Brooklyn Vegan — Percy Sledge, the voice behind R&B classic "When a Man Loves a Woman" and other hits, has died at his Baton Rouge, LA home, reports Billboard. He was 73:During the mid-sixties, Sledge worked as a hospital nurse while touring... more info

Time — Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler later called the song "a transcendent moment" more info

Mercury News, California — Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic 'When a Man Loves a Woman,' died Tuesday in Louisiana. He was 74. more info

Reuters — (Reuters) - Percy Sledge, the rhythm and blues singer whose rendition of "When a Man Loves a Woman" topped the charts in 1966, has died at age 73, ABC News reported, citing his agent. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died Tuesday in Louisiana. He was 74. more info

The Telegraph — Percy Sledge, who had a worldwide hit with When a Man Loves a Woman, has died aged 73 more info

TMZ — R&B legend Percy Sledge -- famous for his hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" -- died at home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after a long battle with cancer. Percy took his signature song to #1 in 1966. It was his debut single and went on to become… more info

ContactMusic — Percy Sledge's manager has assured fans the R&B veteran is not dying, despite cancelling a U.K. tour after he was diagnosed with liver cancer.The... more info

ContactMusic — 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... more info

ContactMusic — Motown legends Percy Sledge, Sheila Ferguson and Brenda Holloway will perform at Britain's prestigious Oxford University union for the first time in... more info