Percy Sledge

R&B legend Percy Sledge -- famous for his hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" -- died at home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. Percy took his signature song to #1 in 1966. It was his debut single and went on to become an international hit. It was re-released in…

Percy Sledge -- who rocketed to fame with "When a Man Loves a Woman" -- knows no one will ever record a better version of his 1966 hit ... not even himself. And that goes for you Michael Bolton. Sledge -- now 72 -- had one of the most played songs in history, but shockingly it's not lining his…