sledge

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Nominated seven times for an Academy Award, Duvall won lead actor honors in 1983 for his role as Mac Sledge, a broken-down country singer in the film “Tender Mercies.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

“You know the west side is the best side,” joked Town Council member Stacy Sledge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Margaret Thatcher was in No 10, Sister Sledge was Number One in the charts - and health and safety rules were somewhat more relaxed than today.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024

Artists as disparate as Mantovani, Percy Sledge, Annie Lennox and Sarah Brightman recorded the song, and tens of thousands have sung it to karaoke accompaniment.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

This is what the Sledge Game is all about.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak