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Sam & Dave

Personal information
OriginUnited States
GenresSoul
R&B
Years active1961 � 1981
LabelsRoulette, Stax, Atlantic, Gusto
Former membersSam Moore
Dave Prater

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Sam & Dave were an American soul and rhythm and blues (R&B) duo who performed together from 1961 through 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Samuel David Moore (born Samuel David Hicks on October 12, 1935 in Winchester, Georgia), and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was Dave Prater (May 9, 1937, Ocilla, Georgia � April 9, 1988, Sycamore, Georgia).

Sam & Dave are members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and are Grammy Award and multiple gold record award winning artists. According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Sam & Dave were the most successful soul duo, and brought the sounds of the black gospel church to pop music with their call-and-response records. Recorded primarily at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1965 through 1968, these included "Soul Man", "Hold On, I'm Comin", "I Thank You", "When Something is Wrong with My Baby", "Wrap It Up", and many other Southern Soul classics. Other than Aretha Franklin, no soul act during Sam & Dave's Stax years (1965 � 1968) had more consistent R&B chart success, including 10 consecutive top 20 singles and 3 consecutive top 10 LPs. Their crossover charts appeal (13 straight appearances and 2 top 10 singles) helped to pave the way for the acceptance of soul music by white pop audiences, and their song "Soul Man" was one of the first songs by a black group to top the pop charts using the word "soul", helping define the genre "Soul Music". "Soul Man" was a number one Pop Hit (Cashbox: November 11, 1967) and has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone magazine, and RIAA Songs of the Century. "Soul Man" was featured as the soundtrack and title for a 1986 film and also a 1997 � 1998 television series, and Soul Men was a 2008 feature film.

Nicknamed "Double Dynamite", "The Sultans of Sweat", and "The Dynamic Duo" for their sweaty, gritty, gospel-infused performances, Sam & Dave were one of the greatest live acts of the 1960s. They were an influence on many future musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Tom Petty, Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Elvis Costello, Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Joel and Stevie Winwood. The Blues Brothers, who helped create a resurgence of popularity for soul, R&B, and blues in the 1980s, were influenced by Sam & Dave - their biggest hit was a cover of "Soul Man", and their act and stage show had many similarities to the duo.

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Pod Picks for November 25, 2010 - Myrtle Beach Sun News Tweet this news
Myrtle Beach Sun News--This song has been redone a couple of times - from ZZ Top to the made-for-the-movie soul band, The Commitments, but nobody did it like -Sam and Dave-. ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:34:14 GMT+00:00
A little holiday travelin' music, to say thanks - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Tweet this news
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)--Anyway, in the immortal words of -Sam and Dave-, “I thank you,” and have a great holiday. Catch you on the flip side. You're certainly welcome! ... - Date : Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:04:20 GMT+00:00
A better attitude at Thanksgiving is as easy as pie - Dallas Morning News Tweet this news
Dallas Morning News---...- including songs by artists we can all agree are great Americans: Kris Kristofferson and Jerry Lee Lewis, "The Pilgrim;" -Sam and Dave-, "I Thank You;" ... - Date : Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:27:50 GMT+00:00
Free DLC for DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - RipTen Tweet this news
RipTen---Sam- Naylor: -Dave- has never played TF2. Such a tool.... citruspop: I still, to this day, have not completed Oblivion. I try and try my hardest to get through ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:20:56 GMT+00:00
Bigg D: The Next Music Mogul - Miami New Times Tweet this news
Miami New Times--His father, -Sam- Baker, performed alongside R&B duo -Sam- & -Dave- while his mother, Barbara Baker, played piano in church. From them, D learned the guitar, ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:20:05 GMT+00:00
Joker Sam has fun with a pun - The Sun Tweet this news
The Sun---SAM and Dave- destroyed the Big Brother house yesterday by splattering it with rice, baking paper and spaghetti - which they used to ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:23:52 GMT+00:00
Last Night: Interpol at the Fillmore Miami Beach and The Holy Terrors at ... - Broward New Times (blog) Tweet this news
Broward New Times (blog)--Elba continuously teased his bandmates and the crowd, saying things like, "How many of -Sam and Dave's- ex-girlfriends are in the crowd? ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:07:19 GMT+00:00
Muhammad Ali to be honored at Starkey gala in St. Paul - Minneapolis Star Tribune Tweet this news
Minneapolis Star Tribune--Along with Ali, others being honored for their humanitarian work will be actor Steve Martin, singer Sam (-Sam and Dave-) Moore, Twin Cities businessman Harvey ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:42:00 GMT+00:00
David Archuleta's 'Other Side of Down' due Sept. 14 - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--Declan Whitebloom has been tapped to direct the music video for Something 'Bout Love, which was co-written by Archuleta, -Sam- Hollander, -Dave- Katz and Chris ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:54:39 GMT+00:00
'Scuse me while I sue these guys:... - Moose Jaw Times-Herald Tweet this news
Moose Jaw Times-Herald---...- while Youngblood fronted a series of rhythm and blues bands that toured with James Brown, -Sam and Dave-, Jackie Wilson and other '60s legends. ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:08:41 GMT+00:00

