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"All we did is go out there and sing and preach and scream," said music legend who was part of '60s duo Sam & Dave

Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”

Sam Moore of Sam & Dave called Scottsdale home for 30 years. His friend Alice Cooper says, "There's a Phoenix family and he was certainly part of it."

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — 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.

Sam Moore, who scored hits in soul duo Sam and Dave with "Soul Man" and "Hold On, i'm Comin'," has died at age 89.

"Yes, yes. Archie," said Moore. Moore's music career began in gospel groups. In 1957, he was set to replace the great Sam Cooke in "The Soul Stirrers." "And I was supposed to leave Monday and go ...

Sam Moore, who found fame as part of the Sam & Dave duo that made the "Soul Man" hit, has died after surgery complications.

Legendary soul singer Sam Moore, one-half of the iconic duo Sam & Dave, has passed away at 89.

Once called “the greatest of all soul duos,” he and late musical partner Dave Prater were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

There, he met a nervous aspiring gospel singer, Dave Prater ... tell story of Miami’s rich Black cultural history Music legend Sam Moore (front center) was honored as the inaugural recipient ...

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.