‘Soul Man’ Sam Moore dies at 89
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sam Moore, half of the soul duo Sam & Dave, performed during halftime at an NBA basketball game as part of the Memphis Grizzlies 13th annual MLK Jr. Celebration Day on Jan. 19, 2015, in Memphis. (Brandon Dill/AP file)
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.
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