Sam and Dave

Sam and Dave, American vocal duo who were among the most popular performers of soul music in the late 1960s and whose gritty, gospel-drenched style typified the Memphis Sound. The duo’s members were Moore and Prater were gospel group veterans when they joined forces in Miami in 1961; their sound blended Moore’s soaring tenor voice with Prater’s raspy baritone. They recorded for Roulette Records before Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler signed them and sent them...