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Early R&B

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Part of the great stable of Stax Records artists who defined the joyous sound of 1960s soul, Sam and Dave laid down some of the finest R&B hits of the era and became one of the inspirations for the Blues Brothers film. Taught to sing in church choirs, Sam David Moore and Dave Prater met while performing gospel songs at amateur nights in Miami clubs, teamed up as a duo and were soon discovered by producer Steve Alaimo. Inspired by the likes of Sam Cooke, Solomon Burke and The Four Tops, they became known as Double Dynamite and worked with songwriter/producers Isaac Hayes and David...