As one half of Stax Records’ preeminent vocal duo, Moore and Dave Prater helped propel Stax ... both rooted in gospel music, joined together into ebullient, ecstatic harmonies.
By Roy Trakin Sam Moore, who with with partner Dave Prater helped bring the sound of the church to pop music with a string ... singer who performed with such gospel quarters as The Gales and ...
Moore influenced iconic musicians including Michael Jackson, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen as he and Dave Prater delivered ... “call and response” of gospel music into a frenzied stage ...
Along with the baritone groove of Dave Prater, the two singers brought ... After he was released, he found his way back to music in groups including a gospel ensemble, the Gales.
But music lifted him ... group called the Majestics and a gospel group called the Mellonaires, before teaming up with Mr. Prater. Act II began with Sam & Dave’s first breakup in 1970, as ...
They transformed the "call and response" of gospel music into a frenzied stage show ... hired a substitute and toured as the New Sam & Dave. Prater died in a 1988 car crash in Georgia.
They transformed the “call and response” of gospel music into a frenzied stage show ... hired a substitute and toured as the New Sam & Dave. Prater died in a 1988 car crash in Georgia.
Moore's music career began in gospel groups. In 1957 ... Moore would meet Dave Prater at a Miami nightclub. Their routine came together by accident. The two didn't even rehearse.
Sam Moore, half of the soul duo Sam & Dave, whose hits set the standard for soul music in ... his start as a gospel singer before pivoting to soul. A chance meeting with Prater in 1961 in a ...
They transformed the “call and response” of gospel music into a frenzied stage show ... hired a substitute and toured as the New Sam & Dave. Prater died in a 1988 car crash in Georgia.