Sam Moore, Soul Singer Behind 'Soul Man,' Dies at 89

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Sam Moore, Soul Singer Behind 'Soul Man,' Dies at 89
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Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, known for hits like 'Soul Man' and 'Hold On, I'm Comin',' has died at 89. Moore, who influenced musicians like Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery.

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FILE - Sam Moore walks on stage to perform during a hurricanes relief concert in College Station, Texas, Oct. 21, 2017. At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater were second only to Otis Redding. They transformed the “call and response” of gospel music into a frenzied stage show and recorded some of soul music’s most enduring hits, which also included “You Don’t Know Like I Know,” “When Something is Wrong With My Baby” and “I Thank You.”

He also spent years suing Prater after Prater hired a substitute and toured as the New Sam & Dave. Prater died in a 1988 car crash in Georgia.

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