Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to Sam Moore: “There simply isn’t another sound like Sam’s soulful tenor”

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Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to the late soul legend, Sam Moore.Moore, the surviving half of the legendary soul duo Sam & Dave, died on Friday (January 10) following complications while recovering from surgery.

He was 89.He and Dave Prater created some of soul’s most enduring hits in their tenure at Stax Records, with their 1965 single on the Memphis imprint, ‘You Don’t Know Like I Know’ triggering a series of ten straight Top 20 Billboard R&B hits, including ‘Hold On!

I’m Comin’, ‘When Something Is Wrong with My Baby’, ‘I Thank You’ and ‘Soul Man’.The Boss has now reflected on Moore’s contributions to music, taking to Instagram to pen a tribute to his friend and peer. “Over on E Street, we are heartbroken to hear of the death of Sam Moore, one of America’s greatest soul voices,” he wrote last night (January 11).A post shared by Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen)“There simply isn’t another sound like Sam’s soulful tenor in American music.

Having had the honor to work with Sam on several occasions, he was a sweet and funny man.”Moore spent time with the heartland rocker onstage and in the studio, having sung backup on several ‘Human Touch’ tracks and appearing on 2022 soul covers album ‘Only The Strong Survive’.