Percy Sledge
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, October 1970
PERCY SLEDGE made a fleeting visit to London recently on his way to Holland to receive an award. Naturally, B&S got together with him and the first thing that Percy noted was the cover of the then-current issue of B&S, with the Delfonics on.
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