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Bette Midler Says Percy Sledge Will 'Live Forever' Through His Music
Bette Midler has paid tribute to the late Percy Sledge insisting the singer will ''live forever'' through his music.The 69-year-old singer-and-actress is among a host of stars to publicly pay their respects to the soul...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 April 2015
Percy Sledge, Soul Legend, Dies At Age 73
Soul legend Percy Sledge, famous for singing ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’, has died at the age of 73. He passed away at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday April 14th.Steve Green,...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2015
Soul Singer Percy Sledge Dies
The singer, best known for his iconic 1966 hit When a Man Loves a Woman, died at his home in Louisiana on Tuesday morning (14Apr15). No cause of death was known as WENN...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2015
Percy Sledge Suffering From Liver Cancer - Report
Singer Percy Sledge has pulled out of a U.K. tour after he was reportedly diagnosed with liver cancer.The When A Man Loves A Woman singer, 73, was due to perform as part of producer David...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 February 2014
Motown Legends To Perform At History-making Oxford Union Talk
Motown legends Percy Sledge, Sheila Ferguson and Brenda Holloway will perform at Britain's prestigious Oxford University union for the first time in the college's history.Producer David Gest is to address students at the revered educational...
By WENN on 11 January 2013
David Gest To Address Oxford Union
David Gest is to address the Oxford Union with the help of a host of Motown artists.The 59-year-old concert promoter is set to follow in the footsteps of his close friend Michael Jackson by giving...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 January 2013
Cliff Richard Has Live Nightmares
Sir Cliff Richard often wakes up in the middle of the night in a panic about forgetting the words to his songs. Although the 71-year-old musician has been performing for over 50 years nerves can...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 November 2011
Sledge Planning Christmas Albums For 2011
Soul legend PERCY SLEDGE is making plans for next Christmas (11) - he'll hit the studio next year to record two holiday-themed albums.The When a Man Loves a Woman singer is planning to storm the...
By WENN on 26 December 2010
Timberlake Slammed By Unimpressed O'jays
THE O'JAYS have reacted angrily to JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's involvement in their ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME induction, insisting he's irrelevant to their musical achievements. The LOVE TRAIN veterans were introduced by the hunky...
By WENN on 15 March 2005
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