Sam & Dave

Sam & Dave, veterans of the gospel groups The Melionaires and The Sensational Hummingbirds, were an American soul duo, known as one of the best and earliest soul groups. Samuel David Moore (b. 12th October 1935, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.)

Sam & Dave, veterans of the gospel groups The Melionaires and The Sensational Hummingbirds, were an American soul duo, known as one of the best and earliest soul groups. Samuel David Moore (b. 12th October 1935, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.) and David Prater (b. 9th May 1937, Ocilla, Georgia, U.S.A) met in The King of Hearts Club in Miami in 1961, signing to Roulette Records before being signed by Jerry Wexler to Atlantic Records in 1965, then being 'loaned' like many other soul acts of the time to Stax Records.

The duo's 1966 debut, "You Don't' Know Like I Know," started a series of Top Ten soul hits that included "Hold On! I'm Comin'" (1966), "You Got Me Hummin' (1966), "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (1967), "Soul Man" (1967), and "I Thank You" (1968). Most of their hits were penned by Isaac Hayes and Dave Porter. In most recordings they were backed by Hayes on piano with Booker T and the MGs and the Memphis Horns. The ending of their association with the Stax recording studios and their frequently volatile relationship contributed to their first break-up in 1970.