He played guitar or bass on a pile of Shoals classics including Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman,” Wilson Pickett’s “Land of 1000 Dances,” Etta James’ “I’d Rather Go ...
A second miracle: the 45t climbed to number one on the rhythm'n blues charts in 1966. Percy Sledge thus entered not only the annals of Southern Soul, but also the history of popular music ...