Singles :
US Hot 100 US R&B UK
1962 "I Need Love"
(Sam Moore/Dave Prater)
Marlin 6100
1962 "No More Pain"
(Steve Alaimo)
Marlin 6104
1962 "I Need Love"
(Sam Moore/Dave Prater)
Roulette 4419
1962 "No More Pain"
(Steve Alaimo)
Roulette 4445
1963 "She's Alright"
(Henry Glover/Morris Levy/Mayme Watts)
Roulette 4461
1963 "It Was So Nice While It Lasted"
(Bill Nash)
Roulette 4480
1963 "If She'll Still Have Me"
(Roberts/Taylor)
Roulette 4508
1964 "I Found Out"
(Alaimo)
Roulette 4533
1964 "I'll Never, Never"
(Henry Stone)
Alston 777
1965 "A Place Nobody Can Find"
(David Porter)
Stax 168
1965 "I Take What I Want"
(Isaac Hayes/Mabon Hodges/David Porter)
Stax 175
1965 "You Don't Know Like I Know"
(Hayes/Porter)
Stax 180 90 7
1966 "Hold On, I'm Comin'"
(Hayes/Porter)
Stax 189 21 1
1966 "Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody"
(Hayes/Porter)
Stax 198 64 8
1967 "You Got Me Hummin'"
(Hayes/Porter)
Stax 204 77 7
1967 "When Something is Wrong with My Baby"
(Hayes/Porter)
Stax 210 42 2
1967 "Soothe Me" (Live)
(Sam Cooke)
Stax 218 56 16 35
1967 "Soul Man"
(Hayes/Porter)
Stax 231 2 1 24
1968 "I Thank You"
(Hayes/Porter)
Stax 242 9 4 34
1968 "Don't Knock It"
(Hayes/Porter)
Europe only
Stax 169 016
1968 "You Don't Know What You Mean to Me"
(Eddie Floyd/Steve Cropper)
Atlantic 2517 48 20
1968 "Can't You Find Another Way"
(Homer Banks/Raymond Jackson)
Atlantic 2540 54 19
1968 "Everybody Got to Believe in Somebody"
(Hayes/Porter)
Atlantic 2568 73
1969 "Soul Sister Brown Sugar"
(Hayes/Porter)
Atlantic 2590 41 18 15
1969 "Born Again"
(Hayes/Porter)
Atlantic 2608 92 27
1969 "Ooh Ooh Ooh"
(Donnie Fritts/John Reid)
Atlantic 2668
1970 "Baby Baby Don't Stop Now"
(Hayes/Porter)
Atlantic 2714 117
1970 "One Part Love, Two Parts Pain"
(Alvertis Isbell/Allen Jones)
Atlantic 2728 123
1970 "Knock It Out the Park"
(Dave Crawford/Willie Martin)
Atlantic 2733
1971 "Don't Pull Your Love"
(Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter)
Atlantic 2839 102 36
1974 "A Little Bit of Good (Cures a Whole Lot of Bad)" United Artists 438 89
1974 "Under the Boardwalk"
(Kenny Young/Arthur Resnick)
United Artists 531
1977 "We Can Work It Out"
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Contempo 7004
1977 "Why Did You Do It"
(Kirby)
UK/Europe only
Contempo 2109

Stax/Volt Records

Major figuresJim Stewart * Estelle Axton * Al Bell * Steve Cropper * Booker T. Jones * Donald "Duck" Dunn * Al Jackson, Jr. * Isaac Hayes * David Porter * Jerry Wexler * Clive Davis
Major artists
(Atlantic years)
Otis Redding * Sam & Dave * Carla Thomas * Rufus Thomas * The Mar-Keys * Booker T. & The MG's * William Bell * Eddie Floyd * Johnnie Taylor * Albert King * The Bar-Kays
Major artists
(Post-Atlantic)
Isaac Hayes * David Porter * Eddie Floyd * Johnnie Taylor * The Rance Allen Group * The Soul Children * The Staple Singers * The Temprees * The Emotions * Mel & Tim * The Bar-Kays * Linda Lyndell * Richard Pryor * Bill Cosby * William Bell * Little Milton * Jesse Jackson * Big Star
Modern Stax artistsSoulive * Angie Stone * Lalah Hathaway * Leela James * Isaac Hayes * Leon Ware * N'dambi * Nikka Costa * Teena Marie
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