Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info

Guardian Music — The queen of soul’s fraught personal life informed songs that will endure in the hearts of people all over the worldIn January 1967, Aretha Franklin, 24 years old and newly signed to Atlantic Records, left Detroit, her home city, for the small... more info

Allmusic Blog — ​Contemporary artists take on their favorite songs from 1966 in this new compilation, featuring covers of tracks by the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Percy Sledge and more. more info

Perez Hilton — The music world lost three huge names in as many months. This year has seen the passing of B.B. King, Ben E. King, and Percy Sledge, and their loss was felt deeply at the 2015 BET Awards. Anthony Hamilton, along with guitarist Gary Clark Jr., paid an... more info

Core News — “Tonight we pay tribute to the US soul legend Percy Sledge, who passed away this week. His wonderful back catalogue includes, ‘Warm and Tender Love’, ‘Take Time To Know Her’ and of course ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’. Craig will dig throu... more info

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The Telegraph — Percy Sledge's When A Man Loves A Woman transcended time and place, says Mick Brown more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — 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 Studio in Sheffield, Ala., and featured some of the era... more info

Stereogum — Billboard reports that the soul great Percy Sledge, best known for his classic ballad “When A Man Loves A Woman,” died this morning at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sledge, who had been battling liver cancer for years, was 73. Born in Alaba... more info