Booker T. Jones, who backed Sam & Dave on many of their classics, recalls the late soul legend: "I will miss this beautiful set of lungs"
Sam Moore of Sam & Dave called Scottsdale home for 30 years. His friend Alice Cooper says, "There's a Phoenix family and he was certainly part of it."
"All we did is go out there and sing and preach and scream," said music legend who was part of '60s duo Sam & Dave
"So actually the horns sound, the Memphis horns sound, that's basically Isaac," said Moore. Stax's star act was Otis Redding. But when the label's legendary Soul Revue would tour, Sam & Dave stole ...
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, the Grammy-winning soul singer and one half of the duo Sam & Dave, has died. The musician died Friday at age 89 in Coral Gables, Fla., his publicist Jeremy Westby confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. An obituary from his publicity team, 2911 Media, stated that the cause of death was complications from surgery.
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I'm Comin,’” has died. He was 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables,
Along with Stax labelmate Otis Redding, Sam & Dave were also memorable performers, headlining Stax revues in the '60s. "To say I am saddened about the loss of Sam Moore would be an understatement.
Jones played on soul landmarks by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas and especially Sam & Dave. Two days ago, Jones heard, like most of the world, that Sam Moore had died at the age of 89 ...
Sam Moore (L) and Dave Prater (R) / Credit: Getty (CA/Redferns) "So actually the horns sound, the Memphis horns sound, that's basically Isaac," said Moore. Stax's star act was Otis Redding.
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” has died. He was 89.
Moore and his late partner Dave Prater cut some of the best-known soul records with hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On! I’m Comin’.”