The duo transformed the “call and response” of gospel music into a frenzied stage show and recorded some of soul music’s most ...
Once called “the greatest of all soul duos,” he and late musical partner Dave Prater were inducted into the Rock and Roll ...
Sam Moore, one half of the ‘greatest of all soul duos,’ Sam & Dave, has died at age 89. Sam Moore, best known with partner ...
Powerful vocalist behind "Hold On! I'm Comin'" helped Stax Records become massively influential and revered soul music label ...
"All we did is go out there and sing and preach and scream," said music legend who was part of '60s duo Sam & Dave ...
Sam Moore, who was the higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, influenced musicians including Michael Jackson, Al Green and ...
Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.” ...
Sam Moore and Dave Prater shot to fame together in the 1960s as Sam & Dave, and their hits “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin ...
Along with Dave ... singing gospel, Moore had other ideas after seeing Jackie Wilson play at a local club: he wanted to be a pop star. While working as the emcee and talent show host at the King O’ ...
They transformed the “call and response” of gospel music into a frenzied stage show ... hired a substitute and toured as the New Sam & Dave. Prater died in a 1988 car crash in Georgia.
As one half of Stax Records’ preeminent vocal duo, Moore and Dave Prater helped propel Stax ... both rooted in gospel music, joined together into ebullient, ecstatic harmonies.
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era ...