Sam & Dave

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American soul duo musical duo rhythm and blues duo

Sam & Dave were a legendary American soul and R&B duo best known for their energetic performances and classic hits like "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American soul duo →
musical duo →
rhythm and blues duo →
activeEndYear 1981 →
activeStartYear 1961 →
alsoKnownAs The Sultans of Sweat →
associatedAct Booker T. & the M.G.'s →
David Porter →
Isaac Hayes →
Stax house band →
awardReceived Grammy Hall of Fame Award →
surface form: Grammy Hall of Fame Award for "Soul Man"
backingBand Booker T. & the M.G.'s →
The Mar-Keys →
surface form: The Mar-Keys horn section
countryOfOrigin United States of America →
surface form: United States
culturalImpact helped popularize Southern soul music internationally →
genre Southern soul →
gospel →
rhythm and blues →
soul →
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →
Vocal Group Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear 1992 →
influenced Bruce Springsteen →
Steve Winwood →
The Blues Brothers →
lyricTheme love and relationships →
perseverance →
member Dave Prater →
Sam Moore →
musicalEra 1960s →
1970s →
notableTour Stax/Volt Revue European tour →
notableWork Hold On, I’m Coming →
surface form: Hold On, I'm Comin'

I Thank You →
Soothe Me →
Soul Man →
When Something Is Wrong with My Baby →
You Don't Know Like I Know →
originCity Miami →
performanceStyle high-energy stage show →
recordLabel Atlantic Records NERFINISHED →
Stax Records →
signatureSong Hold On, I’m Coming →
surface form: Hold On, I'm Comin'

Soul Man →
vocalArrangement call and response →
vocalInfluence gospel music →
vocalType vocal duo →

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Stax Records → notableArtist → Sam & Dave →
Ahmet Ertegun → workedWith → Sam & Dave →
this entity surface form: Sam and Dave