Sam & Dave

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Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave
General information
Genre (s) Soul , rhythm and blues , rock
founding 1961
resolution 1981
Last occupation
Sam Moore
singing
 Dave Prater († 1988)

Sam & Dave were an American Soul - Duo . They were one of the first successful duos and are considered formative for the soul of the 1960s, especially the Memphis soul .

Career

Record label by Hold On, I'm comin '

Samuel "Sam" David Moore (born October 12, 1935 in Miami ) and David "Dave" Prater (born May 9, 1937 in Ocilla , Oregon, † April 9, 1988 in Sycamore , Georgia) began their singing careers in gospel choirs . They met for the first time in the "King Hearts Club" in Miami, where they also appeared together for the first time in 1961. The club manager became their manager. First singles appeared from 1962 on Roulette Records.

Sam & Dave, 1966

In 1965 the duo signed a contract with Atlantic Records . For political reasons, however , their albums were produced and recorded by Stax Records , with which Atlantic Records had a contract. Their first record there was Hold On, I'm Comin ' from 1966. Now it happened in quick succession: the title track and You Don't Know Like I Know were the beginning of a hit series, many of which made it into the top ten . The duo owed their nickname Double Dynamite , which is also the name of one of their albums, to their live performances .

In 1968 the contract between Stax and Atlantic Records ran out. However, since the duo was under contract with Atlantic, they could not rely on the help of Stax producers and songwriters Isaac Hayes and David Porter , nor on Booker T. & the MG's , which acted as the house band of Stax. The constant label changes and the fact that they did not produce any more hits worsened the relationship of the duo so much that they split up in 1970.

In the 1970s, Sam and Dave kept getting back together and produced a new album in 1978. With the success of the Blues Brothers film, Sam & Dave got back together in 1980. It should be noted that the film not only features the duo's music, but also that John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd cover the stage show by Sam & Dave in addition to the song Soul Man . In 1981 the duo went on a major tour and performed together for the last time on New Year's Eve of that year.

In 1988 Dave Prater, who had been struggling with drug problems for his entire life and was therefore in prison, had a fatal accident in a car.

No one heard from Sam for a long time. In 1986 he recorded the song Soul Man with Lou Reed for the film of the same name . In 1988 he was in front of the camera for a film. Musically joined Sam in 1992 again in evidence when he the album Human Touch by Bruce Springsteen participated. In the same year the duo was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In autumn 2006 he released the album Overnight Sensational , in which u. a. Wynonna , Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi , Sting , Eric Clapton , Steve Winwood , Mariah Carey , Zucchero , Vince Gill and Billy Preston performed .

In 2008, Rolling Stone listed Sam Moore as 85th of the 100 best singers of all time .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1966 Hold on, I'm comin ' - UK35 (7 weeks)
UK 		US45 (15 weeks)
US
Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee
Producer: Jim Stewart
1967 Double dynamite - UK28 (5 weeks)
UK 		US118 (13 weeks)
US
Also Known As: Double Trouble
Producer: Jim Stewart
1968 Soul Men - UK32 (8 weeks)
UK 		US62 (13 weeks)
US
Grammy ( Best R&B Group, Vocal or Instrumental )
Producers: Isaac Hayes , David Porter

More albums

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1969 The Best of Sam & Dave - - US87 (17 weeks)
US
Also known as: Star-Collection (DE 1974)

