Sam Moore
As half of the legendary R&B duo Sam & Dave, Sam Moore was one of the great voices of the soul music era, but it wasn't until 2006 that his solo career began earning the attention it deserved. Born in Miami, Florida, in 1935, Sam Moore cut his musical teeth singing gospel before he began making a name for himself on Florida's R&B circuit. While playing a Miami club called the King of Hearts in 1961, Moore met another struggling soul singer, Dave Prater; the two discovered they worked well together on-stage when Moore helped Prater through a shaky version of Jackie Wilson's "Dogging Around," and they formed an act called Sam & Dave. After an unsuccessful string of singles for Roulette Records, Sam & Dave hit pay dirt when Jerry Wexler signed them to Atlantic Records in 1965, and sent them to Memphis to work with the Stax Records production crew. At Stax, Sam & Dave scored a long string of hits, including "Soul Man," "Hold on, I'm Coming," and "I Thank You," but while they were a dynamite combination on-stage, Moore and Prater did not get along off-stage, and in 1970 the duo split up.
In 1971, Moore intended to launch his solo career with an album produced by the legendary arranger and saxman King Curtis; however, Curtis died in a violent incident shortly before it was completed, and the finished album, Plenty Good Lovin', was not released until 2002. Moore and Prater reunited as Sam & Dave a number of times in the 1970s and '80s, but their relationship remained strained and Prater died in 1988 in a car wreck. Throughout this period, Moore continued to play live shows and record when the opportunities arose; he recorded a new version of "Soul Man" with Lou Reed for the 1986 movie of the same name, appeared in the 1988 comedy Tapeheads as part of a famous soul duo alongside co-star Junior Walker, teamed up with Conway Twitty for a cover of "Rainy Night in Georgia" on the all-star artists album Rhythm Country and Blues, and contributed backing vocals to Bruce Springsteen's 1992 album Human Touch. In 1992, Moore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with Sam & Dave, but he had trouble finding a record label that wanted to sign him until Rhino Records took him into the studio to record Overnight Sensational in 2005. Released the following year, Overnight Sensational was produced by Randy Jackson and included guest appearances from Bruce Springsteen, Steve Winwood, Jon Bon Jovi, Sting, Paul Rodgers, Eric Clapton, and many more. Moore continued to tour and work regularly over the next decade but he didn't release a new album until 2017, when he put out a collection of patriotic covers aptly called American Patriot.
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Discografia
18 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Overnight Sensational
Pop - Lançado por Rhino em 26/08/2006
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Sam Moore & Spencer Davis - Live at the Rock N Roll Palace (Live)
Pop - Lançado por Torill Music em 11/11/2016
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Back to Back: Sam Moore & Spencer Davis (Live)
Rock - Lançado por Bringins Music em 17/12/2015
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Hey Joe
Francesco Di Giacomo, Sam Moore
Rock - Lançado por NAR International em 01/04/2022
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The Education of Sam Moore
Gospel - Lançado por Sut'um An'ada Records em 25/08/2017
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Sam Moore (Live)
Soul - Lançado por Cruisin'Records em 20/12/2022
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They Killed a King
R&B - Lançado por V2 Records Benelux em 04/04/2014
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Honey
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Sut'um An'unda Records (part of Abundantly Moore Limited) em 15/10/2021
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Splendid Isolation
Gospel - Lançado por Moore Music em 29/10/2007
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When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Live)
Soul - Lançado por Cruisin'Records em 01/09/2022
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The Remixes of Sam Moore
Humour/Spoken Word - Lançado por Sut'um An'uda Records em 16/08/2019
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Gospel - Lançado por Sut'um Anu'da Records (part of Abundantly Moore Limited) em 07/07/2023
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Splendid Isolation
Gospel - Lançado por GGI International em 29/10/2007
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Redeem Us
Gospel - Lançado por Sut'um Anu'da Records (part of Abundantly Moore Limited) em 24/03/2023
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I Don't Need Mexico
Country - Lançado por Sam Moore em 01/01/2008
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Gospel - Lançado por Sut'um Anu'da Records (part of Abundantly Moore Limited) em 07/07/2023
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Splendid Isolation (Splendid Isolation)
Gospel - Lançado por Zoe Records em 08/09/2009
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