Sam Moore, who discovered fame as a part of the Sam & Dave duo that delivered the “Soul Man” hit, has died. In keeping with Sam Moore’s publicist, the singer handed away final Friday after issues surrounding a current surgical procedure process.
Sam Moore was born Samuel David Hicks on October 12, 1935, in Miami, Fla. After his mom married his stepfather, Charlie Moore, he took the surname. Moore started singing in church choirs as a younger man and joined doo-wop teams however gospel music was the place he was a notable pressure. Moore can be found alongside his future Sam & Dave companion and fellow gospel singer, the late Dave Prather, in 1961 at Miami’s King Of Hearts Membership and subsequently signing with Roulette Information, a label with reported New York mob ties and was residence to acts corresponding to Pearl Bailey and Frankie Lymon amongst others.
As was customary throughout this time, Sam & Dave signed with Atlantic Information in 1964 and have been contracted out to Stax Information to assemble and launch data. The fruitful union spawned hits corresponding to “Maintain On! I’m Comin’,” “I Thank You,” and maybe the duo’s best-known hit, “Soul Man” which was written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter. Booker T. & The M.G.’s, which supplied backing instrumentation for a number of Sam & Dave tracks, was additionally readily available for the hit.
England’s The Occasions revealed of their obituary that Moore broke private ties together with his companion after Prather shot his spouse in 1968. The pair would proceed to carry out collectively however formally cut up methods for good in 1981. The Occasions additionally notes that Moore fathered a number of kids with a number of ladies and labored as a pimp and conman, a few of which was talked about in an autobiography, For the Report 3: Sam and Dave by Dave Marsh.
After kicking a heroin habit, Moore would see a late-career resurgence, even re-recording “Soul Man” alongside Lou Reed for the 1986 movie of the identical title. He remained an energetic touring and recording musician up till 2022, becoming a member of Bruce Springsteen on the New Jersey rocker’s R&B and soul cowl album, Solely The Sturdy Survive.
As talked about on the prime of the article, Moore handed after issues from surgical procedure in Coral Gables, Fla. however particulars are scant past that. It isn’t recognized the precise variety of kids and no obituaries that we’ve seen gave an correct quantity.
Sam Moore was 89.
[h/t Associated Press]
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