A record that defined the 60's - and we weren't even supposed to hear this version. A former hospital orderly, Percy Sledge made the record for a small label in his home area of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Atlantic Records bought his contract and readied the song for national distribution, asking only that the horn part at the end be re-done as it was slightly out of tune. They complied, but due to a tape mixup the original version was actually released, off-key horns and all. He had a few more hits but this song alone got Percy into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Michael Bolton covered it in the 90's.
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
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