A musician rises to fame, becomes hooked on drugs, and has his career nearly spiral out of control before being saved by a savvy new romantic partner. While it may be a tale as old as time, or at least as old as pop music,

Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”

Life got in the way. I became a young widow with two young boys, and later worked full time while attending college classes at night. Sam worked on his show business dream by singing at the King of Hearts club in Liberty City, where he met baritone David Prater.

"All we did is go out there and sing and preach and scream," said music legend who was part of '60s duo Sam & Dave

Sam Moore, who scored hits in soul duo Sam and Dave with "Soul Man" and "Hold On, i'm Comin'," has died at age 89.

Sam Moore - best known as member of the legendary soul and R&B duo Sam & Dave - has died at the age of 89. Moore influenced iconic musicians including Michael Jackson, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen as he and Dave Prater delivered gritty,

"Yes, yes. Archie," said Moore. Moore's music career began in gospel groups. In 1957, he was set to replace the great Sam Cooke in "The Soul Stirrers." "And I was supposed to leave Monday and go ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’ ” has died. He was 89.

Once called “the greatest of all soul duos,” he and late musical partner Dave Prater were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Beloved R&B singer Sam Moore has died at the age of 89. His wife and longtime manager, Joyce Moore, told The New York Times he died at a Florida hospital after surgery Friday.

"Yes, yes. Archie," said Moore. Moore's music career began in gospel groups. In 1957, he was set to replace the great Sam Cooke in "The Soul Stirrers." "And I was supposed to leave Monday and go ...

was inducted with Sam & Dave partner Dave Prater into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. At the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater were second only to Otis Redding. They transformed the “call and response” of gospel music into ...