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No, he's in great shape, currently on a 2 wk tour of the UK.
Nothing I have found indicates any relationship between Percy Sledge, born in November 1941, in Leighton, AL, and Sister Sledge, formed in 1971 in North Philadelphia, PA.
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Percy Sledge had a hit with it in 1966. Ben E King had an earlier hit with it, possibly in 1964, either with or without the Drifters, but I cannot find any specific detail. You wouldn't be able to find anything about Ben E King and The Drifters, because they did not record it back then. Percy Sledge actually wrote the song and first recorded it. See the link below.
Percy Sledge was famous for that, but there were and are others.