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Author Topic: We just lost a great singer - Percy Sledge  (Read 1606 times)
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« on: April 14, 2015, 09:59:02 AM »
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-percy-sledge-dies-20150414-story.html
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« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2015, 10:09:57 AM »
This is sad. He was a fantastic singer!

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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2015, 12:21:57 PM »
One of the classiest of soul singers, he recorded a whole string of incredible ballads besides his most famous song. What a voice! R.I.P., sir. 

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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2015, 01:06:21 PM »
"Take Time To Know Her"  is a really good one...
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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2015, 05:37:28 PM »
I was a BIG fan from the get-go.  When a Man Loves a Woman simply opened a floodgate of wonderful songs from the late, great Mr. Sledge.  MC'd a Percy concert about 20 years ago in Toronto.  Percy was a truly nice, decent, down-to-earth gentleman...and a super talent.  Sorry  ...  and condolences to Percy's family, loved ones and friends.  I feel your loss and I'm ever-so-sorry to learn of it. Sad

See what I mean when I keep saying that the number of grain's of sand left in the Beach Boys' hour-glass are diminishing?  We gotta take time to 'appreciate' them. 
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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2015, 09:40:41 PM »
But then I thought about it some more and said yes yes yes.
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« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2015, 04:21:23 PM »
If you care to hear a really good recent PS album, check out Shining thru the Rain from around 2004.   surprisingly good soul  R&B lp for recent times.
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