More compilations

  • 1966: Sam & Dave (alternate album title: Soul Party Number 1 )
  • 1980: The Best of Sam & Dave
  • 1983: Hold On We're Coming
  • 1983: Soul Man
  • 1984: Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
  • 1985: Greatest Hits
  • 1987: Sweet Soul Music
  • 1988: Greatest Hits
  • 1990: An Anthology - The Stax Years 1965 to 1968 (2 CDs)
  • 1992: Two Soul Man
  • 1993: Sweat 'n' Soul
  • 1993: Soul Man
  • 1993: Greatest Hits - Soul Man
  • 1993: gold
  • 1993: Soothe Me (Special Editions)
  • 1994: Hold On I'm Comin '
  • 1994: Sam & Dave
  • 1994: I Thank You
  • 1995: The Very Best of Sam & Dave
  • 1996: Original Legends Versions
  • 1996: Commodores / Sam & Dave (box with 1 CD each)
  • 1997: Soul Man and Other Hits
  • 2001: Sam & Dave
  • 2001: Greatest Hits
  • 2003: Sam & Dave
  • 2006: The Definitive Soul Collection (2 CDs)
  • 2007: The Platinum Collection
  • 2012: Soul Men + I Thank You (2 CDs)
  • 2012: Hold On, I'm Coming + Double Dynamite (2 CDs)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1966 You Don't Know Like I Know
Hold On, I'm Comin ' 		- UK50 (1 week)
UK 		US90 (2 weeks)
US
Authors: Isaac Hayes , David Porter
Hold On, I'm Comin '
Hold On, I'm Comin' 		- - US21st
gold
gold

(13 weeks)US
Authors: Isaac Hayes, David Porter
Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody
Double Dynamite 		- - US64 (6 weeks)
US
Authors: Isaac Hayes, David Porter
You Got Me Hummin '
Double Dynamite 		- - US77 (6 weeks)
US
Authors: Isaac Hayes, David Porter
1967 When Something Is Wrong with My Baby
Double Dynamite 		- - US42 (8 weeks)
US
Authors: Isaac Hayes, David Porter
Soothe Me
Double Dynamite 		- UK35 (8 weeks)
UK 		US56 (7 weeks)
US
Author: Sam Cooke
Original: Sims Twins, 1961
Soul Man
Soul Man 		DE23 (8 weeks)
DE 		UK24 (14 weeks)
UK 		US2
gold
gold

(15 weeks)US
Authors: Isaac Hayes, David Porter
1968 I thank you,
I thank you 		- UK34 (9 weeks)
UK 		US9 (13 weeks)
US
Authors: Isaac Hayes, David Porter
You Don't Know What You Mean to Me
I Thank You 		- - US48 (8 weeks)
US
Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It)
Sweet & Funky Gold 		- - US54 (6 weeks)
US
Authors: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
Everybody Got to Believe in Somebody
I Thank You 		- - US73 (3 weeks)
US
Authors: Isaac Hayes, David Porter
Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
Sweet & Funky Gold 		- UK15 (8 weeks)
UK 		US41 (9 weeks)
US
Authors: Isaac Hayes, David Porter
1969 Born Again
Can't Stand Up for Falling Down 		- - US92 (3 weeks)
US
Authors: Isaac Hayes, David Porter

More singles

  • 1962: Keep a'Walkin '
  • 1962: She's Alright
  • 1962: No More Pain
  • 1963: You Ain't No Big Thing Baby
  • 1963: I Got a Thing Going On
  • 1963: Listening for My Name
  • 1964: Never, Never
  • 1965: A Place Nobody Can Find
  • 1965: I Take What I Want
  • 1966: It Feels so Nice
  • 1969: Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
  • 1970: I'm Not an Indian Giver
  • 1970: One Part Love - Two Parts
  • 1970: Knock It Out in the Park
  • 1971: Don't Pull Your Love
  • 1974: A Little Bit of Good (Cures a Whole Lot of Bad)
  • 1975: Under the Boardwalk
  • 1977: We Can Work It Out
  • 1977: Why Did You Do It
  • 1984: Live Medley
  • 1985: The Sam & Dave Medley (Stars on 45 feat. Sam & Dave)

literature

  • Irwin Stambler: The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul . 3rd revised edition. St. Martin's Press, New York 1989, ISBN 0-312-02573-4 , pp. 597f.

swell

  1. ↑ Sam and Dave Induction Year: 1992 Induction Category: Performer ( Memento June 25, 2007 on the Internet Archive ) Sam and Dave in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  2. ↑ 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Rolling Stone , December 2, 2010, accessed August 9, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles Albums US
  4. ↑ a b Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 by Joel Whitburn , Record Research 2007, ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7 .
  5. ↑ a b c gold / platinum databases: US

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