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Percy Sledge ~ Similar Artists


Wilson Pickett - 100% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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18 March 1941, Prattville, Alabama, USA, d. 19 January 2006, Reston, Virginia, USA. The "wicked Pickett" was one of the great southern soul singers to emerge during the 60s. Pickett moved to Detroit, Michigan in his early teens. He joined gospel group the Violinaires and... ArrowRead more


Sam & Dave - 96% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Samuel David Moore (12 October 1935, Miami, Florida, USA) and David Prater (b. 9 May 1937, Ocilla, Georgia, USA, d. 9 April 1988). Sam And Dave first performed together in 1961 at Miami's King Of Hearts club. Moore originally sang in his father's Baptist church before joining... ArrowRead more


Clarence Carter - 95% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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14 January 1936, Montgomery, Alabama, USA. Carter's earliest releases were as half of the duo Clarence And Calvin. Also known as the C And C Boys, the blind duo made seven singles, the last of which was recorded at Fame's Muscle Shoals studio. When his partner, Calvin Thomas... ArrowRead more


Eddie Floyd - 94% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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25 June 1935, Montgomery, Alabama, USA. A founder member of the Detroit-based Falcons, Floyd was present on both their major hits, "You're So Fine" (1959) and "I Found A Love" (1962). He then recorded solo for Lupine in Detroit and Safice in Washington, DC, before moving to... ArrowRead more


Ben E. King - 89% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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Benjamin Earl Nelson, 28 September 1938, Henderson, North Carolina, USA. King began his career while still a high-school student singing in a doo-wop group, the Four B's. He later joined the Five Crowns who, in 1959, assumed the name the Drifters. King was the featured lead... ArrowRead more


Brook Benton - 86% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Jazz, R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Benjamin Franklin Peay, 19 September 1931, Camden, South Carolina, USA, d. 9 April 1988, New York City, New York, USA. A stylish, mellifluent singer, Benton's most ascendant period was the late 50s/early 60s. Although he began recording in 1953, Benton's first major hit came in... ArrowRead more


Gene Chandler - 86% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Eugene Dixon, 6 July 1937, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Recalled for the gauche but irresistible 1962 US number 1, "Duke Of Earl", Chandler's million-selling single in fact featured the Dukays, a doo-wop quintet he fronted (Eugene Dixon, Shirley Jones, James Lowe, Earl Edwards and... ArrowRead more


Joe Tex - 84% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Blues, R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Joseph Arrington Jnr., 8 August 1933, Rogers, Texas, USA, d. 13 August 1982, Navasota, Texas, USA. The professional career of this popular singer began onstage at the Apollo. He won first place in a 1954 talent contest and duly secured a record deal. Releases on King Records,... ArrowRead more


William Bell - 80% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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William Yarborough, 16 July 1937, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Having recorded in 1957 as part of the Del Rios, Bell emerged on the fledgling Stax Records with "You Don't Miss Your Water" (1961), a cornerstone in the development of country R&B. Military service sadly undermined... ArrowRead more


Rufus Thomas - 79% match to Percy Sledge Powered by AudioScrobbler

Genres: Blues, Holiday & Seasonal, R&B / Soul
Decades Active: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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26 March 1917, Cayce, Mississippi, USA, d. 15 December 2001, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. A singer, dancer and entertainer, Thomas learned his trade as a member of the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, a vaudeville-inspired touring group. By the late 40s he was performing in several Memphis... ArrowRead more




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