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Alabama-born Percy Sledge had a somewhat unusual introduction to the music business. Working as an orderly in a local hospital, he was touring with a local band called the Esquires Combo on weekends and working at the hospital during the week. A former patient at the hospital who knew both Sledge and local record producer Quin Ivy introduced them to each other. Ivy was impressed with Sledge's emotional style of singing and signed him to a recording contract. Sledge hit it big with his first record, the classic "When a Man Loves a Woman", released by Atlantic Records, which went on to become a worldwide hit (and, incidentally, the first Atlantic record to go gold). Although Sledge never had another hit as big as "When a Man Loves a Woman," he did manage to place several follow-up records on the charts. He still tours today, and has an especially large following in Europe.- Mary Webb was born on 25 March 1881 in Leighton Lodge, Leighton, Nr Shrewsbury, Hereford, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Gone to Earth (1950), Precious Bane (1957) and Precious Bane (1989). She was married to Henry Webb. She died on 8 October 1927 in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Henry Bowles was born on 25 January 1922 in Leighton, Alabama, USA. He was married to Norma Jean Quillen. He died on 8 December 2006 in St. Florian, Alabama, USA.
- Leon Douglas was born on 26 August 1954 in Leighton, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979), The Law and Lee Harvey Oswald (1963) and FörKväll (2006).
- Thomas Bowles was born on 25 January 1922 in Leighton, Alabama, USA. He was married to Joyce Delano. He died on 23 April 2009 in Florence, Alabama, USA.
- Philip O'Connor was born on 8 September 1916 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Captain Busby: The Even Tenour of Her Ways (1967). He died on 29 May 1998 in Fontareches, France.