Percy Sledge will forever be associated with “When a Man Loves a Woman,” a pleading, soulful ballad he sang with wrenching, convincing anguish and passion. Sledge sang all of his songs that way, delivering them in a powerful rush where he quickly changed from soulful belting to quavering, tearful pleas. It was a voice that made him one of the key figures of deep Southern soul during the late ’60s. Sledge recorded at Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama, where he frequently sang songs written by Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn. Not only did he sing deep soul, but Sledge was among the pioneers of country-soul, singing songs by Charlie Rich and Kris Kristofferson in a gritty, passionate style. During the ’70s, his commercial success quickly faded away, but Sledge continued to tour and record into the ’90s.
Percy’s 1967 hit “Take time To Know Her, ” was a prime example of the role Percy played as an innovator of the Country/Soul music movement. In the late 1970?s, other good examples are Percy’s own renditions of Ray Price’s “For The Good Times, or Charley Pride’s “Kiss An Angel Good Morning”. In 1979, Percy Sledge made updated recordings of all of his hits on the state-of-the-art equipment at Gusto King Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Those songs, along with many other classic pop, country, soul and R&B recordings by Percy Sledge, round out a special era by “The Golden Voice Of Soul” and he never sounded better.
Percy’s 1967 hit “Take time To Know Her, ” was a prime example of the role Percy played as an innovator of the Country/Soul music movement. In the late 1970?s, other good examples are Percy’s own renditions of Ray Price’s “For The Good Times, or Charley Pride’s “Kiss An Angel Good Morning”. In 1979, Percy Sledge made updated recordings of all of his hits on the state-of-the-art equipment at Gusto King Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Those songs, along with many other classic pop, country, soul and R&B recordings by Percy Sledge, round out a special era by “The Golden Voice Of Soul” and he never sounded better.
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