Sam Moore, a legendary soul singer best known as half of Sam & Dave, has died age 89 at his home in Florida.
The singer was best known for some of his major hits in the 60s including Hold On, I’m Comin’, Soul Man, and Bring It On Home To Me.
The R&B duo Sam & Dave were together for 20 years from 1961 to 1981 and Moore went on to forge his own solo career.
The singer worked with some of the greats, including Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Elton John, Phil Collins, Lou Reed, and Mariah Carey, during his life.
The singer was also a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Jeremy Westby, the singer’s publicist confirmed his passing, informing the press that the star died on Friday, January 10.
It was confirmed that he died in Coral Gables, Florida, following complications after surgery.
Moore met Dave Prater, the other half of Sam & Dave after working the gospel music circuits together.
The duo met in the King O’ Hearts Club in Miami where Moore was working as the MC.
In 1964 the duo was signed to Atlantic Records as part of the label’s southern subset, Stax Records.
With Stax Records, they produced numerous hits but broke up in 1970. The duo reunited several times over the years and reportedly clashed over the decades they worked together.
Sam & Dave last performed together in 1981. Moore went on to carve his own solo career,and remained busy until his later life.
In 2022, Moore joined Springsteen on his soul cover album for the two tunes Soul Days and I Forgot to Be Your Lover.
Moore’s Sam & Dave partner Prater died in a 1988 car crash when he was just 50.
The duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, just four years after his passing.
They had previously won a Grammy Award for Soul Man in 1968 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.
Moore is survived by his wife, Joyce, daughter, Michelle, and two grandchildren, Tash and Misha.
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