By Howard Campbell—  Percy Sledge performing at the Reggae-R&B Concert held at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium on the grounds of Jamaica College in St Andrew, in March 2014. (Photo: Rory Daley)— American soul singer Percy Sledge, who died last week at age 74 in Louisiana, had a soft spot for Jamaica and performed in the country several times. His manager, Mark Lyman, told the Jamaica Observer yesterday that Sledge’s appearance at the Reggae-R&B Concert in Kingston in March 2014 was among his last performances. “It was the first of three performances he did in a three-week period before he stopped touring due to his illness,” said Lyman. Sledge died from natural causes. He had battled cancer for several years. Lyman, who managed his career for 24 years, said the singer consistently toured the United States, Canada … Read entire article »