Lens
2014
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Muscle Shoals
2013
Documentary performer: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
EastEnders
2008-2012
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
No me la puc treure del cap
2012
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
American Idol
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Valentine's Day
2010/I
performer: "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Cuéntame
2008
TV Series performer - 1 episode
My Name Is Earl
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Patinando por un sueño
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
This Is England
2006
performer: "Dark End Of The Street"
Hood of Horror
2006
performer: "24-7-365"
The Shaggy Dog
2006
performer: "When a Man Loves a Woman" 1966
The Simpsons
2005
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast
2003
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Freddy Got Fingered
2001
performer: "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Zwei Männer am Herd
2001
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Savage Honeymoon
2000
performer: "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road"
Haepi-endeu
1999
performer: "Dark End of the Street"
Marriages
1998
performer: "When a man loves a woman"
Another Day in Paradise
1998
performer: "Here I Am"
Real Women
1998
TV Series performer: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Jonathan Creek
1997
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Die Camper
1997
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Zusje
1995
"When A Man Loves A Woman" / performer: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Immenhof
1995
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Evelyn Hamann's Geschichten aus dem Leben
1995
TV Series performer - 1 episode
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
performer: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
The Wonder Years
1988-1993
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Jack the Bear
1993
performer: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Marienhof
1992
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Crying Game
1992
performer: "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Stella
1990
performer: "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Medisch Centrum West
1990
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Hamburger Hill
1987
performer: "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Adventures in Babysitting
1987
performer: "Just Can't Stop"
Moonlighting
1987
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Color of Money
1986
performer: "Out Of Left Field"
Tatort
1985
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Big Chill
1983
performer: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
More American Graffiti
1979
performer: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Adventures in Babysitting
1989
TV Short singer: theme music
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011
Documentary with thanks to
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Independent Lens
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
Muscle Shoals
2013
Documentary
Himself
My Music: '60s Pop, Rock & Soul
2011
TV Movie
Himself
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011
Documentary
Himself
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: I'll Take You There
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