Singer/songwriter Robin Gibb wrote the lyrics to the song, "I've Gotta Get a Message to You", with Sledge in mind, however, Robin and his brothers, The Bee Gees, recorded the song and rode it all the way to #1 on the U.S. and U.K. charts in 1968.
Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2010.
Inducted into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.