The R&B world lost some legendary performers in January. Here’s who died

Sam Moore

Legendary soul singer Sam Moore died on Jan. 10, according to multiple reports.

He was 89.

Moore reportedly died from complications while recovering from a surgery.

Moore was best known as one-half of the R&B group Sam & Dave. His partner in that group, Dave Prater, died in 1988

Together, Sam & Dave had such hits as “Soul Man,” “Hold On, I’m Comin’,” “You Don’t Know Like I know,” “I Thank You,” “When Something Is Wrong with My Baby,” and “Wrap It Up.”

“Soul Man” hit number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 and won the duo a Grammy for Best R&B group performance. They were nominated for three more Grammy awards and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.

“It means more to me than anything in the world,” Moore said at the time. “It means my work — what I’ve done and what I’m going to do in the near future — is not in vain.”

Although the duo had near unparalleled success, they had a tumultuous relationship that led them to a breakup in 1970. Bruce Springsteen was among those memorializing Moore.

“Over on E Street, we are heartbroken to hear of the death of Sam Moore, one of America’s greatest soul voices,” he said on Instagram. “He was filled with stories of the halcyon days of soul music, and to the end had that edge of deep authenticity in his voice I could only wonder at.”

Sam & Dave were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.