(CNN)Percy Sledge, the R&B belter whose biggest hit, "When a Man Loves a Woman," became a cornerstone of soul music, died Tuesday. He was 73.
Sledge died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said Stephanie Price of the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office. Sledge died of natural causes, said East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. William Clark. He had been in hospice care for cancer, Clark added.
In a career that started in the 1960s, Sledge had a number of hits, including "Take Time to Know Her," "Warm and Tender Love" and "It Tears Me Up" among them.
But his first and biggest hit, "When a Man Loves a Woman," towered over them all.
The Kingsmen member Jack Ely has died after a long battle with an illness. He was 71. His son Sean Ely confirmed the news to multiple outlets Tuesday afternoon saying the singer passed away at his home in Redmond, Ore.
"Because of his religious beliefs, we're not even sure what [the illness] was," Sean shared with reporters.
Jack was an original member of The Kingsmen, a band formed in 1959 that primarily performed cover songs at shows. They would also record the classic single "Louie Louie" that featured Jack's incoherent vocals.
R&B and soul singer Ben E King, best known for the classic song 'Stand By Me', has died at the age of 76. King started his career in the late 1950s with The Drifters, singing hits including "There Goes My Baby" and "Save The Last Dance For Me'. After going solo, he hit the US top five with 'Stand By Me' in 1961. It returned to the charts in the 1980s, including a three-week spell at number one in the UK following its use in the film of the same name and a TV advert. King's other hits included 'Spanish Harlem', 'Amor', 'Don't Play That Song (You Lied)' and 'Supernatural Thing - Part I'. The singer died on Thursday, his publicist Phil Brown told BBC News.
BB King is in a dispute with his daughter and a person who gas Power of Attorney that is refusing him medical treatment. A court ordered him to be taken to a hospital, but this story isn't over yet! He is 89 yrs old.
Chris Squire, the co-founder and longtime bassist of prog rock icons Yes and the only member of the group to feature on every studio album, has passed away just over a month after revealing that he was suffering from a rare form of leukemia. Squire was 67. Current Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes first tweeted the news, "Utterly devastated beyond words to have to report the sad news of the passing of my dear friend, bandmate and inspiration Chris Squire."
(This guy was a member of my second favorite band "Yes". So sad.)
Scott Weiland, the instantly recognizable voice behind Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver known for his dynamic stage presence, has died. He was 48. Weiland's manager confirmed the news to Rolling Stone, but declined to confirm a cause of death.
Weiland passed away in his sleep on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, according to an official Instagram post. In addition to sharing the news of his death, it read, "At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott's family be respected."