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- "Sam Moore sang with glorious fervor and finesse" - The New York Times
- " Moore's voice, apparently impervious to time, was powerfully smooth and elegantly rough, on command." - The Washington Post
- " Soul is alive and well in Sam Moore's vocals." - The Los Angeles Times
For
years Sam Moore was best known for his work with the stirring "soul" duo
Sam & Dave. The rapid-fire style built on the call
and response of gospel, fashioned by Sam Moore while
the trademarkable
voice of the duo,
sent several songs climbing up both the Pop and R&B
charts including "Hold
On I'm Comin", "I Thank You", "When Something Is Wrong
With My Baby", "Soul
Sister, Brown Sugar'', "Wrap It Up" and "Soul Man" (which
Sam Moore later re-cut with, of all people, Lou Reed
for the soundtrack of the Steven Tisch
movie of the same name).
Sam & Dave, who played themselves in the Paul Simon movie, "One Trick
Pony", served as the inspiration for the parody by
Belushi and Aykroyd of The Blues Brothers.
Today, having earned his own legs, Sam Moore has tremendous
love and respect for what he created when he was "the voice" of
the duo.
Sam Moore continues to perform and tour always scoring
critical acclaim for his work. Headlining the lst Annual
Newport Rhythm & Blues Festival
earlier this summer with Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley, the reviewers called
him "a blast-furnace of soul".
Additionally Sam Moore has acted in "Tapeheads" with Tim
Robbins and John Cusack, guest cameo in the BBC's production
of the
Tales of the City, performed
at George Bush's Inaugural, The Atlantic 40th, Nashville
Salutes the Ryman, The Apollo Theater Hall of Fame, The Elvis
Tribute, The Bush Bash
and he's hosted the R&B Foundation's Pioneer Awards.
Sam Moore was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
in 1992. Moore was asked to be one of the headliners for
the HBO
September 2, 1995 "Special" Live
from Cleveland to celebrate the opening of the Hall
of Fame. The producers wanted his participation so much that
they decided to charter a Lear
Jet to bring Sam Moore back to Cleveland to perform
in that event. His performance earned a review and admonishment
to
the industry and the public from
USA Today's Edna Gunderson when she called Sam Moore "soul's
under appreciated titan"!
Other artists have wanted to duet with the duo master. Annie
Lennox, Don Henley, Elvis Costello, Phil Collins, Bonnie
Raitt, John Fogerty,
Travis Tritt and Bruce Springsteen have all gotten
the opportunity to perform or record with Sam Moore.
Another collaboration, with Conway Twitty rode high on
the country and pop charts. "Rainy Night in Georgia" recorded
for Rhythm Country and Blues was to be Twitty's last
recording. Receiving
tremendous critically
acclaim the song earned Sam and Conway nominations
for several prestigious awards including two (2) Country
Music
Association
CMA's, a TNN Music
City News Award and an ACM.
Plans for the future include recording, touring, personal
and television and movie appearances. Sam Moore and his wife
Joyce are also the co-chair persons
of a 5 Million Dollar fund raising effort to name the
new Oncological Center at Norris/USC Cancer Center in Los
Angeles after their dear friend,
the late Mary Wells.
