Name	Sam Moore
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Date of Birth	12 October 1935
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Moore is best known for his work as Sam of the soul duo Sam & Dave, where he was the higher tenor voice and primary vocal on most of the hit recordings. He is also known for his twenty five year career as a solo musician, performing and recording artist. Moore has built a strong reputation as a solo artist for his show stopping performances 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. He has also been a sought after performer for award shows, ranging from the tribute for Elvis Presley in 1994, to the Grammy Awards 2006 tribute to Wilson Pickett, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006 for Smokey Robinson. Moore has also partnered with other famous recording artists, including Conway Twitty, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Elton John, Phil Collins, Lou Reed and others on well known live and recorded performances.

Music critic Dave Marsh in 2002 called Sam Moore "The Greatest Living Soul Singer" and B. B. King said "To me, Sam Moore is the Frank Sinatra of Soul Music". Moore's lost album, Plenty Good Lovin' , recorded in 1970-1971, was finally re-discovered and released to strong critical acclaim in 2002. In 2006, Moore released a new solo album, Overnight Sensational. This featured a who's who of guest performers who volunteered their creative talents to Moore's project, and the song, "You are So Beautiful", which featured Moore, Billy Preston and Eric Clapton received a Grammy nomination. Moore also received a MOBO (Music of Black Origin) lifetime achievement award in the UK in 2006.