Festival Village:--- Hennessy Artistry St. Maarten is pleased to announce Percy Sledge as the second artist for this great event.
Percy Sledge, born in Alabama, USA on November 25, 1941, is an American R&B artist and soul performer, who in 1966 became famous with the hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" and many other hits such as: "Take Time to Know Her", "Warm and Tender Love", "It Tears me Up", "Behind Closed Doors", "Try a Little Tenderness", "My Special Prayer", "Cover me", and "I Have Been Loving you Too Long". Sledge is also known for his emotional soul ballads, and was one of the first artists to mix country with soul, he covered songs from his inspirations e.g. Kris Krisrofferson and Elkie Brooks. After his number 1 hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" Sledge released "I'll Be Your Everything" and "Ain't No Sunshine", and became an international concert favorite throughout the world, especially in the Netherlands, Germany, the African continent and South Africa. Sledge placed fourteen singles on the pop charts from 1966-1974 and hit the R&B charts thirteen times during the same period.
As announced by Hennessy Artistry St. Maarten earlier, the highlight of this year's event is 9th time Grammy winner John Legend. "After Doing some market research, we felt that Percy Sledge was the perfect artist to bring to this year's Hennessy Artistry St. Maarten concert". "It blends the old school with the new school, in an effort to expand the demographics by attracting different age groups" says Clarence Derby, CEO of CD Entertainment.
The marketing department has come up with new sales and marketing activities such as: On line ticket sales, photo contest for the Hennessy Ambassador program, which will be managed by Romadesignz, local pre Hennessy Artistry concert and events, vacation packages with Westin Resort St. Maarten Dawn Beach Resort & Spa which tour operators from various regions such as the Caribbean, North America, Europe, and South America will be selling. This year there will be two entrance fees; VIP tickets will be US$ 150 in advance and US$ 175 at the door. This include premium Hennessy drinks and food, with VIP service in the front area that will offer amazing tasting stations and great service. Tickets are also available for those who would like to experience only the concert aspect of the show at US$ 55 in advance and US$ 75 at the door, Food and beverage will also be available for purchase. Request for especially VIP tickets are already pouring in and so it is important to get tickets early. Tickets will be available soon.
Hennessy Artistry St. Maarten is a flexible music communication program blending talents from different genres. It gives the brand a voice to consumer, press, and music industry leaders about Hennessy's long-standing legitimate link to music. Caribbean Liquors and Tobacco is the official distributor of Hennessy. For more information on the Hennessy Artistry St. Maarten visit www.hennessyartistrysxm.com or contact us at Phone: +1 721 520-7120 or e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Hennessy Artistry St. Maarten Press Release
