Reference Number
ARC-0693
Level of description
collection
Title
Percy Sledge Collection
Date
1967-1995, undated
Size
0.92 (Linear feet)
Scope and Contents
The Percy Sledge Collection is dated 1967-1995 and contains undated materials. The collection consists of photographs of Sledge as a child and performing on stage, a program for the 7th Annual Summer Show of Stars, and a certificate from his induction to the Louisiana Hall of Fame.
Biography / Administrative History
Percy Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman." Sledge was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
Notes
Acquisition Note: The Percy Sledge Collection was received by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a gift from the Estate of Percy Sledge on July 29, 2016.
Citation: [Identification of Item], Percy Sledge Collection, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Language Note: Materials are in English.
Processing Information: Processed by Crystal Matjasic, Technical Services Archivist. Completed December 27, 2018. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.
Access
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Use
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
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