The soul singer Percy Sledge, famous for the hit When A Man Loves A Woman, has died aged 73, according to reports.
The news was confirmed by Sledge's management agency which said he passed away in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
"He was a wonderful guy in a terrible business," said Steve Green with Artists International Management, Inc said.
"He was truly a standout."
When A Man Loves A Woman reached number one in the US when it was released in 1966. It went on to become an international hit, reaching number four in the UK that same year.
In 1987 it was used in a Levi's advert in England and again hit the charts, rising to number two.
The song found new life once more in 1991 when Michael Bolton covered it.
Sledge was a hospital orderly in Sheffield, Alabama, in the 1960s and would sing in states in the Southeast at weekends.
He failed to match the success of his first song but his concerts became popular all over the world.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
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