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Sam & Dave

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Sam & Dave were an American soul and rhythm and blues (R&B) duo who performed together from 1961 through 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Samuel David Moore (born Samuel David Hicks on October 12, 1935 in Winchester, Georgia), and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was Dave Prater (May 9, 1937, Ocilla, Georgia - April 9, 1988, Sycamore, Georgia). Sam & Dave are members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and are Grammy Award and multiple gold record award winning artists. According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Sam & Dave were the most successful soul duo, and brought the sounds of the black gospel church to pop music with their call-and-response records. Recorded primarily at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1965 through 1968, these included "Soul Man", "Hold On, I'm Comin", "I Thank You", "When Something is Wrong with My Baby", "Wrap It Up", and many other Southern Soul classics. Other than Aretha Franklin, no soul act...

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Discography

  • When Something Is Wrong With My Baby / A Small Portion of Your Love, 1967
  • An Anthology of the Stax Years 1965 to 1968 (disc 2), 1990
  • Soul Man, 1987
  • Greatest Hits
  • The Definitive Soul Collection, 2006
  • Sweat 'n' Soul: Anthology (1965-1971) (Disc 1), 1993
  • Back at 'Cha!, 1974
  • The Essentials: Sam & Dave, 2002
  • Sweat 'n' Soul: Anthology (1965-1971) (Disc 2), 1993
  • Roots 'N' Blues
  • Double Dynamite, 1966
  • Soul Men, 1967
  • Hold On, I'm Comin', 1966
  • Soothe Me (live) / I Can't Stand Up (For Falling Down), 1967
  • Southern Soul, 2002
  • The Platinum Collection, 2007
  • 20 Golden Hits
  • Sam & Dave Greatest Hits
  • Soul Sister, Brown Sugar / Come On In, 1968
  • Soul Man (and other Hits)
  • Sweet Soul Music, 1995
  • I Thank You, 1968
  • Soul Man: Greatest Hits
  • The Best of Sam & Dave, 1990
  • An Anthology of the Stax Years 1965 to 1968 (disc 1), 1990
  • 25 Greatest Hits, 1999
  • Sweet & Funky Gold
  • The Greatest Hits of Sam & Dave
  • The Very Best of Sam & Dave, 1995

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SongWhen Something Is Wrong With My Baby
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On Dec 12, 2010. 7:56pm
tomhad said

Come On, Come Over
Artist Jaco Pastorius, Sam & Dave
Album Jaco Pastorius
Label Epic/Legacy
Year 1976

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