Sam Moore, who sang 'Soul Man' and 'Hold On I'm Comin' as half of the '60s soul duo Sam & Dave, died Friday at 89.

A summer song fit for any season, "Soul Man" was a very big hit for Sam Moore and Dave Prater back in 1967. Nearly half a century later Sam Moore is still very much the "Soul Man" and more than ...

Sam Moore at Stax Music Academy / Credit: CBS Sam Moore has always been uncomfortable being called the original "Soul Man." "But I know this, at the end of the night, before I leave the stage ...

the towering tenor of the Sam & Dave soul music duo whose mid-1960s hits “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’ ” soundtracked the lives of countless fans and then heard in film and TV ...

Moore wrote the song "Dole Man," modeled on "Soul Man," for Republican Bob Dole’s presidential campaign in 1996. In 2017, he was among the few entertainers who performed for Republican President ...

Sam & Dave’s biggest hit was 1967’s “Soul Man.” Per Hayes, the song was inspired by the resiliency of the Civil Rights Movement. It would go on to win a Grammy and become a cultural ...

In 2022, “Soul Man” was added to the Library of Congress for its historical importance. The duo worked at Memphis’ famous Stax Records, with many of their songs being written by Isaac Hayes ...

the MGs, whose guitarist Steve Cropper received one of music's most famous shoutouts when Sam & Dave called "Play it, Steve" midway through "Soul Man."Like many '60s soul acts, Sam & Dave faded ...

A summer song fit for any season, "Soul Man" was a very big hit for Sam Moore and Dave Prater back in 1967. Nearly half a century later Sam Moore is still very much the "Soul Man" and more than ...