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The seventh of ten children, Prater was born in Ocilla, Georgia, where he grew up singing gospel music in the church choir, and was a veteran of the gospel group the Sensational Hummingbirds, in which he sang with his older brother, J. T. Prater. Dave Prater met his future partner, Sam Moore, in the King of Hearts Club in Miami in 1961, signing ...
Sam Moore, one-half of the Sam & Dave duo, died on Friday, Jan. 10. He was 89. The celebrated R&B singer died after surgery in Coral Gables, Fla., his wife and longtime manager, Joyce Moor ...
Sam Moore, right, and Dave Prater perform as Sam & Dave at the Park West in Chicago on Aug. 28, 1980. ... Moore’s survivors include his wife, their daughter and two grandchildren.
Sam Moore (R) and Dave Prater of Sam & Dave perform in 1980. ... addiction in the 1980s and later became an anti-drug advocate after overcoming his struggle with the help of his wife, Joyce Moore ...
Samuel David Moore (October 12, 1935 – January 10, 2025) was an American singer who was best known as a member of the soul and R&B duo Sam & Dave from 1961 to 1981. He was a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame (for "Soul Man"), the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
Sam Moore and Dave Prater's early musical backgrounds involved listening to and singing gospel music in their homes and churches, and in Dave's case, also singing gospel in the choir in his church. Dave later sang with his older brother JT Prater in the gospel group The Sensational Hummingbirds, who recorded "Lord Teach Me" in the 1950s.
Alongside Dave Prater, Moore found fame in the 1960s with Sam & Dave, a duo who had hits like "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "Soul Man." ... His wife, Sherkita Long-Platt, said in a Facebook post that ...
In 2008, the movie “Soul Men” depicted a pair of aging, estranged singers who bore more than a little resemblance to Sam & Dave. Moore lost a lawsuit claiming the resemblance was too close. 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.