R&B singer Percy Sledge has passed away this morning at the age of 73

Steve Green is the agent for Percy Sledge has confirmed that R&B singer Percy Sledge died this morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Steve Green whom has been the agent for Percy Sledge for 35 years has also confirmed that the singer died from from a long battle with cancer. Percy Sledge is famous for "When a Man Loves a Woman, recorded in 1966 was inspired from a real life event. The song was about "a girl who left Sledge for another guy".