RIP Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I'm Comin,’” has died. He was 89.

Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery. No additional details were immediately available.

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[Phantasmal]

RIP

 

[signalmankenneth]

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I'm Comin,’” has died. He was 89.

Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery. No additional details were immediately available.

MSN

I enjoyed their music back in the 60's! Rest in Peace Soul Man!

 

[NiftyNiblick]

I came into adulthood in the mid to late sixties,
and where R&B was concerned,
I was far more enamored of the horn-heavy Stax-Volt / Atlantic sound
than the more "poppish" Motown sound which more people seem to remember today.

Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Aretha, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, and the like performed my very favorite kind of "rock" music.

I liked other stuff too--jazz noir, Sinatra, et al--but when it came to my own generation's music, I loved the Memphis-Muscle Shoals sound
the most--more than Motown, more than British Invasion, more than folk-rock or psychedelic rock-- it was just my favorite.

Unlike so many performers of his generation, Sam had a good long life--RIP, Soul Man.

 

[Diogenes]

Boomers are hilarious.

 

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