LEGENDARY soul singer Sam Moore has died aged 89 after “complications from surgery”.
Moore has inspired musicians including Michael Jackson and Bruce Springston and was part of the hit 60s duo Sam & Dave.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sam Moore Dies at 89 Credit: Getty
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American soul and R&B duo Sam & Dave perform on the Stax Records ‘Gettin’ It All Together’ television show in New York in 1969. Credit: Getty
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Sam Moore, right, with Justin Timberlake attends the Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Memphis in 2015. Credit: AP
Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, of complications while recovering from surgery.
Moore, who performed hit songs including Soul Man in 1960, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 with Dave Prater.
The duo recorded some of soul music’s most enduring hits, including You Dont Know Like I Know, When Something is Wrong With My Baby and I Thank You.
Moore was born on October 12, 1935 in Miami, and started singing in church.
He and Prater performed in soul and R&B clubs in the 1950s, but did not meet until 1961 in Miami.
Moore helped coach Prater on song lyrics and soon became a popular local duo.
In 1965, after signing a contract with Atlantic Records, producer Jerry Wexler sent them to the Memphis branch of the Stax label.
Like many 60s soul acts, Sam & Dave faded away after the 1960s.
But Soul Man hit the charts again in the late 1970s when the Blues Brothers, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd recorded it with many of the same musicians.
However, Moore continued to record and sing.
He has been a frequent performer at the Kennedy Center Honors and has performed for presidents, including Obama.
Moore is survived by his wife Joyce, daughter Michell and two grandchildren.
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American singers Sam Moore and Dave Prater (left), of the soul duo Sam and Dave, sing at the ‘Soul Together’ concert at Madison Square Garden Credit: Getty
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Sam Moore performs during halftime at an NBA basketball game in 2015. Credit: AP
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