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  1. Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 28, 1966 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.

    #Music, #PercySledge, #60s, #60sMusic, #1960s, #1960sMusic

  2. "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by American #RAndB, #soul and #gospel singer #PercySledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in #SheffieldAlabama. It made number one on both the US #Billboard Hot 100 and #CashBox Top 100, as well as on the Billboard R&B singles chart. #Country singer #JohnWesleyRyles had a minor hit with his version of the song in 1976. Singer and actress #BetteMidler recorded the song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=fHr4d2KzBzU

  3. "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by American #RAndB, #soul and #gospel singer #PercySledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in #SheffieldAlabama. It made number one on both the US #Billboard Hot 100 and #CashBox Top 100, as well as on the Billboard R&B singles chart. #Country singer #JohnWesleyRyles had a minor hit with his version of the song in 1976. Singer and actress #BetteMidler recorded the song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=EYb84BDMbi0

  4. On 14 Apr 2015: #PercySledge, American soul singer ("When A Man Loves A Woman"), died at 73.
    #RIP 🕯️

  5. "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by American #RAndB, #soul and #gospel singer #PercySledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in #SheffieldAlabama. It made number one on both the US #Billboard Hot 100 and #CashBox Top 100, as well as on the Billboard R&B singles chart. #Country singer #JohnWesleyRyles had a minor hit with his version of the song in 1976. Singer and actress #BetteMidler recorded the song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=6meW-K-1e7Q

  6. #OnThisDay in 1940, #PercySledge, American soul singer ("When A Man Loves A Woman"; "Take Time to Know Her"), born in Leighton, Alabama (d. 2015).
    #HappyBirthday #RIP 🥀🕯️

  7. "When a man loves a woman" - Percy Sledge

    Like "Jack your body" earlier in the year, this video is public domain footage intercut with a few shots of Percy singing the song.

    Like "Stand by me", "When a man loves a woman" was used to sell jeans; unlike "Stand by me", it wasn't used in a movie.

    Our first Mystery Year was 1987. We go further back after a spell from the continuity announcer.

    #TOTP #PercySledge

  8. During my first year at Trinity University, I had this song playing on my ‘boombox’ one night - I would play it, then rewind the tape to the beginning of the song and lather, rinse, repeat over and over again - I probably had some crush on some girl at the time…anyway, they guys in the room next door (with whom I shared a wall) at some point started banging on the wall, yelling for me to either turn off the music or play something else…aah, college life…. youtu.be/EYb84BDMbi0?si=1-jlM1 #PercySledge

  9. When a Man Loves a Woman
    can't keep his mind on nothin' else.
    He'd change the 🌍
    for the good thing he's found.
    If she is bad, he can't see it.
    She can do no wrong.
    Turn his back on his best friend
    if he put her down.
    ✍🏾Calvin Lewis
    🎹Andrew Wright
    🧑🏾‍🎤#PercySledge
    🔥💯9 Apr 1966

    ANDREW WRIGHT: I was messing around on the organ when this riff came up out of nowhere.

    WERTHAM: I think you might've been thinking about a melody from... The Magic Flute?
    #popmusic #1960s