"Soul Man" Singers Sam & Dave Sang in Harmony but had a Contentious Partnership

About this episode

This episode explores the tumultuous partnership of soul singers Sam & Dave, highlighting their musical success and personal conflicts.

Tenor Sam Moore and baritone David Prater Jr. made beautiful music together, but they fought like cats and dogs. Still, they had more success as a duo than they did when they went their separate ways as solo artists. As Sam & Dave, they had 10 consecutive Top 20 R&B hits and two Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits. In this tribute to Moore, you can learn the story behind the Sam & Dave partnership including how they decided to form a duo, their turbulent professional relationship and t...

People in this episode

Host: Kate Jones

Topics covered

• music history
• duo partnerships
• R&B hits
• Sam & Dave
• contentious relationships

Keywords

• Sam & Dave
• R&B
• soul music
• music partnership
• Top 20 hits

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