Sam Moore of Sam & Dave called Scottsdale home for 30 years. His friend Alice Cooper says, "There's a Phoenix family and he ...
Along with Dave Prater, Moore recorded timeless hits including “Soul Man,” “Hold On, I’m Comin'” and “I Thank You” as the duo Sam & Dave. The duo, which broke up in 1970, was ...
Moore sued Prater after Prater began touring with a new bandmate as the New Sam & Dave, according to the AP. Moore battled a drug addiction throughout the 1970s, which eventually impacted his career.
Sam Moore was living in Scottsdale at the time ... where Moore was born and met his future singing partner Dave Prater while hosting a talent show at the King O’ Hearts Club in Miami.
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 ...
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era ...
He saw star quality in Moore’s aching, swooping tenor and Prater’s gruff baritone. He produced and co-wrote the recordings that helped Sam & Dave score major label deals with Stax, a landmark ...
Once called “the greatest of all soul duos,” he and late musical partner Dave Prater were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. By Roy Trakin Sam Moore, who with with partner ...
and the MG’s as their backup band, Sam and Dave soon became one of Stax’s powerhouses; Moore was the gregarious showman, while Prater took a secondary, low-key role. (It was Moore who was ...