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Sam and Dave

American music duo
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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 duoā€™s members were Moore and Prater were gospel group veterans when they joined forces in Miami in 1961; their sound blended Mooreā€™s soaring tenor voice with Praterā€™s raspy baritone. They recorded for Roulette Records before Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler signed them and sent them...

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