There are 5 article(s) tagged Sam & Dave:

• August 2026

  • Arts Beat: David Porter on ‘The Breakfast Club,’ Kingfish at The MET

    Plus, several artists with ties to the Memphis region are on former President Barack Obama’s annual summer playlist.

    By Elle Perry 1 hour ago

• January 2025

  • Crossword: Soul Man

    Recent articles about the Stax musical duo of Sam & Dave inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 19, 2025

  • The Essential Memphis Library: ‘The Best of Sam & Dave’

    “The Best of Sam & Dave” is the sound of singers, musicians, songwriters and producers finding a special chemistry.

    By Chris Herrington January 13, 2025

  • ‘Soul Man’ Sam Moore dies at 89

    At Stax Records, Sam Moore and Dave Prater — as Sam & Dave — transformed the “call and response” of gospel music into a frenzied stage show and recorded some of soul music’s most enduring hits.

    By The Associated Press January 11, 2025

• December 2018

  • Sam & Dave win Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

    Sam & Dave, the gospel-tinged soul duo who recorded a series of hits at Memphis’ Stax Records in the mid-1960s, is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Recording Academy.

    By Kate Crawford December 19, 2018