1. Sam Moore performed in concerts ranging from the Atlantic Records 40th anniversary party in 1988 to the New Orleans Jazz Festival and the SXSW Music Industry conference in 2006.
34 Facts About Sam Moore
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Sam Moore worked with other famous recording artists including Conway Twitty, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Elton John, Phil Collins, Lou Reed, Mariah Carey, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, and with others in live and recorded performances.
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In 2006, Sam Moore received a MOBO lifetime achievement award in the United Kingdom.
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Sam Moore was born Samuel David Hicks in October 1935 in Miami, Florida, the son of John Hicks and Louise.
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Sam Moore is said to have followed the example of his feckless father, who was described as "a tireless womanizer", and while still at school "bedded three of his teachers" and fathered his first child at the age of 16.
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Sam Moore survived being shot in the leg by a jealous husband.
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Sam Moore sang in a Baptist church choir and in gospel and doo-wop groups.
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Sam Moore was at first disappointed not to be recording in the label's New York studios, but the Stax style of "gritty funk" turned out to be perfectly suited to their gospel-inspired vocals and enabled them to develop their "southern soul" sound.
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Sam Moore moved to New York's music scene where he was introduced to heroin and cocaine, beginning fifteen years of addiction.
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Sam Moore began his solo career after breaking up with Prater in June 1970.
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Sam Moore formed a new act called "Sam's Soul Together 1970 Review" featuring singer Brenda Jo Harris and a 16-piece orchestra, and released three singles on Atlantic Records in 1970 and 1971.
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Sam Moore reunited with Prater in August 1971 and they performed and recorded together over the next decade.
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Sam Moore toured with other soul artists, including Wilson Pickett in Europe in the spring of 1982.
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Sam Moore took legal action to stop Prater from using his name, and was successful in obtaining injunctions against him in a few cities and counties.
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Sam Moore formed an organization, Artists and Others Against Imposters, and testified before Congress on the subject in 1989.
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In 1984, Sam Moore performed on the Don Henley album Building the Perfect Beast in a song called "You're Not Drinking Enough" and on an album by Bruce Springsteen.
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Sam Moore appeared with Junior Walker in the 1988 film Tapeheads, which featured Sam Moore and Walker as legendary soul duo "The Swanky Modes".
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Sam Moore appeared on Late Night with David Letterman with Junior Walker later that year and performed the song "Ordinary Man" from the film.
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Sam Moore brought Hayes and Porter onstage with him at the ceremony to recognize the contributions of his former songwriting and producing partners.
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Shortly after the induction, Sam Moore announced plans to record a solo LP, featuring duets with Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, and others.
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In 1992, Sam Moore recorded several songs with Springsteen for his Human Touch album.
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Sam Moore had a hit in 1994 with the Conway Twitty duet "Rainy Night in Georgia".
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Sam Moore released "I'm a Dole Man" in 1996, with the "Soul Man" lyrics rewritten, for presidential candidate Bob Dole to play at voter rallies.
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In 1998, Sam Moore appeared in the movie Blues Brothers 2000 playing the role of the Reverend Morris, fulfilling a childhood dream of being a preacher, and sang "John the Revelator".
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In 2002, Moore starred in the D A Pennebaker-directed documentary Only the Strong Survive.
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The film was a selection from both the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals in 2002, and in the film Sam Moore chronicled his previous drug use.
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Sam Moore was a featured guest performer at Bruce Springsteen's 2003 Asbury Park Christmas shows.
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In 2008, Sam Moore sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Barack Obama campaign to stop his song "Hold On I'm Coming" being used at rallies for Obama's presidential campaign.
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In January 2009, Sam Moore performed with Sting and Elvis Costello at the Creative Coalition's Presidential Inaugural Ball for Barack Obama.
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On November 22,2013, Sam Moore performed at the tribute concert for George Jones in Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
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On January 19,2017, Sam Moore sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" at incoming President Donald Trump's inaugural concert in Washington, DC.
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On January 26,2018, Sam Moore performed "Soul Man" live with Michael McDonald at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California, on the Yamaha Grand Stage.
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Sam Moore died following surgery at a hospital in Coral Gables, Florida, on January 10,2025, at the age of 89.
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Sam Moore was survived by his wife Joyce MacRae, whom he married in 1982, and by his "14 or 15 children by different women".