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Sam & Dave's biggest hit and best-remembered song, "Soul Man" (R&B No. 1/Pop No. 2), [10] was released in August 1967. It was the number No. 1 song in the US according to Cashbox magazine Pop charts in November 1967. Sam & Dave won the Grammy Award in 1967 for "Best Performance – Rhythm & Blues Group" for "Soul
Sam & Dave in 1968. Sam & Dave were an American soul and R&B duo who performed together from 1961 until 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Sam Moore (1935−2025) and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was Dave Prater (1937–1988).
David Prater Jr. (May 9, 1937 – April 9, 1988) was an American Southern soul and rhythm & blues singer and musician, who was the deeper baritone/tenor vocalist of the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 until his death in 1988.
Sam sings the third verse and is joined by Dave for the chorus. The introduction is repeated in the chorus, with both Sam and Dave singing until the song fades out. A revamped version of the song, "Hold On, Edwin's Coming", was recorded by Sam & Dave as a promotional single for Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards ' third election campaign in 1982.
Sam sings the first verse, with Dave joining in the chorus. Dave sings the second verse, with Sam joining in the chorus. Sam sings the third verse, with Dave joining in the chorus, followed by a brief bridge section by Dave and then a coda, in which both Sam and Dave repeat the title phrase a half-step up, before the song's fade.
Hold On, I'm Comin ' (Sam & Dave album), a 1966 album by Sam & Dave "Hold On, I'm Comin '" (song), or "Hold On, I'm Coming", a 1966 single by Sam & Dave;
"I Thank You" is a song written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes originally recorded by Sam & Dave, released in early 1968. [1] The single was Sam & Dave's final release on Stax Records, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Pop singles chart and No. 4 on the R&B chart. [2]
The song is featured in 2012 film Stand Up Guys, in a scene where Val asks a girl to dance with him.; The song is featured in 1995 film Dead Presidents.; The song is also featured in Edgar Wright's 2017 film, Baby Driver, in the scene where Bats Jefferson forces Baby (Ansel Elgort) and the heist crew to go eat at Bo's Diner, where Baby's love interest Debora is working.