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Percy Sledge. Singer Percy Sledge (1940-2015) was one of the most identifiable voices in the genre of country-soul, which emerged from the multicultural working-class environment of Muscle Shoals in the mid-1960s. Recognized for his keening, forlorn vocal quality and fluid phrasing, Sledge's voice bears a stylistic kinship with high-lonesome country singers.
Dressed in white tuxÃ¢ jacket and black silk hankie in the top pocket, black trousers, belt, shiny patent leather shoes and loud shirt. Like heÃ¢s just about to take to the stage in a Vegas casino. But this is 5.35pm, in a five-star London hotel on a Friday afternoon. Global soul legend Percy Sledge. In the flesh. When I was about 11, and did every chore I could to earn cash to buy vinyl records, my first purchase was Ã¢Little Piece of LeatherÃ¢ by Donnie Elbert. The next, was by a certain Mr Sledge.