By that time, Sam & Dave had established themselves ... incurred the wrath of Hayes and Porter’s music publisher by re-recording “Soul Man” as “I’m a Dole Man,” with retooled lyrics.

A summer song fit for any season, "Soul Man" was a very big hit for Sam Moore and Dave Prater back in 1967. Nearly half a century later Sam Moore is still very much the "Soul Man" and more than ...

A summer song fit for any season, "Soul Man" was a very big hit for Sam Moore and Dave Prater back in 1967. Nearly half a century later Sam Moore is still very much the "Soul Man" and more than ...

Sam Moore, the towering tenor of the Sam & Dave soul music duo whose mid-1960s hits “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’ ” soundtracked the lives of countless fans and then heard in ...

Singer Sam Moore has died at age 89. He is best known for his soul music partnership with Dave Prater, who made up Sam & Dave. Their hits included “Soul Man,” “I Thank You” and “Hold On, I’m Comin.’ ” ...

the MGs, whose guitarist Steve Cropper received one of music’s most famous shoutouts when Sam & Dave called “Play it, Steve” midway through “Soul Man.” Sam Moore (left) and Dave Prater ...

the MGs, whose guitarist Steve Cropper received one of music's most famous shoutouts when Sam & Dave called "Play it, Steve" midway through "Soul Man."Like many '60s soul acts, Sam & Dave faded ...

Sam & Dave were known as ... Sam Moore at Stax Music Academy / Credit: CBS Sam Moore has always been uncomfortable being called the original "Soul Man." "But I know this, at the end of the ...