Late soul legend Isaac (“Shaft”) Hayes, who cowrote Sam & Dave’s biggest hits on Stax and Atlantic Records in the mid-1960s, including “Soul Man” and “I Thank You,” nicknamed Moore ...

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.

Sam Moore has always been uncomfortable being called the original "Soul Man." "But I know this, at the end of the night, before I leave the stage, I better do 'Soul Man'," said Moore.

A summer song fit for any season, "Soul Man" was a very big hit for Sam Moore and Dave Prater back in 1967. Nearly half a century later Sam Moore is still very much the "Soul Man" and more than ...

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.